Black Friday, Cyber Monday and Holiday 2014 Tech and Shopping Deals. This weekend starts what shoppers have been waiting for: Black Friday, Cyber Monday and December sales.
As I explained in my last post, “best time for holiday shopping deals“, deals are not only happening across the weekend and into Cyber Monday – but throughout the season. For those who enjoy shopping during the Thanksgiving weekend, then go for it and enjoy! For those who feel stressed, my advice is to pick a list of items you are looking for and then shop online over the next few weeks to find the best price. For some bigger priced items you can even wait for the “New Years clear inventory” sales that happen around the New Year. I purchased a TV for our garage/boy cave during a New Years sale and got a price better then I would have during the holiday sales. For those braving the sales this weekend and want to shop online, a good place to start is your email inbox newsletters.
There are websites such as Black Friday and Cyber Monday that aggregate deals. Dyson: Target: Microsoft: Great News If You Enjoy Traveling or Shopping! It’s no secret I have been a LOYAL member of the Aeroplan program, accumulating Aeroplan Miles as I have spent dollars, for almost 20 YEARS.
In fact, I just returned from the Forbes Women’s Summit in New York City and flew there all on my Aeroplan Miles! For the new readers, an intro to the Aeroplan program: It’s simple: sign up for a FREE Aeroplan number, accumulate miles, and redeem them for practically anything you’d want! Beside redeeming miles for Flights around the world, Car rentals and Hotel stays, Aeroplan also has 12 categories where you can also redeem. You can also earn Aeroplan Miles today simply by paying with a CIBC, American Express and now a TD Bank credit card! Well, if you enjoy traveling or shopping, I’ve got some great news for Aeroplan Distinction members! 5 Hot Holiday Shopping Apps To Save You Time, Energy and Money. This Morning’s Global TV Parenting segment was on a topic many of us can relate to right now – holiday shopping!
It is a very stressful time for most– both financially, as well as finding the time to get it all done on time. Today I shared 5 hot holiday shopping and budget apps which will hopefully take some of the stress off. Direct link to video: These apps are powerful and can help you save time, money and your strength. I have expanded below… 1. This app is a great bet for ELECTRONIC OR TECH GADGETS you want to buy this holiday season. 2. Another amazing app to compare the price of one item at several different stores in your area. 3. The Christmas List app makes it easy to create lists for everyone you need to buy for and then create your budget and track your overall spending. 4. One of the original barcode scanners and still one of the best – it’s almost impossible to come up with a product it can’t find!
5. Tips For Planning Your Holiday Social And Shopping Time. In my book “My Parent Plan” I discuss that making a plan before doing an activity will help gather your thoughts, consider options and make a strategy for best use of your time.
Of course, holiday social and shopping time are one of the top activities that benefit from a plan. Here are some of my tips: 1. Time for Charity: Holiday time can be hard for everyone, but especially those in need. We decided early on to get our kids involved in volunteering with charities during the holidays. 2. 3. 4. 5. Setting a family budget may also help balance the need to over-shop with what is really in the budget. 6. If you, like many this Thanksgiving weekend, are to busy to shop – don’t worry because next Monday is CyberMonday – the day that online deals are posted for cyber shoppers. 7. Then once you understand their interests and workflow, the next step is to understand what technology the recipient of your holiday gift already has. 8. Tips For Planning Your Holiday Social And Shopping Time. Best Tech Gift Holiday Shopping Advice. As the last few days of holiday shopping is upon us, then the post holiday “finding a deal” shopping in the near future, I wanted to offer a simple piece of advice for everyone to keep in mind.
In my book “My Parent Plan” I discuss how parents can use the concepts of professional project planning to plan their family schedule. Those planning concepts can also be used for tech shopping. But they key concept is “defining needs”. In these tough economic times, we should take a step back when buying a gift to define what the needs to the gift recipient are. Holidays are a great time to get a gift that can make an impact in their life by solving a need. There are many holiday guides available to share gift recommendations. With technology, gift givers should take a step back from all the hype and decide what technology will make a real impact in recipients lives.
Holiday Wish List 2010.