By Heather Sokol on December 21, 2009
It’s the final week of our Countdown to Christmas—4 days until Christmas.
Today, we’re inviting you to share your holiday own tips as we combine our holiday series with this week’s Money Saving Monday.
I am so much further behind than usual! Typically, by now, I am simply wrapping gifts & putting the final touches on holiday baking. This year, I still have some last-minute shopping to do! Please, tell me I’m not the only one. This is where we all need a little help. We get stuck on the same few people year after year, but maybe someone else has the perfect gift for someone in your life.
I’ll be printing some family portraits to make a collage as a gift for my grandparents—being surrounded by family is something they cherish so I want to capture it in a frame. We have a few people who may end up with gift cards, just because I’m pressed for time. The
restaurant holiday offers will be a great way for us to give an evening out to a few couples in our life, while collecting a few bonus coupons to use next month. Amazon is currently giving away trial offers to their
Amazon Prime
subscription—that entitles you to free 2-day shipping during your membership! I took advantage of the deal since there were a few final gifts I needed to purchase. I will cancel the service next month, but the free trial was a great help to me this week.
Now, it’s your turn—who is left on your list? What have you come up with? Do you have great suggestions for those of us with people still left on our list? The rules are simple: write about saving money on the given topic, mention MSM and link back to Inexpensively in your post, then come back here to add your permalink in the Mr. Linky. Be sure to grab the banner to let everyone know you’re participating! If you do not have a blog of your own, you are welcome to share your tips in the comments. Then, check out the great tips from
Team Inexpensively and our readers.
Don’t forget tocome back for next week’s Money Saving Monday to share your New Year’s Resolutions—are you saving for something special next year? Determined to cut spending in a specific area? We want to hear about your money-related New Year’s Resolutions!
By Heather Sokol on December 17, 2009
Our Countdown to Christmas continues—8 days until Christmas.
Have you ever considered giving to a charity in someone’s name rather than buying a present? We have actually suggested this to our family before but no one seems to take us up on the gift of charity. I know, I know—you want your friends & family to [...]
By Heather Sokol on December 13, 2009
Our Countdown to Christmas reaches its halfway mark—12 days until Christmas.
Whew—I barely made this one! Our Christmas festivities started today with “pretend Christmas” at the in-laws. We spent the night last night, unwrapped new pajamas and celebrated Christmas together today.
Image by Premier Packaging via Flickr
On Friday night, I attended Angie’s first ever cookie exchange. [...]
By Guest Post on December 10, 2009
The Countdown to Christmas continues—15 days until Christmas.
Julia Roberts is a certified life coach, author of Motherhood to Otherhood and the host of GR8MOM Radio on myexpertsolution.com. Her approach is always about having more fun, freedom and love in your life. She blogs at www.motherhoodtootherhood.com, and runs a forum for moms at GR8Moms.ning.com. [...]
By Heather Sokol on December 8, 2009
The Countdown to Christmas is on—17 days until Christmas.
Day 8 of our countdown with thanks to Lakeside Collections: Save up to 50% on great gift ideas at Lakeside.com
I’m not as great with the handmade gifts as Renae. However, there are a few things that can be put together at home for thoughtful, budget Christmas gfits. [...]
By ForTheMommas on December 7, 2009
The Countdown to Christmas continues—18 days until Christmas.
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Gift wrap can be costly. Not only is it costly, it is ultimately trash. So this holiday season, why not try some [...]
By Guest Post on December 6, 2009
The Countdown to Christmas is on—19 days until Christmas.
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Heidi DeCoux is a speaker, professional organizer and green living enthusiast specializing in home organization. She also publishes Life Made Simple e-Magazine. Heidi energizes [...]
By Heather Sokol on December 5, 2009
The Countdown to Christmas is on—20 days until Christmas.
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It is all too easy to let our holiday gift budgets get out of control. With lists of people we want to gift, more we’ve nearly forgotten and [...]
By madamedeals on December 3, 2009
The Countdown to Christmas is on—22 days until Christmas.
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It has been a tough financial year for many people. Instead of spending a lot of money of gifts this year, consider making some [...]
By savingswithsadie on November 23, 2009
I have been a AAA cardholder for years. I have taken advantage of the services many times and even used it one day when a friend came over and her daughter locked the car with it running. With a quick call to the 800 number provided, AAA sent a locksmith right out to [...]
