| Halloween may be your favorite time of year. | | | | than having to buy entirely new costumes. Was |
| You or your kids get to dress up in fun costumes | | | | your daughter a fairy princess last year? Turn her |
| and for one entire night you transform into a | | | | princess costume into Little Miss Florida or Ms. |
| totally different person, place or thing. The candy | | | | America this year with a sash and a tiara |
| is just the icing on the cake! If you've taken a | | | | (remove the fairy wand and wings). |
| look at the prices of Halloween costumes and | | | | Pre-shop Halloween Costumes |
| even candy lately, it may have made you gasp. | | | | Another way to save 50 to 70 percent off |
| Forty-four dollars for a child's costume that | | | | Halloween costumes is to shop after Halloween |
| they're only going to wear once and for a few | | | | sales and stock up for next year. When |
| hours? Yikes! | | | | Halloween is over, hit your favorite stores that |
| Halloween Savings | | | | carry Halloween costumes and pick next year's |
| You can still have a great Halloween time without | | | | Halloween costumes out this year. This requires |
| watching the bill tally at the same time. Use these | | | | you to plan ahead, but if you're shopping for the |
| three ways to save money on Halloween | | | | kids then buy bigger sizes than you think they |
| decorations, costumes and candy and still have a | | | | might be because you can always do a little |
| great time in the process. | | | | pinning, nipping and tucking if necessary. |
| Reuse and Recycle | | | | Ration the Candy |
| There are a couple of different ways you can | | | | It doesn't mean you have to be a candy scrooge, |
| save money by recycling and reusing old items. | | | | but there isn't a need to hand a huge pile of |
| First, let's talk decorations. When you spend | | | | candy to every trick-or-treater that rings your |
| money on decorations, make sure that you're | | | | doorbell. Bags of candy can be expensive, so only |
| buying decorations that can be used year after | | | | buy what you need and hand out a sufficient |
| year. When Halloween is over, pack up the | | | | amount to each ghoul or goblin without going |
| decorations and store them in a safe and dry | | | | overboard. This is a great way to save money |
| location so that when October rolls around next | | | | and the caloric intake when you have to eat all of |
| year they'll be there waiting for you to use again. | | | | the leftover candy that you didn't hand out. |
| You can also recycle and reuse Halloween | | | | Halloween can be a lot more fun when the tab |
| costumes. This is especially true if you have more | | | | doesn't give you a heart attack. Use these tips to |
| than one child. You can hand down costumes | | | | save money on costumes, decorations and candy. |
| from year to year. Another way to recycle and | | | | It'll make this year's Halloween (and the ones that |
| reuse costumes is to re-purpose the costumes | | | | follow) fun without a big fat credit card bill to |
| and materials you already have on hand rather | | | | show for it. |