Before you know it, the holiday shopping season will be in full force. As if it’s not enough to be bombarded by the constant advertising we see all around us – TV, radio, Spotify, Pandora, billboards, bumper stickers, pop ups, T-shirts, guys waving signs while we drive – the days leading up to Christmas can be just downright over-the-top.
Some of this is to be expected. We need stuff. Stores have it. Advertisers connect us. But we need to be smart with our shopping. We need to make sure we’re getting the best bang for our buck when we see all the ads this shopping season.
So here are a couple of tips, and a special thanks to the Pumpkin-Headed Turkey Claus, the King of OctoNovemCember. You’re curious now, aren’t you! 
1) Make a budget: This is a ‘duh,’ kind of tip, but seriously, how many of us actually do it? If $100 is all you can spend on the family, then that’s your number. Fortunately we have the Pumpkin-Headed Turkey Claus (that’s him, to the right) to give us daily discounts and coupon codes during the OctoNovemCember shopping season. These discounts, stored at RetailMeNot.com, can help us save big at all the major stores we shop at.
2) Be accountable to someone: Don’t make a budget and not tell anyone. Have a girlfriend or (gasp) your husband hold you accountable. Agree to the number and provide receipts when they ask for them. Sound stifling to you? Then you’ll be the one finally paying off December’s VISA bill in August.
3) Follow Addicted to Saving on Facebook and/or Twitter (of course) and RetailMeNot during Black Friday and Cyber Monday and the days leading up to them.
4) Enter to win the RetailMeNot.com OctoNovemCember™ $1000 shopping spree sweepstakes by sharing the Pumpkin-Headed Turkey Claus video HERE. Scroll down until you see the video prompt, watch the video, then enter to win (use your couponing email address). Once you’ve entered, get more entries by sharing it with your friends on Facebook or Twitter. You can even email them if you’d like. The more times you share, the more entries they get (up to 20!), and $1000 can go a long way towards making this shopping season a success.
Good luck everyone! #OctoNovemCember
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This is a sponsored post from One2One Network and RetailMeNot.com. All opinions stated are my own.
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My name is Liza and I began my money-saving journey in the Spring of 2009 as a way to stretch a limited household income. I had lost my job and my hubby was self-employed. I launched Addicted to Saving in November of 2009 and it has grown by leaps and bounds. Since then, my hubby and I have struggled with the ups and downs of two failed adoptions and are now LOVING being parents to our little man Asher who we brought home from Ethiopia in August of 2013. I feel incredibly blessed to be able to help you save money. My goal is that you will have FUN and become empowered to save more and more money each week..