Recently I blogged about using credit cards for Christmas. I want to stress that it is never a good idea to use credit cards unless it is your last resort. You also need a plan for paying them off quickly after the holidays. Read more »
If you are looking for some good Christmas ideas, have I got some cheap toys for you to think about! Santa Claus is coming to town and guess what is the best Christmas idea? What do you think is in Santa’s big sack? You got it! It is toys! Why? Because the spirit of Christmas is about giving and the best gift for Christmas are some toys! Of course even if you are an adult, it does not hurt if you receive some toys too would it? Because in the end the spirit of Christmas is all
about giving and receiving. Talking about this I am getting so excited already!
I have a good friend who absolutely adores cats. Seriously, she likes all kinds of cats. She has a leopard print bag, a leopard print coat and a cute cat clock that meows. She is seriously into cats. So I was thinking about what to get her for Christmas and I couldn’t figure it out. She already has all kinds of cat stuff so what else could I get her that she doesn’t already have? Then inspiration struck. Read more »
Everyone loves handmade ornaments, especially for Christmas. It is an activity you can share with your children, or give them to do by themselves or just get pleasure from making ornaments yourself that you will appreciate. Handmade Christmas ornaments are perfect as Christmas gifts and can be made at a much lower price than buying decorations. My favorite handmade Christmas gifts are beaded ones. You can find the beads available very easily at most craft stores or you can go online and find high quality beads more cheaply than the stores- I would use this option for gifts rather than decorations, but the choice is yours. Read more »
Most of us like to see outdoor Christmas lights up around the streets. It all adds to the Christmas feeling and the children’s sense of anticipation builds as Christmas gets closer. But Christmas yard lighting can be expensive to buy and expensive to run, so is there anything you can do to get the cost down, and still have lights in the yard this Christmas? The best advice that anyone can give about outside Christmas lighting is to choose what you want in your display early – preferably in Sept/Oct the year before i.e. 15 months before the Christmas you are choosing lights for! I know that sounds very early, but unless you are going to change your theme every year and most people do not. Then you can afford to put some thought into the plan and it will last you a number of years. Once you have an idea of what sort of outside Christmas lights you want, you can start looking for where to buy them. Read more »
Some people are just hard to buy for don’t you think? I know for sure that I am one of those people. I love to exercise and I love chocolate (great combo, huh?), other than that, most of the time I sit at my computer and work or spend time with my kids. So the big question is, what do you get for someone like me? Read more »
It is not unusual for consumers to put part or all of Christmas on credit cards And unfortunately, with layoffs, cutbacks at work and lack of Christmas bonuses many consumers will be accumulating Christmas debt this year. And while it is always in your best interest to only spend cash at Christmas, there are still things that you can do keep credit card debt under control so that you aren’t in a panic come January. Read more »
Many people feel that the most exciting part of Christmas is Christmas Eve. You will generally find that kids will put themselves to bed early that night so they can be up early Christmas day morning. Read more »