A couple of years ago I spent 11 glorious days in Paris, France. It was a lucky break for me, a friend of mine who grew up there was having a birthday and decided that his big bash would be at his mom’s home. All I had to do was buy a plane [...]
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Six Affordable Holiday Gift Ideas
Here’s a compilation of wonderful gift ideas that are all gifts either I have given or that my friends have given me or their other loved ones. I hope you’ll be able to use them this holiday season:
1. Give a loved one a year planner but make sure you mark all your personal anniversaries, [...]
Great Affordable Gift: Personal Christmas Tree Ornaments
These personalized Christmas Tree ornaments make not only thoughtful and cute stocking stuffers for parents, grandparents and relatives, but also make for a great conversation piece for anyone who sees them.
Total cost for the finished product as shown in the video can be as low as $2-3 CDN per ornament.
Note that MLC projects use a [...]
Holiday Shopping: Some Tips To Keep Your Cash and Purchases Safe
These tips were originally posted in August, but as the Holiday and Christmas Season is the biggest time of year for shopping, I thought it might be worth posting them again (some have revisions) as reminder to us all…
a. I bring a couple of big, sturdy bags with me where I can stuff several stores’ [...]
What To Give Or Not To Give, Those Are The Questions
Some of you may have their gift and shopping list prepped already, and you may have a minimum and maximum amount of cash you want to spend per gift and an idea of what to get the people on your list; I know I do. But I do have a friend that I always have [...]
Recycled Gift Wrapping
Starting to buy your holiday presents and paraphernalia? If you’re like me, you are. The holidays can be very expensive and if your wallet could feel pain, this will be the time of year it would. But the holidays can not only tax your wallet, but Mother Earth as well. Tons of wrapping paper and [...]
Shop at Local Craft Fairs for Gifts
Tis the season, the Christmas craft fair season! I visit and buy many of my gifts at local craft fairs and farmers markets because I like to support small businesses and my fellow Canadians in their money endeavors.
Another benefit I see to buying at craft fairs are that most likely, the item bought will [...]
Early Holiday Shopping Equals A Little Less Holiday Stress
Yes, I know, Halloween has just passed and already I am writing about Holiday shopping. But for good reason! My family celebrates Christmas and we have dinners, get-togethers, gift-exchange, etc. And since I tend to be a little obsessive about giving gifts people will cherish (or at least like), I have to [...]
Gifts: Asking For What You Want
When my birthday or Christmas is nearing, I make a list of all the stuff I want to get as gifts. Am I being presumptuous? No, practical. Every year I tell my boyfriend what I want because every year at least one or two of my friends will call him and ask him what they [...]
