Posts Tagged ‘holiday shopping’

How to Smart Shop For Christmas

Friday, June 24th, 2011

We all like to have a plan for the holiday season. We know by when we need to cook, decorate, clean, and get gifts. But too often things don’t go as planned. As always happens in life, the unexpected can come up. Maybe you get swamped at work and have to stay late. Or maybe [...]

Christmas Shopping And The Debt It Creates

Friday, May 13th, 2011

Tis the season to be jolly and of course giving! Our favorite Christmas motto states, “It is better to give than to receive.” It is very common for families during the holidays to run up tremendous high-interest credit card debt to buy their children elaborate and expensive gifts such as computers, stereos and designer clothes [...]

How to Beat the Christmas Shopping Blues

Sunday, April 3rd, 2011

Christmas gift shopping can be as fun as you make out it to be. Instead of waiting until the last second and panicking, try to plan out your gift shopping this year, so that you can complete it ahead of schedule. This will make for a less stressful and more enjoyable experience. 1. Gift Shopping [...]

The Perfect Christmas Gift

Monday, December 20th, 2010

I suppose there is no such thing as the imperfect Christmas gift, but I am sure that there are some gifts that are less desirably received than others. Let’s take a look at the “Personal Trimmer.” Every time I hear of one of these items or see it in the store I think, “nose hair [...]

How to Smart Shop For Christmas

Wednesday, November 17th, 2010

We all like to have a plan for the holiday season. We know by when we need to cook, decorate, clean, and get gifts. But too often things don’t go as planned. As always happens in life, the unexpected can come up. Maybe you get swamped at work and have to stay late. Or maybe [...]

Whatever Happened to Christmas?

Wednesday, March 31st, 2010

Remember when no one started Christmas shopping until after Thanksgiving? Wisconsin author LeAnn R. Ralph remembers it very well. “When I was growing up on our dairy farm forty years ago, the stores didn’t put up Christmas displays until the day after Thanksgiving. No one was really thinking about Christmas shopping before that,” Ralph said. [...]

Remove the Stress From Your Christmas Shopping Experience

Wednesday, March 17th, 2010

As the Christmas Season approaches, most of us who have children, grandchildren, or even nieces and nephews, are curious about which toys have been designated the Top 10 Christmas Toys of the year. We know that our cherished youngsters will be finalizing their Christmas lists, with many of these best selling toys making their way [...]

Spend Less on a Frugal Christmas

Wednesday, February 10th, 2010

Christmas time is supposed to be a holiday filled with spirit and good cheer but this year in particular, many families may be feeling less enthusiastic about the holiday season. With the economy so unsteady and with many families losing jobs and having lesser incomes with more expenses, the Christmas season may seem more filled [...]

The Magic Of Gift Giving At Christmas

Sunday, January 31st, 2010

Regardless of age, almost everyone can remember at least a few magic moments of their past at Christmas time. Even in our fifties and sixties, we can still very precisely recall how our parents celebrated Christmas. Those moments will never be forgotten because to all of us, Christmas is a very special time for our [...]