10 Ways to Manage Your Holiday Sneaker Budget

'Tis the season.

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As joyful as the holidays are, it’s a depressing fact that the Christmas season is the most expensive time of the year (joy). Unfortunately for heads, it’s also the time when some of the year’s most coveted kicks hit stores.

Between spending on gifts for loved ones and shelling out money on Fair Isle turtlenecks for all of those “ugly Christmas sweater” parties, it could be hard to scrape up enough cash to cop kicks in December. But don’t worry. Here are some hacks that’ll help you get through. Check out 10 Ways To Manage Your Holiday Sneaker Budget.

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Make a list.

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Check that list twice.

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Be an educated shopper.

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Cut down on partying.

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Shop the sales.

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Make friends with sneaker store employees.

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Sell, sell, sell.

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Put the sneakers your want on YOUR wish list.

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Open a credit card.

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Ask mom and dad.

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