‘Tis the Season for Savings!
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If it’s not in your budget to send holiday cards this year it’s okay, your friends and family will understand. If you do want to send them but need to scale down consider sending postcards, whether purchased or homemade, remember they require less postage than a regular card. Christmas cards always go on sale in December, and the longer you wait the better! For holiday gifts, use white or craft bag brown wrapping paper. Decorate with festive ribbon to save on having to purchase holiday themed wrapping paper and you can use the left over gift wrap throughout the year for any occasion. Cut up old Christmas cards or postcards to make festive gift tags.
Decorate your house by bringing the outside in, use pinecones, pine tree limbs, holly berry branches and acorns. Trim your tree the old fashioned way. Pop some popcorn and string it up, add some cranberries for a touch of color. Many grocery stores are offering great deals during the holidays, some are even giving away food, or cash! Read the paper every week for your local deals, or if you don’t
subscribe to the newspaper, pick up the free ad flyers at the store. Visit GrocerySavingTips.com website for hundreds of free tips on saving money at the grocery store, with or without coupons! Ask family members to do a holiday potluck where everyone contributes their favorite dish.
Taking the entire family to the movie theater can be very pricey during the holiday break. This is the perfect time to catch up on the latest DVD rentals or start a holiday movie marathon tradition. With Netflix you can avoid the holiday crowds and have movies delivered right to your door!
Another inexpensive way to entertain through the holidays is to take a drive around your town, or another town nearby to see their Christmas lights. Have a snowman building contest with decorative props
(scarves, hats, corn cob pipe, etc.) and pair up relatives for a fun team building event! Get out your old board games and playing cards for a friendly little competition between friends and family. Check out a holiday book from the library and read it together as a family. Or, decide on a story and have everyone contribute a chapter to create a new holiday book of your own.
The holidays are about spending time with family and friends, not expensive purchases you will regret later.