Christmas

Create Your Own Christmas Card Database: Tutorial

December 3, 2009

Even though sending out Christmas cards may not be the most frugal activity, I love to receive cards from my friends and family (so I assume they like to receive them from me…and see how our boys have grown over the last year).  Plus, I have many friends that I may only communicate with through [...]

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Christmas in July – Shop for Christmas Gifts Year Round

July 30, 2009

One of the ways that I save money on gifts (for both Christmas and birthdays) is to shop for gifts throughout the entire year. When I find a deal on an item that I’m sure someone on my gift list is going to love, I’ll purchase it and keep it until their birthday or …

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Christmas in July – Are you Saving for Christmas?

July 29, 2009

Christmas is coming in just 5 short months :-) . I know it seems early to be thinking about Christmas, but wouldn’t it be fun to prepare for Christmas now, and when December comes, you can just relax and enjoy the month rather than scurry around?Have you started saving for Christmas yet? If not, …

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Christmas in July – Start Homemade Gifts Now

July 28, 2009

Do you usually have grand plans for making gifts for people on your Christmas list, but when Christmas arrives you find you’ve run out of time? Or you spend many late nights in December putting the gifts together? That’s me (sometimes), since procrastination is my middle name!Well, start thinking now about what you …

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Tightwad Tuesday – Save Money Now for next Christmas

January 6, 2009

It’s now the beginning of January, which means that for many people the Christmas bills will soon start to arrive. Oftentimes, it’s a stressful time – worrying about how to pay the bills, and if only the monthly minimum is paid on the credit card, you may still be paying for last Christmas …

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After-Christmas Bargains

December 24, 2008

Don’t think that I’m skipping over Christmas, because I’m not :-) . But, I wanted you to start thinking about the sales after Christmas.Christmas items – You can usually get good discounts on wrapping paper, gift labels, Christmas cards, Christmas decorations in the after-Christmas sales. I usually buy all my materials for the next …

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Finding the True Meaning of Christmas

December 10, 2008

Every Christmas, my mom hangs a laminated copy of the above Family Circus comic strip on her fridge to remind the family that Christmas is not about all the other things, like shopping, gifts, food, and Santa. Christmas is about Baby Jesus. Over the years, I’ve compiled a list of ideas to help …

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Budgeting for Christmas Gifts

November 29, 2008

After all my shopping yesterday and my Black Friday post, I started feeling guilty about the money that I’m spending…after all…isn’t this a frugal living blog? Each Christmas, I have a hard time switching gears from frugal living to lots of spending for Christmas and I start feeling guilty for spending. However….I shouldn’t, and …

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