Shop NOW For the Rest of the Year

After-holiday clearance sales are still going strong, and there are many good deals to be had on items you can use throughout the year. Clothes, toys, kitchen appliances, TVs, jewelry, storage items and even DVDs are some of the hot items right now. If you know you’ll need some of this stuff later this year, try to find room in your budget to buy it NOW, while it’s as much as 50 percent off the regular price (and sometimes more). And don’t forget – Valentine’s Day is less than a month away. Why spend more than you have to on a gift?

Here are some retailers to check out:

Target

Target is has temporarily lowered its price on storage items for the home, including food storage, on its website. The biggest bargains with Target, however are toys at their retail locations. This is the time of year to stock up on birthday presents throughout the year. If you have kids who get invited to parties periodically, keep a gift closet in your house and stock it with clearance toys from Target. You can get toys and games discounted sometimes as high as 75 percent or more.

Boscovs.com

This online department store has everything – clothes, shoes, toys, home appliances, etc. Right now, there’s a mystery sale. Shop for thousands of items already on sale. Once they are in your cart, you’ll receive an additional mystery discount.

Wal-Mart.com

Get into the Super Bowl spirit at Wal-Mart.com. TVs, entertainment furniture, sports jerseys and grills are all on sale, just in time for the big game.

Kohls.com

Kohls had some outstanding jewelry sales in December, and it continues into the New Year. Make this your Valentine jewelry headquarters.

Container Store

If your New Year’s resolution is to keep your home or office more organized this year, the Container store is where you want to be. It can be costly, but every January, the store offers 30 percent off its entire Elfa line, plus discounts on so many other items.

Shopping smart means shopping when there’s sale. Stock up on the items you know you’ll use this year and don’t buy anything you won’t use. That’s how you save money all year long.