Christmas on a Budget?
30 Ideas to Make this Christmas Magical
How can you have a Magical Christmas on a small budget if your bank account is less than enchanted?
We all want to make Christmas a special time of year for our kids and other family members. But we don’t want to wake up in January with huge credit card bills and a large dose of Christmas regret.
It really comes down to time versus money. If you don’t have the money to buy every present you want to give, then you’ll have to invest some time to make the magic happen.
If you can involve your spouse or kids as elves, you can all have a hand in keeping your Christmas budget in line and sprinkling fairy dust around to everyone.
Read How We’ve Made Christmas Magical on a Small Budget
Holiday Entertaining on a Budget
Holiday Entertaining on a budget does not have to be boring! Does the cost of hosting a holiday party overwhelm you?
Here are 4 inexpensive ways to host holiday parties this year that are fun, frugal and full of holiday cheer.
Read More About How We Entertain on a Shoestring Budget
The True Meaning of Gift Giving
Reducing Holiday Gift Pressures (with grace)
If you’re looking for the true meaning of Gift Giving, how to enjoy Christmas and the whole holiday season without feeling obligated to spend gobs of money. We’ve got 7 ways to overcome Holiday Gift Pressure.
We believe that gift-giving is a tangible way of saying “I love you.” But we also believe that spending lots of money means that I love you more than spending time and carefully selecting an appropriate gift.
A Reader Question about Holiday Gift Giving Pressures
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My Christmas Budget
Make your Holidays Jingle with Joy
Are you wondering how we set up (Our) My Christmas Budget for Gift Giving? We’ll share that and some other tips for saving on gift giving so that your holidays will Jingle with Joy.
Christmas is coming, and it seems to get here faster and faster each year. And for many families what accompanies the approach of the holiday is the accumulation of lots of presents and . . . lots of bills or credit card debt.
Is there a way to break the cycle of obligatory gift-giving and the weight of January’s debt regret?
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27 Christmas Movie Favorites for the Whole Family
This is our updated (2019) list of 27 Christmas Movies that are Family Favorites. They are appropriate for children, some are animated, and some will make you laugh out loud they are that funny!
And remember that many of these are available at your public library or on Amazon Prime or Netflix for “free!”
We have an online account with our city library where we put items on hold. We just go in and pick them up when they email us and notify us that they have been pulled and are on the "hold" shelf. So easy to run in and check them out!
Check Our our Updated List for 2019
New Year’s Eve Party – Fun & Frugal!
Planning a New Year’s Eve Party means ringing in the New Year with family and friends.
We host a New Year’s Eve Party full of Family Fun each year. It is a tradition that started years ago and is an open house. And it doesn’t look like it’s ending anytime soon. Even though our kids are grown, they love inviting their friends and helping put on a great event.
When the kids were younger we would invite several families whose kids were the same ages as our kids. Now, we just invite anyone who wants to come. And we have every age group represented from preschoolers and young families to young adults, middle-aged adults, and seniors!
Get our New Year’s Party Tips Here
New Video: Oatmeal Lace Cookies
Dipped in Chocolate
These are amazingly simple cookies to make and super delicious. Check out our newest video:
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