Money Saving Tips for Next Christmas.. start now!

If you are like me you may have spent a tad too much on christmas this year. Well I have a few ideas on how to maybe save some money on the 2007 holiday season. Maybe stretching it out from now till then won't make it seem so stressful and tiring. Tip 1: Start now, make a list of everyone you know you have to buy for next year, and write what they like next to their names. 2: While shopping this year at all the sales you will visit, always have your list with you, and when you do buy something make sure to add it to your list so you always know what is and what is not still needed. 3:Make your own gifts. This year for christmas I received gifts in a jar, they were awesome! I love getting things like scrapbooks, quilts, blankets, and homemade organizing things. 4: Do things for people instead of giving them something. An example would be say I do not like to clean house, for a present you could come over and clean for an hour once a week for a month or something like that. You could do cooking, sewing, cleaning, car work, taxes, almost anything. 5: Photograph gifts are very nice. You can take a nice picture of someone or something and frame it up really nice for a gift. If you have ever seen the Family Stone (movie) someone gives everyone in the family a picture of the mother pregnant in black and white all framed up for christmas. Zazzle is one of many online photo places, do any editing on your photo program then upload and order. As the year goes on I might have more ideas for you. Happy shopping and remember the goal for next year is stress free!!!!