12 Great Money Saving Tips for Halloween

Many venues, companies, colleagues, family and friends have planned Halloween parties or plan to attend events to celebrate Halloween.  Every year kids and adults celebrate Halloween either by trick or treating or attending Halloween parties or both. Companies advertise sales to lure customers into stores to purchase candy, costumes or other items for Halloween. Don’t get carried away with the sales and spend more money than you have or need to.

There are several ways to celebrate Halloween by decorating pumpkins, making pumpkin pie, buying candy for trick-or-treaters, jack-o-lanterns, decorations, bobbing for apples, and more. Due to Hurricane Sandy some may not be able to celebrate this year.  If you are lucky enough to attend an event or assist with trick-or-treating here are some 12 money savings tips for Halloween.

1. Buy decorations during store sales. You can save anywhere from 20-70% off the original price.
2. Make your own decorations, costumes, drinks or candy.
3. Visit local vendors and haggle to good a good deal. 
4. Visit the dollar store to buy decorations.
5. Shop online to find coupons, compare prices and find discounts such as Amazon.
6. Use a shopping list and stick to it.
7. Use coupons to save money on food, decorations and costumes.
8. Open candy bags one-at-a-time.  If you have any unopened bags of candy left after a week return it to the store to get a refund.
9. Save decorations and costumes in good condition for next year.
10. Swap costumes with family members or friends or use hand-me-down costumes from family members and friends.
11. Shop at discounts stores instead or larger stores to get discounts on costumes and decorations such as Walgreens, Wal-Mart or Target.
12. If you are having a party ask guests to bring a dish and use paper products.