Link Love: Gift Giving, Making Ends Meet, Envelope Budgeting
August 30, 2008 at 2:39 pm 1 comment
Even though Christmas is several months away, I am trying to start buying gifts now. This will help my keep costs down, as well as find the items I really want. If I were to wait until the last minute, I may end up spending more than I want to, and possibly buying something I didn’t really want to give…
Check out Frugal Gift Giving Ideas at Almost Frugal.
The Simple Dollar has some suggestions on this article: Do You Overspend on Gifts? Six Things to Think About Before Striking Again.
Another great article at The Simple Dollar is entitled Nine Things to Do When the Going Gets Tough.
Gather Little by Little has a post that explains how to use the envelope budget method. If maintaing a budget is difficult for you, give this one a try.
Entry filed under: Budget, Shopping. Tags: envelope budget, gift giving, link love.
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Kelly from Almost Frugal | August 30, 2008 at 3:16 pm
Thanks for the mention! Glad you enjoyed the posts.