Comments on: I got the shopping started http://www.bluntmoney.com/i-got-the-shopping-started/ Thu, 17 Dec 2009 12:51:43 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: The Dividend Guy http://www.bluntmoney.com/i-got-the-shopping-started/comment-page-1/#comment-19445 The Dividend Guy Fri, 12 Oct 2007 02:18:07 +0000 http://www.bluntmoney.com/i-got-the-shopping-started/#comment-19445 I must admit that my wife does all the gift shopping in our family - except for her of course. I set aside money each month into a Christmas fund with ING that we then take out in December to buy the gifts. Sometimes she has bought things earlier, at which time we do an early withdrawal from ING to balance the budget. This has worked well for us over the last couple of years. The Dividend Guy I must admit that my wife does all the gift shopping in our family – except for her of course.

I set aside money each month into a Christmas fund with ING that we then take out in December to buy the gifts. Sometimes she has bought things earlier, at which time we do an early withdrawal from ING to balance the budget. This has worked well for us over the last couple of years.

The Dividend Guy

]]> By: Vixen http://www.bluntmoney.com/i-got-the-shopping-started/comment-page-1/#comment-19440 Vixen Thu, 11 Oct 2007 23:31:09 +0000 http://www.bluntmoney.com/i-got-the-shopping-started/#comment-19440 I grew up not celebrating holidays, so it's a real battle for me not to overindulge when it comes to them. This is my second year celebrating Christmas and I started shopping at the beginning of this month. Like you mentioned, I keep a list of who I need to buy gifts for, and then when I get them one, I annotate what was bought. A bookstore near me recently had an AMAZING sale and I got quite a few gifts for people for under thirty dollars. I think I may stick with the bookstore route this year and buy everyone a book as a common theme. They are easy to wrap and easy to ship. I grew up not celebrating holidays, so it’s a real battle for me not to overindulge when it comes to them. This is my second year celebrating Christmas and I started shopping at the beginning of this month. Like you mentioned, I keep a list of who I need to buy gifts for, and then when I get them one, I annotate what was bought. A bookstore near me recently had an AMAZING sale and I got quite a few gifts for people for under thirty dollars. I think I may stick with the bookstore route this year and buy everyone a book as a common theme. They are easy to wrap and easy to ship.

]]> By: Bellen http://www.bluntmoney.com/i-got-the-shopping-started/comment-page-1/#comment-19419 Bellen Thu, 11 Oct 2007 14:27:39 +0000 http://www.bluntmoney.com/i-got-the-shopping-started/#comment-19419 Buying gifts year round was something I did when my kids were young. Remembering where I hid them was a biggie. I would buy small gifts at yard sales, send for freebies, etc. all year. Sometimes for a birthday party a child would get 4 or 5 items - they loved it. Also used lots of small items for stocking stuffers. For my college bound nieces & nephews I'd shop the BOGO sales for necessities (shampoo, razors, soap, toothpaste) package them up in end of summer season plastic buckets (to take to the shower) - did other themed gifts for showers, special birthdays (16 gifts for 16th birthday), new jobs, etc. This was always a year long project as most gift giving occasions are known in advance. Majority of gifts never topped the $15 mark and usually were more in the $10 range. Pleased everyone and my wallet particularly. PS. When my niece married she asked me my trick in giving such 'wonderful, thoughtful' gifts. Let her in on the secret and now she does it too. With 3 kids under 6 it really helps her budget too. Buying gifts year round was something I did when my kids were young. Remembering where I hid them was a biggie. I would buy small gifts at yard sales, send for freebies, etc. all year. Sometimes for a birthday party a child would get 4 or 5 items – they loved it. Also used lots of small items for stocking stuffers. For my college bound nieces & nephews I’d shop the BOGO sales for necessities (shampoo, razors, soap, toothpaste) package them up in end of summer season plastic buckets (to take to the shower) – did other themed gifts for showers, special birthdays (16 gifts for 16th birthday), new jobs, etc. This was always a year long project as most gift giving occasions are known in advance. Majority of gifts never topped the $15 mark and usually were more in the $10 range. Pleased everyone and my wallet particularly. PS. When my niece married she asked me my trick in giving such ‘wonderful, thoughtful’ gifts. Let her in on the secret and now she does it too. With 3 kids under 6 it really helps her budget too.

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