Christmas is 2 months from today.....
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Christmas is 2 months from today.....
| Mon, 10-25-2004 - 1:15pm |
Are you ready???
Maybe NOW is the time to start planning if you haven't already. As we all know, Christmas can put a real strain on already strained finances.
How about we start a Christmas Shopping plan? How would you all feel about, say, buying one gift a week starting now, rather than saving them all for one lump sum a week before the big day? (Depending, of course, on how many you need to buy).
Just a thought!

I don't think I can get my gift budget any lower, but I'm waiting to buy most things in case Frugal Inspiration hits, LOL. I'm targeting the least expensive things first and saving for the others, now that I know what I plan to spend. I need to have my family (parents & siblings) 'done' by Thanksgiving because I don't see them for xmas (by trading our packages on Thxgiving we save on postage). Then I will buy gifts for DH, my godparents, and my best friend.
Most of my inspiration this year came from an article about "consumable" gifts: http://organizedchristmas.com/article13.html For example, I'm giving my best friend a loaf (two if I can afford) of artisan bread from a local bakery that I know he loves...at $6/loaf, it is expensive *bread* but an inexpensive *gift* that will be appreciated and not gather dust in the years to come!!
Julie
Ok, I'm the weird one of the bunch but 9 times out of 10, I don't go Christmas shopping until after Thanksgiving because THAT is when they have the really, really, really good deals on most of the toys (at least the little kids toys!).
Becky
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