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5 Classy Gift Ideas for Any Time of Year

Posted November 4, 2009 - 08:00 by Myscha Theriault

Lifestyle

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Looking for Thanksgiving hostess or Christmas gift ideas that will be well received? Trying to keep your holiday spending in check? Here are five elegant gift ideas that are suitable throughout the year. All of them can be purchased affordably.

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Six Hostess Gift Ideas for the Holiday Season

Posted December 22, 2008 - 11:13 by Myscha Theriault

Lifestyle

Got a couple of events coming up in the next week and children home on holiday itching for something to do? Here are six ideas for gifts that can either be shopped for simply, or made together as a family activity that promotes holiday multi-tasking.

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Surviving the Holiday Season: Entertaining (and Being Entertained) on a Budget

Posted December 3, 2008 - 16:01 by Nora Dunn

Lifestyle, Food and Drink, Art and Leisure

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With the holiday season upon us, invitations to dinner parties – and expectations of reciprocating invitations – are on the increase. You bring a nice bottle of wine or bouquet of flowers (or even a Christmas present for closer acquaintances) to every home you visit. And you whip up a marvelous meal for those who visit you. Before you know it – without even starting your Christmas shopping, you have blown your holiday budget.

So how do you navigate this season of dinner parties and other seasonal cultural expectations without going broke at the end of the day? The answer to this question is as much a mystery to me as it is to anybody else. But here are a few ideas:

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Chuck Taylor Converse shoes under $10

Posted December 2, 2007 - 10:18 by Paul Michael

Deals and Coupons

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I'm not entirely sure why this stellar deal is on a music site, but I don't care. Right now you can get several different styles of the classic Chuck Taylor Converse shoes, including these great high-tops pictured, for under $10.

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