According to Lifehacker.com, here are the best things to buy in October:

-Live Plants- Shrubs and bushes are being sold with huge discounts. It's worth buying plants now if you can store at a halfway decent temperature until spring.

-Big Appliances- Showrooms are moving out last year's models to make room for the new stuff. Refrigerators, dishwashers, stoves and other big items are looking good this time of year. It's also a good time to pick up minor scratch-and-dent pieces.

-Jeans- Clothing stores bought a whole lot of denim in the summer, in anticipation of millions of students heading back to school. Now that they're done, you can pick up whatever they didn't take at a lower price.

-Cookware- While graduation and wedding seasons are big for cookware, October and November see a good number of promotions, too, as retailers shift their efforts toward the holidays.

-Toys and Games- To light a fuse on the holiday season, retailers will often push out early deals on toys.