Five Things You Need to Know Today: Dec. 26

Today is abound with Day-After-Christmas sales and deals. If you're brave enough to traverse the shopping aisles with thousands of other deal-hunters, here are five after-Christmas shopping tips for today's edition of Five Things You Should Know.

1) Go team-shopping. Multiple pairs of eyes is always better than one.

2) Stock up on next year's Christmas regalia. If you're the type of person that likes to plan ahead (like, a year in advance), why not buy next year's Christmas decorations now? After-Christmas sales will often slash prices on Christmas items up to 90 percent off.

3)Don't purchase just because it's on sale. Twenty percent off may not always be a deal.

4) Go early. Oversleep and you might as well not get out of bed. The diehard shoppers will have already cleaned off the shelves.

5) Skip the trip. If you want to forego the crowds, log online and scoop up discount codes and coupons on sites such as Retail Me Not.