I've been busy, busy lately so haven't posted for a while. Thought I'd get back on the saddle with a post on various sites with ideas for inexpensive Christmas gifts.
This year the best thing we did to save money was buy at the after Christmas sales last year. We are still using gifts we bought last year! Also, I'm making homemade bread for teachers and people at church and am giving gifts of photography in frames I got on sale. As I mentioned in a previous blog, I'm using leftover Halloween candy for the Christmas stockings. I'm also using the Christmas sales to pre-buy gifts for upcoming kids birthdays.
Who says gifts have to be new? We can also nab them at Thrift Stores and feel good that we're doing good things for the environment.
One of my favorite gifts to get is salsa ... simple, healthy and inexpensive. May the force be with you while you strive for frugality this season!
http://www.oprah.com/slideshow/money/personalfinance/pkgholiday/20081103_orig_savemoney (Have to go through the slide show)
http://www.oprah.com/slideshow/money/personalfinance/pkgholiday/200812_omag_cheap_gifts (Have to go through the slide show)
http://www.betterbudgeting.com/articles/money/63giftsunder10dollars.htm
http://frugalliving.about.com/od/gifts/Cheap_Christmas_Gift_Ideas.htm (This one is really good ... has lots of links ... homemade gifts, food gifts, free gifts.)
http://rubyglen.com/articles/handmadechristmas.htm
http://weblogs.baltimoresun.com/business/consuminginterests/blog/2009/12/cheap_easy_lastminute_homemade.html
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