Keeping Your Holiday Spending In Check
Last week I was on Today with Stacy Morrison, editor of Redbook magazine. We talked about things you can do to keep that holiday budget of yours under control (the first thing, of course, is to actually have a budget. If you’re not sure what the appropriate amount is for you to be spending, use my holiday budget calculator).
I bring up this segment again because I love some of the tips Redbook collected from its readers, and I wanted to share:
“I buy sets of things and break them up. Last year on QVC, Valerie Parr Hill was selling sets of holiday candles that came with gift bags, tissue, and tags. I bought a set of five and broke them up into five individual gifts.” —Denise Gaylord, 55, New Bern, NC
“Board games make great family gifts: one gift for four people! I once gave Scrabble to a family, and they loved it because they began spending a lot more time together. Monopoly is another classic.” —La’Tonya Hocker, 34, Bowling Green, KY
You can read the rest of the Redbook piece here.
Happy Holidays!!
