Finding great deals is less about knowing where to shop and more about knowing when to shop. To get the best deals, you need to know the store’s sale cycles so you can look for rock-bottom prices on those items. With that in mind, I am sharing a money saving guide to help you find the best deals this month. This is a guide to help you know what to buy, what’s on clearance, and what’s in season in the month of May.
May Money Saving Guide
Items you’ll find on clearance in May:
- Graduation party supplies (end of month)
- Gifts for mothers after Mother’s Day (plants, flowers, fragrance gift sets)
- Spring planting, flower bulbs
- Winter clearance deep discounts now on linens, shoes, boots, jackets, coats, clothing etc
A good time to buy in May:
- Graduation supplies (signs, napkins, party goods etc) buy toward end of month into June and tuck away for next year (if applies)
- Cookout-barbecue supplies Hot dogs, hamburger meat, rolls & buns, cheese, charcoal
- Watermelon (Memorial Day)
- Condiments (ketchup, mustard, relish etc)
- Popsicles & ice cream toward month’s end
- Gift for mom’s B-day
- Mexican food(Cinco de Mayo)
What’s in Season in May:
- cherries, okra, zucchini
- rhubarb, artichokes
- Asparagus, peas
- Broccoli, lettuce, apricot
- Pineapples, watermelon (toward months end) avocado, artichokes cauliflower, celery
- radish, garlic, onions
- leeks, beets, turnips, carrots, onions potatoes, spinach
- Lemon, red grapefruit
- orange, apricots, kiwi
- mango papaya, d’anjou pear, strawberries
Things to do in May:
- Look for free events in your area; May 4th free comic book day
- May 10th National public gardens day
- Remember to schedule your little ones for free events like the Lowes Build and Grow or Home Depot
- Harvest buttons and shoe laces off of shirts and shoes that are unusable and can’t be donated (save for another use, pair of shoes etc)
- Hit yard sales for things you need and schedule a yard sale to get rid of unwanted stuff
- Challenge your family to a weekend of “no spending”
National Holidays in May:
- 1 May Day
- 4 Star Wars Day
- 5 Cinco de Mayo
- 6 National Teacher’s Day
- 8 VE Day, WW II
- 11 Mother’s Day – second Sunday
- 17 Armed Forces Day -third Saturday
- 19 Victoria Day (Canada)
- 26 Memorial Day
Freebies in May:
- Tuesday May 3rd FREE Lego Mini Buildat select Toys R Us stores all over the U.S.
- Saturday May 10th Lowes Build and Grow workshop for kids
- Saturday May 3rd Lakeshore FREE workshop for kids
- Saturday May 3rd Michaels FREE Mother’s Day Craft workshops
- Weekends in May, various FREE workshops with Lowes
Thanks to Maggie at Family Frugal Fun and Lori of More With Less for helping me compile this resource.
Lea Ann @ Mommy's Wish List says
Such a great list Alea! I also find great deals on school uniform pants and shirts, because it’s the end of the school year. I buy them one size bigger than my kid is now and save them for fall.
Alea Milham says
That is a great idea Lea Ann!