Deinfluencing Halloween: Costumes, Candy, & Crazy Overconsumption

Frugal Friends Podcast

Jen Smith & Jill Sirianni | Backyard Ventures

Leisure, Home & Garden, Business, Investing

4.8 • 1.1K Ratings

🗓️ 3 October 2025

⏱️ 52 minutes

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Halloween is the one night a year when girls can dress like whatever they want and other girls can't say anything about it. At least, that’s what Mean Girls told us. But there’s one voice that does get a say...and that’s our planet. In this episode, we’re looking at last year’s most viral trends, what’s on the rise this year, and how to tell if it’s something you actually value or just another ‘cool girl costume’ bandwagon moment.

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0:30.5	De-influencing Halloween. Costumes, candy, and crazy over consumption.
0:40.2	Welcome to the Frugal Friends podcast, where you'll learn to save money, embrace simplicity,
0:46.8	and live a rich in your life.
0:50.0	Here are your host, Jen and Jill.
0:55.8	Welcome to Frugal Friends.
0:57.9	My name is Jen.
0:59.0	My name is Jill.
1:00.2	And Americans are expected to spend an average of $104 per person on Halloween.
1:09.4	47% of consumers planned to shop costumes, decor, and more before October even began.
1:19.4	Very different from just 32% 10 years ago or 40% five years ago.
1:25.8	Why is this?
1:27.5	The answer will shock you.
1:30.5	No, it won't.
1:31.8	It's social media pushing Halloween videos as early as July.
1:37.4	I went back to Home Goods.
1:39.5	So here is this week's hall of random stuff I bought Halloween edition.
1:48.0	It is time for my annual July Halloween shopping hall. I'm going to go through all my purchases, where I got them, and how much everything cost.
1:52.0	I went to Spirit Halloween today, so I'm going to give you a quick little haul of everything that I got.
1:56.0	It's mainly accessory.
1:58.0	I have such a good Halloween haul. I'm so excited to show you everything I found.
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