This document printed from the University
of Illinois Extension Tent Poles at http://www.extension.uiuc.edu/macon/
Shopping Out of Season
August 25, 2004
Rexlyn Nicole
Community and Economic Development Program Coordinator
Macon County Unit 2535 Millikin Parkway
Decatur, IL 62526
Phone: 217-877-6042
FAX: 217-877-4564 rxnicole@uiuc.edu
It is back to school and time to get the kids ready for another winter. Buying clothes and school supplies as well as all those sporting programs can tax even the most liberal of budgets. So, now is the time to cash in on those sales for Xmas too. Buying the latest in summer fashions at extremely low prices is a way to plan ahead for next year and find some things to put away for Xmas presents as well. Finding a swimsuit in winter is most difficult. But when you can, pick one up for less than half the price at the end of summer and hold onto it until the next swim season. Shopping out of season can be most productive if you plan well and take the time to invest in the savings.
If you look at life as a tent, do you know the importance of tent poles? When putting up the tent, the tent poles are hard to deal with, they are cumbersome and yet without them, there is no tent. The tent poles are there for support. They are the backbone of the tent. They are the foundation of the cover against the storm while camping. Tent poles are in your every day life as well. They are there propping you up when times are tough. Do you know who and what your tent poles are?
