A easy to follow guide that shares with you the best time to buy everything you need throughout the year.

Best time to buy everything you need

For over 10 years I was a stay at home mom and I’ve learned many ways to stretch our income and make it last a lot longer by following monthly sales. So, I am sharing with you a simple monthly guide for the best time to buy everything you need throughout the year, and receive the biggest discounts.

Did you know that every single month of the year retailers discounts specific things more than others??? If you know when these deep discounts take place, you can stock up and save your family A LOT of money.

The Best Time To Buy Everything

January

  • Linens and Towels
  • Holiday Decor
  • Super Bowl foods
  • Fitness equipment
  • Winter clothing
  • Cold & Flu medications
  • TV’s

February

  • Winter coats & boots
  • Candy & Chocolate
  • Perfume
  • humidifiers

March

  • Small electronics (cameras,etc.)
  • Cleaning supplies
  • Frozen foods

April

  • Cookware
  • Household supplies
  • Easter decor
  • Lawn mowers

May

  • Chocolate and flowers from Mother’s Day
  • Cinco de Mayo foods (tacos, tortilla chips, etc.)
  • Yard sale time!
  • Cookout foods & utensils
  • Sunscreen

June

  • Gym memberships
  • Father’s Day items (tools, clothes, etc.)
  • Swimwear
  • Indoor furniture
  • Carpeting
  • camcorders

July

  • Summer clothes
  • Fourth of July decor
  • burgers, chips and other patriotic foods
  • Big sales on almost anything!

August

  •  Grills
  • Outdoor furniture
  • Garden tools
  • Pool toys
  • Lunch box foods
  • Back to school clothes & supplies
  • Camping gear
  • Flip flops

September

  • Bikes
  • Lawn mowers
  • Office supplies
  • Deep discounts on school supplies (whatever is left)
  • digital cameras
  • Summer clearance

October

  • Baking supplies (flour, sugar, etc.)
  • Kitchen goods
  • New car deals start

November

  • Halloween candy & costumes
  • ALL Black Friday deals (TV’s, appliances, laptop’s, etc.)
  • Holiday foods grocery sales (pretty much everything)
  • Toys
  • Baby products

December

  • Wrapping paper and decor
  • Holiday foods
  • Baking supplies
  • After Christmas clearance ( in every category: toys, appliances, decor, trees, etc.)

Saving this list is a great way to save a lot of money throughout the year! Now I wait and stock up in the month where what I need is crazy cheap.  I hope this lists brings your family tons of savings!

Have anything else to add to the list? Comment below!

For more money-saving tips, check out: “The 4 ways I effortlessly save our family money.”

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The best time to buy everything- a monthly guide

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What a great list. Thank you! I always wonder when is the best time to buy new snowsuits. Now I know to look in February! ?

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Aww I’m so glad! LOL

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This is an awesome list and it’s very helpful! It’s always best to save money whenever you can. Thanks for this!

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Thanks so much! Exactly girl!

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Great tips! Thanks! I love the after Christmas clearance shopping!

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Who knew? (You of course!) I never realized that there were times of the year when it was best to purchase things. Thanks for this great resource.

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LOL! I’m so glad! Hope this helps you in the future!

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Oooohhh! I’ll have to save this list for later reference! Thanks!

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Thanks! So glad!

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This is such a smart and helpful list! I look forward to applying these tips in the new year!

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Thanks so much! I’m glad they will be helpful to you!

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Love your list! feb. and May are my favorite times to shop then the week after Halloween haha. Tons of costumes $2 each!

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Yes! That’s when I stock up on fun ones to play with in the house!

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I’m all about getting a good deal and shopping off season. I used to be the queen of buying things as soon as the season was over for next season. Since having kids, I kind of fly by the seat of my pants these days..ha ha. I needed this list!

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LOL! Yes, I have to be so intentional about it and I get so mad when I miss these amazing markdowns!

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I have my own mental list of things like this, but I’ve never written it out. January is also a good time to buy organization stuff and furniture. Especially at places like Costco, they move out all the holiday stuff and move in the BIG furniture pieces.

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You are so right! Great add!

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This is a great list, i’ll be using this to find things!

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Awesome! I know it will save you tons!

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What a great list! Now I just need to write these into my planner 🙂 Happy New Year!

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I love buying winter clothing in January and February! Such great prices as stores move in the springtime gear!

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Yes! I try to buy a year ahead for my kids!

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This is such a helpful list! Will definitely keep it in mind as we head into 2017!

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Thanks! Appreciate it!

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This is great! I love saving money on family stuff!

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Thanks so much girl!

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This is seriously amazing! I had no idea that there were certain times to buy things besides the obvious ones like Labor Day and Memorial Day sales. Thank you for this!

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LOL! Awesome so glad it’s helpful!

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Who doesn’t love saving money!? This made a lot of sense, but I had never even really thought much into when I buy things! Thanks for posting!

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Exactly! Awesome, I’m so glad!

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I have been looking for a list like this for awhile, but many of them are so dated! Thanks for sharing a current one! 🙂

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I’m so glad! Enjoy!

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I wouldn’t have thought of some of these! I always like to check stores right after a major holiday to see if they’ve put the holiday stuff on sale!

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Yes! That is a great practice!

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Omg I love finding deals! Thanks for these awesome tips 🙂

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I’m so glad! Thanks so much!

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This was super helpful! I am in need of new towels, so this is fantastic! Thanks!

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Thanks so much girl!

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This is interesting, I hadn’t given much thought to the time of year that would be best to buy certain things until now!

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That’s great! I’m glad you found something new and useful!

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