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As you get into the holiday spirits and shopping mood, we all have a tendency of overspending, waiting last minute to get gifts and simply shopping for ourselves. For some, holiday shopping can be a nightmare altogether.
While you are racing to get the popular toy or standing in line for the latest electronics/cosmetics/furniture and listening to the same Christmas carols over and over again remember it doesn’t have to be that way.
Our New York’s Sweetheart, Shaila put together a list to help lighten the stress and make shopping a lot smarter.
Here are the ‘10 Holiday Shopping’ tips.
1. Make a Holiday list.
2. Set a spending limit.
3. Pay in cash.
4. Shop by yourself.
5. Shop for sales at discount stores.
6. ‘Tis the season’ to give not buy.
7. Price check with your phone.
8. When shopping for the kids think of these (4) things:
A Want
A Need
A Wear
A Read
9. Buy a combined gift
10. Beware of gift cards.