Frugal Tips: October Bargains
October is one of my favorite months. I love the change of seasons; cooler nights, bright sunny days and the beautiful colors on the trees. It is also a great time of year to search for bargains. One great bargain is the chance to win a WonderMill Grain Mill. I am currently taking part in the Grain Mill Challenge and WonderMill was kind enough to send me a grain mill. Since I already own one I decided to give it away to one of my readers. Click here to enter!
October Foliage.
October’s tricks can be your treats with spooky items on sale before and after Halloween. Children would enjoy playing dress up with costume props such as masks, hats, boas and fairy wands. After removing any Halloween-related tags and packaging, tuck a few different dress-up items in a reusable pasteboard box or a trunk as a special gift for an imaginative child.
Purchase costumes now for dress-up or gifts later.
This is a big candy month of the year. Stock up on candy for all your holiday’s this month.
October is a good month to buy candy.
This may be a good month to buy a new car, if you must. In October salespeople are getting nervous about meeting or beating year-end quotas. New models come out in September and October and dealers like to get rid of last year’s models. According to Forbes you can save 10-20% by purchasing last years model, rather than going for the new 2013 model.
Garden Centers put their perennials plants on sale now that summer is over, and this is a great time to get them in the ground. Fall storms will help them get established in your garden, so they can blossom and grow in the spring. It’s also a great time of year to find mulch and soil amendments on sale.
October is also a good time to find deals on blue jeans. Retailers stock up for the back to school season and they may want to move those items they didn’t sell.
October can be a good time to buy bluejeans.
Look for local bargains as well. Ibex, a local clothes manufacturer holds a tent sale every Columbus Day Weekend. It’s a great time to find fabulous deals on clothes you might not be able to afford during the year.
Ibex Tent Sale
Remember no matter how good the deal is ask yourself “do I really need this?” buy only what you need. Remember there is a difference between a need and a want!
Save your money – know the difference between a need and a want!
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Hello. I’m Chris from http://hyethymecafe.blogspot.com/. This is my first time popping in via the #TALU. Living in central NY, I’m with you at the moment in enjoying the fall foliage. If the gas prices weren’t so outrageous at the moment, I’d just hop in the car to drive into the Adirondacks and take in the sights.
I think another thing you can probably get great deals on right now is computers. All the new stuff comes in for the start of the new school season, and the stores are trying to dump the older models. If there is anything left at this point, it’s probably as low as they’ll be going.
I’m always on the hunt for a bargain, and these were some great tips.
Thanks for linking up with the TALU!
Great tips! I honestly had no idea about the jeans, and I love the idea of saving on to Halloween costumes for dress up activities later on.
Great tips! Thanks
Thanks for the tips. I also heard the best time to shop for Christmas gifts is in October.
Great tips – I know I certainly can follow some of these! (TALU)
Great tips! thank you so much. I love the last one, only buy what you need. So important, because a deal is only a deal if it’s needful. Right?
great tips. Thank you for sharing at the Thursday Favorite Things hop. xo P.S. Have you entered my latest giveaway?