by Jamie Jeffers | Aug 17, 2016 | 7 Days of Finding Money for Christmas Presents
Today we are going to wrap up the final post in the 7 Ways to Pile Up Christmas Money series. If you missed any part of the series, be sure to go back and read through all the ideas. You’re sure to find something to put to use.
So far we have talked about ways to find money and ways to stretch that money across your list of giftees. Now let’s talk about stretching your Christmas money by simplifying.
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by Jamie Jeffers | Aug 12, 2016 | Ways We Saved This Week
Life has been a whirlwind of county fair followed by nearly a week of camping. I enjoy both, but boy is it stressful to keep everyone in line! It’s nice to be home again and thinking back over the ways we saved money lately.
Catch up with the entire 5 Ways We’ve Saved Money This Week series here.
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by Jamie Jeffers | Aug 10, 2016 | 7 Days of Finding Money for Christmas Presents
You know, sometimes you look at the Christmas budget you’ve managed to stash away…
…then you look at the list of people you have to buy for, and you can’t help but wonder…
how is this supposed to work??
Well, all it takes is a little creativity!
Now, if (like me) you are NOT exactly a creative type of person, that might make you sweat a little.
But don’t worry!
I’ve found a list of good things you can DIY for people. Things they’ll actually love to have. And that are really hard to mess up.
Because I don’t know about you, but I don’t plan to knit any sweaters this year. 😉
(This post is part of the 7 Ways to Pile Up Christmas Money series. If you missed any of the previous days in the series, you can find them at the bottom of this post.)
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by Jamie Jeffers | Aug 5, 2016 | Ways We Saved This Week
Our family spent all of our time at the county fair last week, so I missed writing my 5 Ways post last Friday. But I hope you’re finding some inspiration from my 7 Ways to Pile Up Christmas Money series. Even if you’ve already got Christmas gifts covered (or maybe they’re unnecessary for your family), you can use those tips to reach another goal. So be sure to check it out!
If you’ve attended a fair, you already know that it’s not a cheap place to hang out! But we managed to find a few ways to save money while we were there.
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by Jamie Jeffers | Aug 3, 2016 | 7 Days of Finding Money for Christmas Presents
Did you read past the title? Good!
Some of you are doing a good Jimmy Fallon impression right now. (“ew”) But buying secondhand isn’t gross, and I’ll tell you why. Because it’s going to save you a ton of money.
Now so far in the 7 Ways to Pile Up Christmas Money series, we have talked about creative ways to find some extra bucks to spend on presents. If you missed any of the series, be sure to check out this post! At the bottom you’ll find links to all of the previous posts.
Back to secondhand shopping.
Ok, so it’s not just the frugal part that makes it not gross. The fact is that a lot of people out there are getting rid of perfectly good (or even still new with tags) items for whatever reason. Maybe they are decluttering or cleaning up the home of a loved one or got a gift they hated but couldn’t return. Who knows?
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by Jamie Jeffers | Aug 1, 2016 | 7 Days of Finding Money for Christmas Presents
So far in the 7 Ways to Pile Up Christmas Money series we have talked about some creative ways to find money for those gifts. Ways to get gift cards. Taking odd jobs. Today we’re going off in a slightly different direction. Let’s talk giveaways.
Chances are that you’ve heard a giveaway of some sort advertised lately. Radio stations are always giving something away. So are companies. And bloggers.
But how often do you act on those giveaways? Do you ever make an attempt to enter, or do you automatically assume you won’t win and you don’t even try?
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