This year, with rising gas prices, food shortages, and inflation, last-minute holiday shopping will be even more stressful. Do your holiday shopping early with these time and money saving holiday shopping tips this Black Friday.
“17% of global shoppers and 15% of U.S. shoppers are unsure if they will buy any gifts this year.”
Sales Force Research
I’ve included a FREE printable holiday shopping budget planner for subscribers.
Sign up for FREE coupons and discounts
You can sign up for emails and free memberships to most retail stores to recieve discount codes and coupons. They will also let you know about upcoming sales and shopping events.
Rakuten
Download the Rakuten Cash Back Button browser extension for FREE to find the best coupons, deals and cash back at over 2,500 stores. It even applies coupons automatically at checkout so you’ll always get the best deals.
See lower prices with the Price Magic® feature, so you don’t have to worry about overpaying.
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Retail Me Not
RetailMeNot is another website and app you can use to find sales and coupon codes from many retailers. The RetailMeNot app will also show you sales near you. this is very helpful when shopping in a mall or out
Shopstyle
Shopstyle (affiliate link) is the smarter way to shop. With over 14,000 brands, you can discover new looks and trends, never miss a sale and earn Cash Back everyday.
With Shopstye you can save a list of items you want or love, like the Revlon Hair Dryer & Volumizer and Instant Pot, and you will be alerted when the items go on sale, saving you loads of money!
Target
Sign up for the Target RedCard and Circle (formerly Cartwheel) for maximum savings on all your Target purchases.
The Target Redcard has many great benefits including:
- 5% off at Target in store and Online on all purchases including Starbucks purchases, clearance, and specialty gift cards.
- Free 2-day shipping on hundreds of thousands of items from Target.com.
- More exclusives-Including special items, gifts and offers.
- An additional 30 days for returns and exchanges.
Redcard Members get access to exclusive deals with Target Circle (formerly Cartwheel) where you can add coupons to your wallet saving you even more money on your holiday shopping.
Since signing up with Target Circle (formerly Cartwheel) I have received $180+ in savings with digital coupons!
Black Friday VS Cyber Monday
If you are like me and you get excited about saving money on Black Friday, don’t waste money on gas or waste time waiting in line. Do your holiday shopping online this holiday season.
You will find the best Black Friday deals online beginning the day before Thanksgiving through the following week. Major retailers like Amazon, Walmart, Target, Best Buy, Costco, Kohl’s launch their Black Friday ads weeks (or even months) before Black Friday. I enjoy looking the through ads before shopping to see which retailer has the best deals on items on my holiday shopping list.
You will also find big savings on Cyber Monday, but by that time some items on your holiday shopping list may be sold out. Speaking of holiday shopping list download my FREE Printable Holiday Shopping List & Budget Planner to save even more money.
Last Minute Holiday Shopping
If you are a procrastinator or forgot someone on you list don’t freak out yet. As an Amazon Prime member you get 2-day and sometimes same day shipping for FREE. If you don’t have prime yet sign up for a FREE trial today!
If you want to save even more money and control your budget this year download my FREE Holiday Budget Planner
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14 COMMENTS
Nicole
5 years agoI love Rakuten! I have gotten so much money back for things I already buy!
ThriftyBrittany
5 years ago AUTHORI wish I had signed up earlier I would have saved so much money!
Krystin
5 years agoI love, love, LOVE Rakuten! I’m up to $300 cash back just in the last year. I try to save big purchases for bonus days – some days you can catch lots of stores at 15%!
ThriftyBrittany
5 years ago AUTHOR$300 cash back is amazing!
Lisa
5 years agoGreat tips! I love to use retailmenot. I have saved so much money using it.
Jasmine Hewitt
5 years agoi need to join rakuten it sounds like!
ThriftyBrittany
5 years ago AUTHORYes Rakuten will save you loads of money on online shopping!
Jennifer Maune
5 years agoUsing rebates are a great way to get some cash back that you can save up for Christmas shopping! I always love to sign up for the newsletters for my favorite stores so they send me coupons or let me know when there’s a sale!
-Jennifer
Patricia Turk
5 years agoI have to utilize all the money saving apps I’ve downloaded to my phone for this year! lol I feel like I can get everything I need form Target and Amazon
ThriftyBrittany
5 years ago AUTHORIf you download the Rakuten app you can get cashback at Target and Amazon!
Kristine
5 years agoThank you for all the tips! I’ve used things like Ibotta but had never heard of Rakuten – I’ll have to check it out!
ThriftyBrittany
5 years ago AUTHORRakuten use to be called ebates. You can use Rakuten to get cashback when online shopping.