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Create a budget-Come up with a budget and stick to it. Every year many people overshoot their financial means, building huge amounts of credit card debt and even falling behind with other household expenses.Prioritize your holiday shopping. Don’t spend beyond your means, decide on an amount and make every effort to stick to it.

Making a list – Slow down take a seat, and make a list of everyone you need to shop for. Trim away the fat and solidify your shopping focus. Creating this list will also cut down the need to shop impulsively.

Hunt for bargains- Look for coupons, and shop for the best deal. When you find that killer deal go ahead and make your purchase. Sometimes prices will continue to drop after you’ve made a purchase but, that’s okay. Most stores allow at least two weeks to return goods. Amazon is giving full refunds for products shipped between November 1st and December 31st 2009 all the way up to January 31st 2010. That’s a full 90 Day return policy. Also, Walmart is price matching for 30 days so keep track of all Wal-Mart purchase receipts.

Layaway- My mother was the layaway queen! If you can find stores that still offer it, layaway is an excellent way to purchase an item with monthly or weekly installments over a specified time period.Take advantage of stores that offer this as a buying option. Kmart and Toys R Us. are two retailers that offer the layaway program. Sears and Kmart are giving you the option to use lay away while shopping online without physically visiting the store. Make your payments online then simply go to the store to pick up your goods.