Posts Tagged ‘christmas budget’

Getting Over the Christmas Giving Blues? Take the Christmas Budget Challenge

Monday, March 14th, 2011

With Christmas just around the corner, our focus is slowly starting to shift from our work commitments to Christmas and with it comes the annual Christmas spending spree. Unfortunately many families don’t set a Christmas budget and they rely on their credit cards to get them through the festive season. Shortly after Christmas these same [...]

The Christmas Mom – Remember Your Christmas Spirit

Thursday, October 21st, 2010

Christmas is that most magic time when everyone smiles a bit more, feels a little more generous, and remembers the miracle of a birth that was a gift to the whole world. For many of us, Christmas is also a time of incredible stress. We shop for presents, worry about money, decorate the house and [...]

Have a Happy Homemade Christmas

Wednesday, March 17th, 2010

Why not trying doing it yourself this Christmas? I don’t mean start putting shelves up – just making some bits and bobs rather than buy them… Stuffing Stuffing is one of the best ways to get some really tasty herbs in your Christmas dinner. Advent calendar Get your friends and family to save all their [...]

Christmas on a Budget – How to Save Money This Holiday Season

Thursday, January 28th, 2010

I’m putting Christmas on a budget this year. As I write this it’s only the first week of November. Normally I don’t even think about doing my holiday shopping this early, but I want to save money on gifts and other typical holiday expenses, so I’m getting a jump start on my holiday planning this [...]