Christmas

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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Free Christmas Card Template

November 22, 2008

For those of you who enjoyed this post on how I make my Christmas cards, here is a free Christmas card template by one of the designers that I like. You just need to scroll down to the bottom of the post and click on the cards. She included the 4×6, 5×7, and 4×8 sizes, [...]

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Works for Me Wednesday – Keeping Track of Your Christmas Gifts

November 19, 2008

Have you ever started wrapping your Christmas gifts and found out that you had way too many gifts for one person because you forgot about several gifts you purchased for them throughout the year? I haven’t had that happen to me (yet), but one year my mom purchased some perfume as a gift for …

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Works for Me Wednesday – the Toys Worth Buying Edition

November 5, 2008

Are you looking for a great toy for your little boy that will be used over and over? Geotrax is what has worked for me!When my son was about 3, we bought him a train table for Christmas. It was fun to play with, but he couldn’t really do much with the tracks. It …

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Frugal Friday – Christmas Cookie Exchange

October 31, 2008

What do we like to eat the most during the Christmas season? Christmas cookies! OK, maybe there are some other food items that are synonomous with Christmas, but cookies play a large part.It can get expensive to make many different types of cookies, not to mention time consuming to whip up several types of batter. [...]

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Homemade Christmas Gifts – Jar Mixes

October 17, 2008

Last year was my older son’s first year of preschool. I really struggled at Christmas with what to get each of his teachers. He was in 2 different classes, so he had 4 teachers, including the aides. I got together with one parent to purchase a gift certificate for one set of teachers, and I [...]

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Frugal Friday – Unique Christmas Cards

October 10, 2008

Since my boys were born, I’ve sent out a picture with my Christmas cards to long-distance friends and family. The first couple of years, I sent out “normal” Christmas cards and included a picture inside the card. Then, I got the idea to combine the Christmas card and the picture into one item. However, I [...]

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