Comments on: Out of Control Spending On Gifts and Holidays http://www.moneycrashers.com/out-of-control-spending-on-gifts-and-holidays/ Personal Finance Blog, Your Guide to Financial Fitness Fri, 10 Feb 2012 01:50:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Elizabeth Ihttp://www.moneycrashers.com/out-of-control-spending-on-gifts-and-holidays/#comment-8437 Elizabeth I Sat, 23 Jan 2010 19:20:27 +0000 http://www.moneycrashers.com/?p=955#comment-8437 A couple ways to save less: One way to spend less on gifts is to simply have a budget--start it 12 months before Christmas. I know it isn't "sexy". Don't start a Christmas budget for people in December. This way you accrue money each month and do not over spend in December. Shop in the summer for all Christmas gifts. Then wrap them in September. You won't feel so "emotional" shopping for Christmas gifts in July and feeling that you need to buy something bigger or better. If you wrap the gifts you will feel that you are "done" with shopping and won't be tempted to buy more around Christmas because everyone else is shopping. One of the cheapest and best gifts I have found is taking a $10 picture at Sears-do it with extended family. One day those family members won't be around and you will be grateful for the pictures. A couple ways to save less:

One way to spend less on gifts is to simply have a budget–start it 12 months before Christmas. I know it isn’t “sexy”. Don’t start a Christmas budget for people in December. This way you accrue money each month and do not over spend in December.

Shop in the summer for all Christmas gifts. Then wrap them in September. You won’t feel so “emotional” shopping for Christmas gifts in July and feeling that you need to buy something bigger or better. If you wrap the gifts you will feel that you are “done” with shopping and won’t be tempted to buy more around Christmas because everyone else is shopping.

One of the cheapest and best gifts I have found is taking a $10 picture at Sears-do it with extended family. One day those family members won’t be around and you will be grateful for the pictures.

]]> By: Alanhttp://www.moneycrashers.com/out-of-control-spending-on-gifts-and-holidays/#comment-6661 Alan Mon, 24 Aug 2009 11:36:06 +0000 http://www.moneycrashers.com/?p=955#comment-6661 Your article on this blog is fantastic. Well done! I'm a big fan of your blog and be sure to keep up the great work. I plan on returning and linking to your site. Sincerely, Alan H. http://www.alanhaft.com Your article on this blog is fantastic.
Well done! I’m a big fan of your blog and be sure to keep up the great work.
I plan on returning and linking to your site.
Sincerely,
Alan H.
http://www.alanhaft.com

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