{"id":22942,"date":"2015-08-07T13:19:54","date_gmt":"2015-08-07T19:19:54","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mymerrychristmas.com\/?p=22942"},"modified":"2015-08-07T13:19:54","modified_gmt":"2015-08-07T19:19:54","slug":"five-ways-to-save-money-on-christmas-in-august","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mymerrychristmas.com\/x\/five-ways-to-save-money-on-christmas-in-august\/","title":{"rendered":"Five Ways to Save Money on Christmas in August"},"content":{"rendered":"

Not many have Christmas<\/a> yet on their mind as the calendar turns to August. But this is actually a great time of year to save money items you purchase to either use or gift at Christmas<\/a>. Here is what\u2019s cheap in the dog days of summer:<\/p>\n

1. Purchase travel<\/strong> \u2013 Planning a Christmas<\/a> getaway? Buy those tickets now, especially for airfare \u2013 they won\u2019t get any cheaper between now and Thanksgiving<\/a>. Hotel accommodations won\u2019t necessarily be cheap but they will be less expensive now than they will be later \u2013 and reservations now will at least you ensure you get the accommodations you want. Shop around. So many are traveling right now that bookings for December are especially plentiful and aggressively priced right now. <\/p>\n

2. Clothes are cheaper now<\/strong> \u2013 Back to School time is a great time to buy Christmas<\/a> apparel. But be careful. You don\u2019t want to be buying light weight items that are inappropriate for the colder months ahead. So be choosey. Staple items such as jeans, underwear and socks will not be cheaper before Christmas<\/a> than they are right now. <\/p>\n

3. Electronics<\/strong> \u2013 large electronics such as TVs and appliances are better saved for purchase in November but right now is the best time to purchase digital cameras, phones, and other small electronics because the end of the model year is fast approaching. Most manufacturers launch their latest-and-greatest just before Christmas<\/a> to maximize sales and that means all of last year\u2019s stuff has to go \u2013 and it is priced cheap. The life cycle of most modern electronics is far advanced and there is less to make new models more attractive than before. In other words, last year\u2019s hot digital camera is just fine under this year\u2019s Christmas<\/a> tree. <\/p>\n

4. Party goods<\/strong> \u2013 Surprised? Things like plastic cups, paper napkins, and server ware are priced cheap as summer represents the end of peak selling for those items. While finding Santa-themed products is not likely you will find plenty of stock in holiday colors of red, green and white all priced to move right now. Stocking up ahead of December will save some money because they will not be discounted then. <\/p>\n

5. Winter Wear<\/strong> \u2013 This always catches people off guard. But it is quite simple. People buy hats, coats and gloves when it cold. And we\u2019re months away from cold. There is a mix between new and old stock on retailer shelves right now. And it is all priced cheap right now. And that\u2019s because that product is NOT moving. Of course, that all changes come mid-October. But between now and then the discounts are pretty decent. <\/p>\n

Savvy shoppers are wise to get these basics in holiday spending behind them now. That way the discounts can really be shopped for when they are offered during the month-long shop fest known as Black Friday. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Not many have Christmas yet on their mind as the calendar turns to August. But this is actually a great time of year to save money items you purchase to either use or gift at Christmas. Here is what\u2019s cheap in the dog days of summer: 1. Purchase travel \u2013 Planning a Christmas getaway? Buy […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":22943,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_seopress_robots_primary_cat":"","_seopress_titles_title":"","_seopress_titles_desc":"","_seopress_robots_index":"","iawp_total_views":5,"footnotes":""},"categories":[28,112,103],"tags":[113,242],"class_list":["post-22942","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-christmas-features","category-christmas-shopping","category-frugal-christmas","tag-christmas-shopping-2","tag-saving-money"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/mymerrychristmas.com\/x\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/22942","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/mymerrychristmas.com\/x\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/mymerrychristmas.com\/x\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mymerrychristmas.com\/x\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mymerrychristmas.com\/x\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=22942"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/mymerrychristmas.com\/x\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/22942\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mymerrychristmas.com\/x\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/22943"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/mymerrychristmas.com\/x\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=22942"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mymerrychristmas.com\/x\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=22942"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mymerrychristmas.com\/x\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=22942"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}