| Halloween costumes are creative and they | | | | bags. If you are looking for a healthier alternative |
| continue to evolve each year with new and | | | | to the fun size candy bar, you can also look for |
| innovative materials, ideas and technology. The | | | | bulk packaging of popular snack foods that are |
| price can also evolve, thus, if you are strapped | | | | individually wrapped into single servings. |
| for cash, but still want to have a memorable | | | | Another alternative is to skip the food altogether |
| Halloween, here are some tips for you. | | | | and choose a treat alternative. Dollar stores, party |
| Keep costumes traditional | | | | supply stores, toy stores, and even teacher |
| The majority of the budget is often spent on | | | | supply stores can be a great source of |
| Halloween costumes. The selection of costumes | | | | Halloween-themed items like toys, stickers, |
| varies every year, with the current trend in | | | | pencils, and novelties. These can be an |
| movies and TV often influencing what is popular. | | | | inexpensive and fun alternative to the candy bar. |
| In fact, you may see more Spiderman and | | | | Keep decorations simple |
| Hannah Montana costumes on Halloween night | | | | A third expense for Halloween night is the |
| than your traditional Dracula and fairy princess. | | | | decorations. Traditional jack-o-lanterns are cheap |
| If you want to stretch your Halloween costume | | | | enough to create. However, if you want to |
| dollars, consider returning to the more traditional | | | | create a spookier atmosphere, consider making |
| costumes and putting your own spin on them. | | | | decorations yourself. Cardboard tombstones, bed |
| You can often buy Halloween costume | | | | sheet ghosts, batting cobwebs, and other |
| accessories, like clown noses, princess tiaras, and | | | | handmade decorations can be as spooky to |
| vampire teeth, inexpensively. You can then | | | | young children as the electronic gizmos that are |
| combine these other accessories such as capes, | | | | sold by retailers. Even a few well placed spot |
| wands, and swords for an inexpensive, yet fun | | | | lights and candles can give your own home a |
| and creative costume. | | | | creepy atmosphere. |
| Buy treats in bulk | | | | Of course, if you really want some of the fancier, |
| Another big expense on Halloween night is in the | | | | high tech Halloween decorations, consider shopping |
| purchasing of treats to hand out to the trick or | | | | the clearance sales in November. You can get this |
| treaters that will come ringing your bell. If you live | | | | year's hottest decorations at a much lower cost |
| in a neighborhood that sees a lot traffic on | | | | and save them for future Halloweens. |
| Halloween night, you can end up spending a small | | | | Saving money on Halloween is all about shopping |
| fortune in Halloween treats. | | | | smarter and planning ahead. With a little |
| One of the easiest ways to avoid this is to buy in | | | | forethought and creativity, you can come up with |
| bulk. Warehouse stores can offer you candy for | | | | other Halloween money savers that will allow your |
| much less than the grocery store - and in big | | | | budget to go a lot further this year. |