What is a good deal in August? What is worth buying and stockpiling and what items are best purchased at another time? Knowing when to buy items during sales cycles can be a key component in our never-ending quest to save more, spend less, and have more money for those we love!
Family Frugal Fun has put together a great list for us. Don’t forget to share this with friends!
Items you’ll find on clearance in August:
- Gardening supplies
- Seeds for planting (they’ll last about 2 yrs)
- Summer apparel and summer toys & outdoor furnishing start to go on sale towards months end
A good time to buy in August:
- School supplies ( on sale)
- Office supplies (on sale)
- Juice boxes & pouches, lunch items like sandwich meats, lunch snacks, cereals bars, pudding cups, granola bars, fruit snacks, canned fruit, sandwich cheese slices
- Breakfast foods like cereals, oatmeal etc
- Tissues, disinfectants, hand sanitizers, sanitizing wipes
- Ice cream, popsicles
Here’s a list of what’s in season in August:
- watermelon, plums
- strawberries, kiwi, plum
- blueberries, apricots
- raspberries, radish
- cantaloupe, apples
- asparagus, avocados
- basil, beets, cabbage
- carrots, peppers, okra
- lemons, grapefruits
- oranges, collards, pears
- grapes, kale, onion
- nectarines, passion fruit
- peaches, potatoes
- cucumbers, tomatoes squash
- corn, beans eggplant, lettuce, figs
Consider “pick your own” farms to stock up on inexpensive fruit and vegetables for summer canning & freezing
- Sign up for newsletters & emails from your favorite restaurants and businesses using a separate new email address you create just for deals & savings
- Keep coupons for dining out in your purse or wallet.
- Build up a 6 month stockpile;
- Buy enough food & toiletries when on sale at their rock bottom sale price for each person in your family so you don’t run out (when you “need” a product you’ll be wiling to pay full price – don’t let that happen)
- •Many states offer a tax free holiday for back to school shopping – check with your local Dept of taxation for your state
- •Close blinds during direct sun hours to conserve on cooling costs
- •Shop with a specific grocery list based on sales & start meal planning for a busy back to school schedule (quick meals for busy nights, easy breakfast foods etc)
You may also like:
Master list of online outlet and clearance links from our favorite retail stores– from Amazon to Zappos!
