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You Tell Us: What's Your Holiday Spending Strategy This Year?

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Erika Rasmusson Janes on Nov 11, 2011 at 12:34AM

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You Tell Us: What's Your Holiday Spending Strategy This Year?

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Find One Special Gift

“I usually end up finding one special 'keeper' gift for someone (different friends, different years), and smaller gifts for my other friends and family. Flowers, chocolates, a really great book or CD. Handmade cards for those who would love that, Hallmark for the store-bought type. And I buy warm socks to fill with treats for the homeless. Altogether, holiday gifts usually come out to be over $300, but one person gets the gift of a lifetime, and I feel like a good person by helping less fortunate people get through the winter.” -- Pam

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