August Money Saving Guide

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

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)

Museums on Us Bank of America
Saturdays at Lakeshore FREE workshop for kids
Pottery Barn Tuesday Story Times
Saturdays Michaels FREE workshops (Scrap In small fee)
Saturdays Lowes Build and Grow workshop for kids
Wednesday Sept 18th (plan ahead there is no free night in August) FREE Entrance into the Philadelphia Franklin Institute (Science center)
Weekends in August FREE workshops with Home Depots
National Night Out (August 6th)
The Kennedy Center (Washington, DC) FREE shows every day at 6pm
Kids Skate FREE

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