Right about now we’re getting ready to finish cleaning up from the holidays. Maybe you are, too–if you haven’t already. As you begin to collect your trash or put away your decorations, why not take a few minutes and think about stuff you used in 2009 that you can reuse in 2010? Not only will [...]
Christmas may be four days away, but you still have time to save big. Check out these three last-minute savings tips, courtesy of CouponShack.com, a leading online coupon site, which has lots of other ideas on ways to save on holiday shopping this year: 1. Benefit from the price wars – Dell and HP are [...]
I was thinking about Dear Abby last night when I heard Adam Sandler’s classic Chanukah song on the radio. (We got Ann Landers and her sister Dear Abby/ Harrison fords a quarter Jewish/Not too shabby! ) And then this morning I was reading her advice column in my paper. I wanted to give Dear Abby a [...]
Even if you don’t celebrate Christmas, chances are you’re going to need some “little” gifts at some point during this holiday season. It could be for a Secret Santa at the office, a small gift you’re giving in lieu of a tip or one of the eight nights of gifts you’re giving to your child [...]
I did a story for the National Education Association’s website on how teachers and other educators should handle gift giving in the classroom during the December holidays. While that story was written from the educator’s perspective, I thought it would be helpful to offer some advice from the parent’s perspective. Here are some quick and [...]
So what are the chances that you began decorating your house for the holidays right after Thanksgiving? I know that many families go out and get a tree once the turkey is eaten and the dishes cleaned, and if you’re one of them, here’s some food for thought: one of the biggest energy hogs at [...]
Last year I chose not to give out tips to the individuals I normally would have tipped at the holidays–trash collector, postal service person, newspaper delivery dude–as a way to save money. I even avoided getting a haircut–or getting my kids’ hair cut–near the holidays so I wouldn’t have to add in a big tip [...]
For the next month, I’m going to be writing a series of occasion frugal living posts that fall under the heading “Countdown to a Frugal Holiday.” In each post I’ll highlight one way that you can save money this holiday season. I figured in today’s economy, we can all use some new ideas to stretch [...]
Sears just released a new survey about family traditions at the holidays. Its sentiment was really sweet, which is why I’m highlighting some of its findings in this blog posting: During challenging economic times, 90 percent of Americans become more focused on celebrating family traditions as well as creating new ones 18 percent of Americans [...]
Holiday spending is expected to be down this year, like it was last year, according to the National Retail Federation. That’s no surprise to me from my own unscientific survey of holiday shopping healthiness. Usually by this time of the year, I have been booked for a holiday shopping media tour. In years past I’ve [...]
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