THE U.S., IN GERMANY, TURKEY,
POLAND, BULGARIA, SOUTH KOREA
AND JAPAN.
IT'S YOUR MONEY AND
HALLOWEEN IS A FUN TIME OF
YEAR, ESPECIALLY FOR THOSE OF
US WHO LIKE TO DECORATE OUR
HOMES, DRESS UP IN SCARY
COSTUMES AND VISIT HAUNTED
HOUSES.
BUT WHAT COULD BE REALLY
SCARY AFTER HALLOWEEN IS WE
MOVE INTO THE REAL HOLIDAY
SEASON WITH ALL THE BILLS THAT
GO ALONG WITH IT.
AND ACCORDING TO THE
NATIONAL RETAIL FEDERATION
AMERICANS WILL SPEND $9 MILLION
ON HALLOWEEN.
AND JOINING US IS OUR FRIEND
AND PERSONAL FINANCE EXPERT
SHAWNEE CURRY SAINTVILLE.
I AM GUILTY OF SPENDING TOO
MUCH MONEY ON HALLOWEEN.
I BOUGHT A COSTUME, I'M GOING
TO BE A PHARAOH.
WHICH IS SUPPOSED TO BE
HOMEMADE, RIGHT?
IT'S NOT HOMEMADE.
AM I THE ODD PERSON HERE OR DO
PEOPLE DO THIS A LOT?
EACH PERSON IS SPENDING
ABOUT AN AVERAGE OF $86.23 ON
THEIR COSTUMES.
THAT'S KIND OF WHAT THE AVERAGE
IS.
SO WHEN YOU THINK ABOUT US
NATIONALLY, WE ARE GOING TO
SPEND $9.1 BILLION ON
HALLOWEEN.
THAT'S BEFORE THANKSGIVING,
THAT'S BEFORE CHRISTMAS.
WE ARE GOING TO BE SHELLING OUT
THE DOLLARS WHEN IT COMES TO
THE CANDY AND THE COSTUMES.
THAT'S GREAT FOR PLACES LIKE
PARTY CITY AND OTHER PLACES
WHERE YOU CAN BUY HALLOWEEN
COSTUMES BUT IF YOU ARE A
PARENT AND YOU'VE GOT KIDS AT
HOME, YOU KNOW, YOU'RE
EXPECTING KIDS TO COME INTO
YOUR FRONT DOOR SO YOU WANT TO
HAVE GOOD CANDY FOR THEM, HOW
DO YOU CUT COSTS?
NUMBER 1 IS START WITH A
BUDGET AND I KNOW BUDGETING
SOUNDS VERY CLICHE.
BUT THEY ARE NOT TALKING ABOUT
A SUPERFICIAL BUDGET.
I'M NOT TALKING ABOUT -- YOU'RE
NOT BUDGETING IF YOU GO INTO
THE STORE AND YOU SAY I'M ONLY
GOING TO SPEND $100, THAT'S MY
BUDGET BUT YOU'RE THE KIND OF
PERSON YOU SPEND 120, 150,
$200, YOU WANT TO BUDGET,
YOU'RE NOT A BUDGETER, RIGHT?
SO WHAT YOU HAVE TO DO IS GO
INTO THE STORE WITH CASH,
THAT'S IT.
BECAUSE HALLOWEEN IS VERY
EMOTIONAL.
YOU KNOW, IT'S ONE OF THOSE FUN
THINGS YOU WANT TO LOOK YOUR
BEST SO BEFORE YOU KNOW IT, YOU
CAN BE 150, 120, 130 AND THEN
THE NEXT THING YOU KNOW, $200
ON JUST A COSTUME THAT YOU'RE
PROBABLY GOING TO PUT IN THE
BACK OF THE CLOSET, RIGHT?
RIGHT.
SO THAT'S WHERE YOU WANT TO
START, RIGHT THERE, DON'T GET
INTO THE AISLE AND THEN GET
TRICKED INTO IT.
THAT'S WHERE IT ALL STARTS AT.
YOU START HAVING MORE FUN AND
NEXT THING YOU KNOW YOU'RE
SWIPING THAT CARD AND YOU'RE
FORGETTING ABOUT REALITY.
IT'S ALL ABOUT HALLOWEEN.
SO START WITH THAT BUDGET.
THAT'S THE FIRST THING.
YOU'RE NOT SUGGESTING WE BUY
THE CHEAP CANDY, RIGHT?
YOU WANT FOLKS TO GIVE UP THE
GOOD CANDY.
I HAVE A FIVE AND A 7-YEAR-
OLD, RIGHT?
AND REALLY AND TRULY IF YOU
WANT TO CUT COSTS, YOU CAN
START WITH THE CANDY.
YOU CAN GO GENERIC.
THOSE OF US THAT ARE BUYING BIG
BRANDS WE ARE SPEND ABOUT 50
CENTS PER CHILD.
THOSE THAT GO GENERIC SPEND
ABOUT 30 CENTS PER CHILD.
AND PLUS YOU CAN SHELL OUT THE
GLOW STICKS, YOU CAN GIVE THEM
SOME STICKERS.
I DON'T WANT MY KIDS UP ALL DAY
SO WHEN YOU ARE SAVING MONEY,
YOU'RE ALSO SAVING ME A SUGAR
RUSH.
WE ARE LIKE WE ARE NOT GOING
BACK OVER THERE.
I'M LOOKING OUT FOR YOUR TIME
AND LOOKING OUT FOR YOUR MOM.
YOU GOT TO GO TO COLLEGE ON
THIS MONEY AT SOME POINT.
[ OVERLAPPING SPEAKERS ]
I'M THE DAD WHO GETS THE KIT
KAT BARS OUT OF THE KIDS'
HALLOWEEN CANDY.
YOU'RE RAIDING THE CANDY.
ABSOLUTELY.
I DID IT FOR MANY YEARS.
YOU GOT TO DECIDE BEFORE YOU
GO INTO THE STORE HOW MUCH OF
THAT $9.1 MILLION YOU WANT TO
BE PART OF, SETTING THAT BUDGET
AND GOING GENERIC AND SOME OF
YOU CAN GET SOME PAJAMAS, THOSE
WORKED OUT REALLY WELL.
THEY HAVE POKIMON, MAYBE ABOUT
$14 VERSUS PAYING 25 TO $35,
YOU CAN GO WITH THE PJs.
THAT'S SOMETHING THAT YOU CAN
ALSO DECIDE TO DO.
SO THOSE ARE JUST SOME VERY
SLIM THINGS THAT YOU CAN DO AND
THIS IS THE LAST ONE, THIS ONE
IS A LITTLE BIT -- YOU KNOW,
YOU'RE KIND OF BEHIND THE
EIGHTBALL BUT YOU CAN START
NOW.
YOU CAN SHOP THE DAY AFTER
HALLOWEEN.
SO ASK YOUR KID, LISTEN, WHAT
ARE YOU GOING TO BE NEXT YEAR
AND YOU REALLY GOT TO NAIL THEM
DOWN LIKE ME.
THIS IS WHAT YOU SAID, THIS IS
WHEN YOU'RE GOING TO DO.
YOU'RE GOING TO BE BIG POOH.
THAT'S IT.
AND YOU CAN GET IT 50% OFF THE
DAY AFTER, SO FOR THOSE OF YOU
THAT FEEL LIKE, I'VE ALREADY
SPENT THE CASH, WHAT CAN I DO
NOW?
START SHOPPING FOR NEXT YEAR
NOW.
TOUGH MOM RIGHT HERE.
YEAH.