Holiday Shopping, What to Do Before and After to Max-Out Saving Opportunities -- Leah Ingram, Author and Frugal Living Expert Offers Tips
Cyber Monday is one week from today, so it's not too late to start planning your holiday shopping strategy. And that's exactly what you'll need if you plan on arriving in the New Year without a spending hangover and mountains of unpaid bills. The way you budget, spend, and take advantage of coupons and incentives will make all the difference in whether or not you emerge from the holiday shopping rush unscathed.
Leah Ingram is a frugal-living and gifting expert. As the author of Suddenly Frugal: How to Live Happier and Healthier for Less and Toss, Keep, Sell! The Suddenly Frugal Guide to Cleaning Out Clutter and Cashing In, Leah is a wealth of tips and information on living well while spending less. Leah will be available to talk with your listeners on what to do now, and what to do later to survive the holiday shopping season without spending every last cent. www.suddenlyfrugal.com and www.ultimaterewards.com/holiday
She is talking about:
ü Getting organized: Santa makes his list and checks it twice; why you should too!
ü Budgeting: You know you should be doing it, why not make this the year you actually do? How budgets affect spending and what yours should include.
ü Best days to shop and why: Getting out there on the days you may be afraid to leave the house. Why Black Friday and Cyber Monday are good days to shop and where to find the best deals online and in stores.
ü Rewards and promotions: Why you should be clipping coupons, and other places to find deals and incentives.
ü Bringing the mall to you: How shopping online can equal more savings and less stress.
About Leah Ingram:
Leah Ingram is lifestyle and frugal-living expert, and the author of two books that focus on living more on less: Suddenly Frugal: How to Live Happier and Healthier on Less (Adams Media, 2010) and Toss, Keep, Sell: The Suddenly Frugal Guide to Getting Organized and Making Money from Your Stuff (Adams Media, 2010). She's also the creator of the nationally syndicated blog Suddenly Frugal (www.suddenlyfrugal.com) and a regular contributor of frugal-living segments for the "10! Show" on NBC 10 in Philadelphia. She's appeared on "The CBS Evening News with Katie Couric," "Good Morning America," CNBC's "Market Wrap, Business Week TV, ABC News Now and "Good Day New York." among other programs.
