A Simple Guide to Planning Your Purchases for the Year
When it comes to yearly planning, I think one major area of our lives we often forget to include are our yearly purchases. If you’re like me, I tend to buy things as I need them and find it hard to plan purchases ahead of time, especially for the whole year, but we all know that there are just certain times that are better for buying different things because prices can fluctuate throughout the year. If we can do a little bit of planning and put some forethought into certain purchases we may make during the year, however, we can end up saving ourselves a good amount of money. So I’ve put together this simple guide by month to help you map out purchases you may need to make during the year.
January: Bedding, linens, and mattresses
February: Winter clothes and women’s gifts
March: Cleaning supplies
April: Home goods, dishware and vacations
May: Summer and vacation/travel essentials
June: Gifts for men
July: Summer clothing
August: Outdoor and garden supplies
September: School and office supplies
October: Homes and home appliances
November: Electronics
December: Holiday decorations, vehicles and stationery
Obviously, this list is not extensive, but it’s a great way to start planning for purchases you may need to make. Obviously, in terms of seasons, this list is partial to the northern hemisphere and particularly towards US holidays, but if you have any other tips or purchases you are thinking about this year that you’d like feedback on, leave a comment down below!
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Your list idea is great. I would syggest, Some items on your list are best purchased a whole month before what you have them listed as. Such as: summer clothing (may/june). Scool supplies ( if you have kids to shop for start in july/ August).
Yes, those are the times to buy in accordance with the season, but the point of the post is to pre-plan purchases and buy when the prices are lowest.