Is it just me, or are holiday decorations going out earlier and earlier than they have in the past. I walked into a drug store today to see them placing up three aisles of Halloween goods. It’s hard for me to tell since I’ve been in Japan for a time and usually miss all this - especially Halloween since it isn’t celebrated out there.

It’s the (stretched out) beginning of the holiday shopping season so everyone which can really be a budget buster if you aren’t careful. For those that want to get a heads up on saving money on the costs associated with Halloween, you can take a look at a few articles I wrote in years past (which I will have to update)