Sometimes it matters when you shop to get the best deals. If you can wait (or plan ahead) for some purchases, you can often find the best deal during a specific month. Use this guide for the best month to buy things throughout the year. This is the perfect shopping guide for what to buy every month of 2019!

 

The Best Months to Buy Things – Shopping Guide for 2019

 

 

What to Buy in January

 

Gift cards, fitness equipment, planners/calendars, holiday decor, linens (during winter white sales), boats

 

What to Buy in February

 

Televisions (around Super Bowl), furniture (around President’s Day)

 

What to Buy in March

 

Outdoor toys, camping equipment, winter clothes, small electronics, winter tools and equipment, luggage, frozen food

 

What to Buy in April

 

Car maintenance, winter tools and equipment (shovels, snow blowers, etc…)

 

What to Buy in May

 

BBQ equipment, spa services (around Mother’s Day), mattresses, refrigerators

 

What to Buy in June

 

Gym memberships, tools (around Father’s Day)

 

What to Buy in July

 

Winter coats, holiday decor (for Christmas in July)

 

What to Buy in August

 

Kitchen accessories, school and office supplies

 

What to Buy in September

 

Computers, summer clothing, pool supplies, cars, appliances

 

What to Buy in October

 

Patio furniture, lawn mowers, jeans

 

What to Buy in November

 

Grills, flooring and carpeting, appliances, and everything during Cyber Monday

 

What to Buy in December

 

Cars, restaurant gift cards

 

Other Shopping Tips

 

Tips for Finding the Best Deals

 

• Use the Amazon app to price check items in store. (Download the app on your phone. Once in the app, use the scanning feature to scan bar codes in store. It will show you the price of the same item on Amazon.com so you can compare prices.)

 

• If you are shopping on Amazon.com, use camelcamelcamel.com before you buy so you can see the price trends, including high and low-price points, and get alerted to price drops. (Read more Amazon shopping tips within this post: 21 Secrets to Shopping on Amazon)

 

• Look for a coupon for EVERYTHING. Before you buy simply type in “coupon code for INSERT STORE NAME” (for online coupons) or “printable coupon code for INSERT STORE NAME” (for coupons to use in store.) (If you can only find online coupons, check the store’s policies to see if you can purchase online and pick up in store to get the deal.)

 

• Sign up for emails for the stores you want to shop at (ideally at least a week in advance). Many stores send exclusive coupons to their email subscribers. (Tip: Create a new email just for these promotional emails as you will likely be receiving daily emails from many stores.)

 

Related Post: 5 Things to Do with Unwanted Gift Cards

 

Budgeting & Money Shopping Tips

 

• SET A BUDGET!

 

• If you fear that you won’t be able to stick to the budget in store, take out cash for in-store shopping.

 

• Use Ebates to earn cash back when online shopping. (This is seriously one of the easiest ways to earn cash back…simply sign up for an account, and when you shop online, access the site through the Ebates portal. That’s it! You don’t have to do anything else, but watch your cash back total add up.) (Get $10 when you sign up using the link below.)

• Buy discounted gift cards on sites like Raise, Giftcards.com or Gift Card Granny. (You can save hundreds by purchasing gift cards at a discount!)

 

• Use Swagbucks to earn gift cards by taking surveys, watching videos, and shopping online. (Use this link for a $10 bonus)

 

• Upload receipts to Ibotta for additional cash back. (Ibotta is an app that you download on your phone. Within the app, you scroll through “rebates” for things that you are going to buy and tap to select them. Then you shop like always. When you are done shopping, simply upload a picture of your receipt to the app. Then watch the money come in!) If you use this link to sign up for Ibotta, you can earn up to a $20 welcome bonus!)

 

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