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Almost everything we cover gets cheaper on a schedule. New model years push last year's stock into clearance, the big sale weekends return at the same points of the calendar, and travel prices follow the seasons — so the month you buy in often matters more than the store you buy from.

Each category below collects our buying guides for that area: the cheapest and most expensive months, the sale events worth waiting for, and how far ahead to plan. Every guide includes a month-by-month price calendar built around the same annual pattern.