Can't resist Black Friday weekend deals? How to shop while staying within your budget
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A budgeting expert says there are a number of ways shoppers can avoid getting enveloped by the sales frenzy and resist spending beyond their means.
As retailers drop reminders in email inboxes and on TV that Black Friday deals are in full swing, the flashiness of all the advertising is designed to entice shoppers to open their wallets ever wider.
Deidre Cross, the founder of Ohh You Budget, says there are a number of ways shoppers can avoid getting enveloped by the sales frenzy and resist spending beyond their means.
"(Just) because it's on sale, doesn't mean it's a sale for you," she said. "Don't let the flashy deal pressure you into buying things that you wouldn't have bought in the first place."
Here are some other tips for shoppers can consider.
Using cash or prepaid credit cards when shopping in person can help prevent you from impulse buying and overspending during flashy sales, Cross said.
If you are prone to impulse shopping and carry a credit card, that is "going to set you up for failure," Cross said.
"Pull up that cash and go to the mall with $400 or $300, whatever your budget is."
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