Buy Your Christmas Gear Now!
Now is the best time to buy Christmas decorations and seasonal gifts for next year (right after Christmas, stores mark down their Christmas merch 50%. The next week—which is now—it normally goes 75% off). While you're taking down your tree and packing up your decorations to be stored for another year, head out to the stores (or shop online) for 50-75% off lights, greenery, ornaments, dishes/plates, Christmas trees and even Christmas cards! Before you store your current inventory, throw in your new items so you'll have everything stored together for next year.
If you don't have a Christmas tree, but think you'll want one next year or the next, go ahead and invest in one now (along with a few basic ornaments and boxes of Christmas lights) so you don't shell out top dollar come November or early December this year.