what are you going to do ?
By Lafemcrafts
@Lafemcrafts (475)
United States
August 29, 2008 5:20pm CST
with the way prices of food and cloths are going up it puts a major strain on our budgets. Thank goodness gas prices at least here by me are going down but I keeo seeing the food prices going up.
Here is my question,
what do you plan on spending on your family this holiday season?
I am almost done x mass shopping I started it back in january.. so I can get a jump on it and be ahead of the game .. I personally don't plan on spending as much as I normally do every year .. its so hard to come up with all that extra cash at one time.. I would love to get someinput on this and how some of you are going to handle it.
Thanks for reading my post.
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me
7 responses
@newtondak (3946)
• United States
29 Aug 08
Some of my gifts are going to be from my garden and from other produce I've been able to buy or have been given. I have made a number of different varieties of jellies and syrups and will give those in gift baskets. I am also making several different kinds of pickles and relishes to give as well.
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@Lafemcrafts (475)
• United States
30 Aug 08
Oh wow .. see I think those are great gifts that you are doing.. I am very impressed .. I wish I knew how to do canning etc.. I always wanted to learn... we did not grow a big garden this year but I think now I am going to read up on how to do those things and give it a try next season.. I must say you have imspired me .. thanks so much for sharing and for posting ..
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me
@newtondak (3946)
• United States
30 Aug 08
It's really not hard - I grew up doing it, but there are a lot of websites that have detailed instructions and the Ball Canning Book that is sold where they have canning supplies is very helpful too and not at all expensive.
@Lafemcrafts (475)
• United States
30 Aug 08
thanks for the info .. Ihave to check it out for sure ... what else do you can .. if you don't mind sharing :)
@happythoughts (4109)
• United States
9 Sep 08
Christmas this year will be a challenge for us. I tried to start earlier this year but money has been tight all year and we have not been finding the deals we usualy run in to. We are trying to be more creative this year and make what we can. We are running out of options. It is September already.
@Lafemcrafts (475)
• United States
11 Sep 08
I know exactly what you mean... I have to finish up my shopping I started in jan of this year .. I hit the clearnece racks and dept each week I am just about done thank goodness :) we all can only do what we can ..
thanks for posting
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me
@jfeets726 (775)
• United States
7 Sep 08
I am not sure how much I will spend on Christmas shopping, but I have just started shopping. When I have a little bit of extra money, I will buy a gift.
One thing that helps me is a program called MyPoints. I don't know if you belong to it, but it is at www.MyPoints.com. You get points for reading a few emails a week, but the biggeset beneift comes from shopping online. You go through their website and earn points. For example, Overstock and Barnes and Nobles last had10 points per dollar spent (the last time that I looked). Since it only takes about 1,500 points to get a gift card it can be easy.
By doing my Christmas shopping online last year, I got a $50 gift card for K-Mart, so it was nice getting that extra bonus for items I would have had to buy anyways. I just did my shopping online instead of locally.
@Lafemcrafts (475)
• United States
8 Sep 08
Hi :)
And thanks for sharing with us all . I do some programs myself which are helpfull for an extra few bucks.. when I get paid threw paypal I do some of my shopping on e bay ..
Thanks for posting
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me
@painkiller77 (2073)
• India
31 Aug 08
well, i think it is the best to invest in some quality bonds in this period. some companies even pay better interest than banks. so, it is better to be wise and meticulous to utilise the time. make hay while the sun shines. and yes little girl, if you think you have tremendous instincts, then invest in the NASDAQ, share market and make dollars overnight. but be careful. do not be over greedy. okay...
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@Lafemcrafts (475)
• United States
31 Aug 08
me greedy never .. but I will look into that stock .. thanks for the info sunshine .
Thanks for posting
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@Lavender_Breeze (373)
• United States
31 Aug 08
Coupons. I'm obsessed at the moment. I went to Wal Mart the other day with coupons in hand. I bought: Purina Cat Food, Bertolli Pasta Sauce, Coffee Mate, and a South Beach frozen pizza. It rang up at $11.58, and after the coupons I paid $3.06. If you work on it you can really do some serious saving. Go to http://www.moneysavingmom.com/ for more info. Good luck!
@Lafemcrafts (475)
• United States
31 Aug 08
I will for sure check it out .. I love coupons too and use them all the time .. I get them from where ever I can .. thanks for sharing the link and thank you sooo much for posting too .
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@BinaryKat (735)
• United States
3 Sep 08
I am going to do what I did one holiday season and that is knitting and crocheting cute little things that I know my family would like. Also I would hit stores like Dollar Tree and get stocking stuffers. The cool thing about making things is that your family will love it because you put your heart,soul, and energy into what you are making for them.
@Lafemcrafts (475)
• United States
3 Sep 08
oh the dollar stores are great for the stocking stuffers.. Kntting and crocheting is nice I love hand made gifts myself.. I have made jewerly boxes last year as gifts for some people and they loved it .. thanks for sharing with us and for posting ..
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@cher913 (25782)
• Canada
3 Sep 08
well i do make a lot of stuff for christmas and i am like you, i buy all throughout the year, but i pretty much only buy stuff on sale. i dont spend a lot, its quality, not quantity for me. i start wrapping in october (using wrap i bought on sale of course!)
@Lafemcrafts (475)
• United States
3 Sep 08
you know thats the one thing I did not get on sale at the end of the season was wrapping paper .. but I do reuse the gift bags I get .. for my husband and son only .. but I still save on that .. I do make hubby do the wrapping I hate it .. I do his naturally..
Thanks for posting and sharing
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me