The Countdown to Christmas is heating up—13 days until Christmas. I love holiday baking—I love homemade gifts, my friend’s annual Christmas cookie swap and, well, eating delicious treats. What I don’t love is high grocery bills throughout the month of December. Sugar, flour, eggs, butter, vanilla are all used in mass quantities this month, but [...]
Gift Giving Inexpensively
It has been a tough financial year for many people. Instead of spending a lot of money of gifts this year, consider making some of your gifts. I have made homemade gifts for as long as I can remember. Sure, there are many people I buy traditional gifts for. But, I have always incorporated homemade [...]
The Countdown to Christmas is on—16 days until Christmas. If you still have Halloween candy leftover, a candy bouquet is a simple way to use it up—and create a fun, frugal gift. Have you ever looked at the price of candy bouquets in a store? They are $12-20 each! These can be made for a [...]
The Countdown to Christmas is on—17 days until Christmas. I love to buy practical gifts for people, but I also like to give something a little more personal. These decorative soap & hand sanitizer dispensers have the best of both worlds. They are one of my favorite frugal gift ideas—perfect for teachers. Too bad our [...]
The Countdown to Christmas is on—18 days until Christmas. Holiday shopping seems to have gotten out of control. We buy for our kids. We buy for our parents. We buy for our siblings. We buy for grandparents, aunts, uncles and cousins. We buy for teachers. And coaches. And bus drivers. And mail carriers. And Scout [...]
It seems every day there is a new “amazing” deal or freebie, but what are you going to do with all that stuff? Well, I don’t know about you, but I’m using it to reduce my holiday budget this year! An amazing gift doesn’t have to cost a fortune—sometimes, the most beautiful, personal gifts can [...]
Christmas is around the corner. You need to start now if you want to save money on the holidays this year. The following twenty tips can help: Budget. It is crucial that you take a look at what you can reasonably afford to spend on Christmas this year and budget accordingly. Consider all costs including [...]
The thought of shopping for gifts, with all honesty, sends me into hyperventilation right around September. I’m good most of the year, because the birthdays and anniversaries are spread out. September hits and I’m a mess! This year I’m starting to hyperventilate NOW because my oldest is heading to Pre-K this year, so I know [...]
Many of us buy gifts for our loved ones and friends at least a couple times a year. I came upon this website which lets people give the gift of giving to another. Here is a short overview of how it works: There are over 100 charities that your recipient can donate to but a [...]
This is a Sponsored Post written by me on behalf of Boudreaux’s Butt Paste. All opinions are 100% mine. Gift giving can be done inexpensively, with a little creativity and use of your art of couponing talents. One of my favorite gifts to give at a baby shower is an essentials kit& diapers, wipes, rash [...]
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