gifts

Kids’ Gift Idea: Have Them Make Salt Dough Ornaments!

December 21, 2011

Do your children love to save money as much as mine do? My frugal twosome enjoy squirreling away their Tooth Fairy, birthday and allowance money for a rainy day. At the same time, they absolutely love the experience of giving, especially around the holidays. How to reconcile the desire to give with the expense of [...]

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Holiday Re-gifting: Dos and Don’ts

December 17, 2009

Thanks to guest poster, Kathryn Katz, for these great tips on regifting!  Have you ever tried regifting yourself? In the past, holiday re-gifting might have been taboo or considered tacky. In this post-Recession era where many Americans are struggling to pay the bills and keep a roof over their heads, holiday re-gifting isn’t a social [...]

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Frugal Friday – Reusing Gift Bags

October 24, 2008

When I was married, I received many of my wedding gifts in gift bags. The same happened when I had my first son and for birthdays and Christmas. What did I do with all those bags?I saved them, and now I use them to give gifts to others. It serves two purposes…they are being recycled, [...]

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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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Inexpensive Birthday (and Christmas) Presents

September 12, 2008

My older son is only 5, so he hasn’t been invited to too many birthday parties so far…but I know it’s coming. For the birthday parties that he was invited to last year, I struggled with what to buy for the birthday boy. I didn’t really know them very well, and I didn’t really know [...]

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