Holiday gifts buying and parties are well on their way. It can be a real budget buster. How are you cutting corners and keeping it frugal? Here are 8 frugal tips I use.
- Shopping at a local store that lets you cash in points for a turkey. Buy my groceries and get a FREE turkey out of it? Yes, please.
- Price comparison shopping. The beauty of the internet is comparison shopping with ease.
- Buying accessories that make everyday wardrobe pieces festive and glam. Check out my secret obsession – JustFab – right now they have a fabulous BOGO offer.
- Take advantage of sale prices on holiday baking and limited time items like cranberries and FREEZE them for ’round the year use.
- Check out my anytime savings at Whole Foods.
- Greener Budget Friendly Gift Wrap and Gift Wrap on the Cheap
- Bake and freeze for the hectic season. You can be frugal with your time too!
- Kid crafts – save toilet paper rolls and other paper items to make great craft ideas with the kids. Let them decorate a space.
- Paint Chip Turkey – The (mis)Adventures of a “Born Again” Farm Girl (Featured craft from last week’s Fabulously Frugal)
- Glitter and Graupel – Happy House and Home (Featured craft from last week’s Fabulously Frugal)
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These are good tips to help one get ready for the holiday season
I love your tips they are great.. thanks so much…
Great tips! I’ve been wanting to bake and freeze, but haven’t gotten around to it just yet.
Great frugal tips– very helpful around the holidays!!
I love this program that giant runs, we buy so much groceries that we so the 400 points with easily.
I have never gotten a free turkey before, but I did manage to snag one for less than $.50 a pound. These are great tips. I am always on the lookout for frugalness.
i loved when i scored a free turkey a few years ago it was awesome!
I try to only go to the store once a week and then i go to multiple stores to get the best prices.
I’m definitely into the price comparison thing and price matching too!
i wish the stores down here did points. My local grocery store – Publix really does not have any competitors so they do not offer squat! I would love to save more other than using coupons.
It is important to shop smart even for major holiday meals like Thanksgiving. By shopping smart, we can do more big meals throughout the year and spread the love.
Great Tips! I never get the free turkey, though!
Giant PA – take advantage of their extra points deals and you can get one fairly easily.
thanks for the tips…I woudl enjoy a free turkey!
Free turkeys definitely TASTE better. 😀
Free turkeys definitely TASTE better. 😀
Definitely a good time to buy on sale and freeze things! I also fire up the crockpot all month long and make EASY and cheap dinners and freeze half for busy December. Great tips, and I’m off to check out the Whole Foods ideas!
I am with you on this!!
Great Frugal Holiday Tips. I love the holiday deals and coupons. You can get some really great deals on baking items this time of year. Thanks for the money saving tips.
I agree. Best time to stock up on baking items.
Wonderful tips… I love Turkey deals; always stock up for the year that way 🙂 Thanks for sharing
I hope you have a deep freeze like me. 🙂
I do the free turkey deal in out are too.
Woohoo for free turkey!
Such great tips. I wish our store did something like your free turkey deal.
What grocery stores do you have?
Thanks for sharing great tips! I got some new ideas for busy holiday season.
Awesome. By the way, LOVE your Sweet and Sour Chicken recipe.
Our local grocery store just released a sale where if you spend so much you get a free Turkey! No kidding. I’m so excited, cause we will be spending the price on our monthly shopping trip come next week! So yeah, Free Turkey!
Sweet! Have fun shopping and spending! You get a nice chunk of savings with that turkey, right?
Such great tips for this busy holiday season! I love finding new ways to save money!
I love learning new ways to save too!
These are some great tips. I try to be as frugal as possible.
I try to be frugal in some areas so I can splurge in others-like my fancy Starbucks drinks. :))
Great tips! I get my free turkey every year 🙂
I love this. I always cringe when people say “Oh, I could have gotten a free turkey?” AFTER the holiday.
Awesome Tips. Should come in handy!
Thanks so much for stopping by.
Wow, how cool is that… a free turkey? NICE
I know. I have to strategize how I can get MY free turkey this weekend.
I want a free turkey!
I like to stock up on baking supplies (butter, flour) this time of year. They usually are on sale and it will help stretch my grocery budget after the new year! 🙂
Yes! I love my deep freezer for extra butter and things.
Great stuff, and let’s not forget the value of seasonal coupons! Being gluten-free means we NEED them, and so I have a BUNCH for GF stuffing 🙂
Very true! I have to go through coupons and try to maximize to get my free turkey and a ton more than $100 for $100. I have a coupon for 300 bonus points when I spend $100 at our new Giant PA.
When we were at Gentile’s 2 weeks ago, they had a good deal on fresh cranberries. We grabbed a few bags for the freezer since we knew we would need them for cranberry sauce.
Good deal! I need to get to Gentile’s. Aldi has them for $0.99. They are so easy to throw into the freezer. I love to stock up and have them for winter.
Great tips!
Kid crafts are awesome because they save money, and they keep kids busy on those no school days when they are getting bored.
As always, great frugal tips!