I crochet cheap (but soft and cozy!) scarves for everyone. If I've already gifted someone a scarf, I'll make them a hat or gloves to match. I also save up and use my rewards points on gifts.
Now that the girls are grown, we give them gifts of things they need, like clothes for work or interviews. We don't get each other anything since we have everything we need. This year my gift to us will be a new dishwasher - mine is 23 years old and water is leaking into the door through the latch. If I do have to give gifts, it will be my handmade pottery.
I'm an American who did my Masters degree in Australia about 8 years ago, and I'm so happy I did! My degree took 1.5 years instead of the 2 it would have taken for an equivalent degree in the US, plus I was able to work 20 hours/week during the school year and full time during breaks, I got to travel all over the country, and my degree was far less expensive as well. I've also found that having done a full degree overseas has given me a great way to respond to those awful "So tell me about yourself" types of questions.
Maybe this sounds awful, but I stopped Christmas shopping last year and told everyone not to get me anything either. We're all going to be spending time together anyway, don't see the reason to buy each other things when we've gotten older and it's gotten more difficult to figure out what to give everyone.
I limit my spending - and encourage family to do the same - by being very deliberate in my purchasing. I value giving one or two special gifts for family and friends. They are not expensive and most often are things people would like, but do not spend that money on themselves. This is my way of fighting the overwhelming consumerism that is unfortunately a large part of the holidays in the U.S.
I'm not sure I save money doing this, but I like to make gifts. My mother and each of my two kids are getting quilts this year. Quilting is not a cheap hobby! But I put my time and effort into it. At least Mom will appreciate the effort.
Large lists (so there is a variety of potential gifts to choose from), spending limits, and a love of thoughtful gifts over price makes all the difference. This means that the home-made gift is cherished over the store-bought equivalent and that the $5 used book that you've been looking for is a better pick than the $25 hardcover best seller. Combine that with shopping all year and you have a recipe for thoughtful, interesting gifts that delight without breaking the pocketbook.
I search as much as possible for the best deal and then use cashback sites like swagbucks or ebates. My credit card also gives me reward points that I use.
I like the idea about bring your family photos to personalize the hotel room, but I wonder if it's enough. Sure, for the infrequent traveler, the sparsely decorated hotel room may be more enjoyable but for frequent business travelers, I'm sure it gets pretty dull. Other things you can do to improve the feeling of homeliness is bring your own music library on your phone and a book you've been meaning to read for a while, or were in the middle of before you left for the trip.
Lifeguard. Pay is next to nothing, at least where I worked. Absolutely no chance in advancement. Plus it was terrible being told what to do by people half my age who had only been there a few months where I had been there at least nine years. I was only making $8 an hour with no benefits worst job I have ever had.
the topic of this post is telling about me)) haha! Once I have bought the wrong printer and now it costs me a lot. Almost 3 years ago I have bought Fujitsu printer, I can't say anything bad about its quality, the printed pages are legible but a month ago I noticed the lines on the prined text, called the master and he told me that I need replace the fuser unit. Firstly I said - okaay... But when I started to research for it in the Internet the price on it amazed me! http://hardware.nl/fuser-unit/fujitsu as you can see it is around half a hundred dollars... I'm thinking it is better to buy new printer
ITS CALLED GREED!!!!!!! And it's over material stuff. Wow, this is embrassing on America
for people to see this around the world.Sure doesn't set a example to our kids coming up.
I like eating them plain as a study snack :P I never thought of putting stuff on it since I like the rice flavour so much! Now I can have a bit of jam when I'm pushing out that essay~ Thanks for the post!
I crochet cheap (but soft and cozy!) scarves for everyone. If I've already gifted someone a scarf, I'll make them a hat or gloves to match. I also save up and use my rewards points on gifts.
Now that the girls are grown, we give them gifts of things they need, like clothes for work or interviews. We don't get each other anything since we have everything we need. This year my gift to us will be a new dishwasher - mine is 23 years old and water is leaking into the door through the latch. If I do have to give gifts, it will be my handmade pottery.
I'm an American who did my Masters degree in Australia about 8 years ago, and I'm so happy I did! My degree took 1.5 years instead of the 2 it would have taken for an equivalent degree in the US, plus I was able to work 20 hours/week during the school year and full time during breaks, I got to travel all over the country, and my degree was far less expensive as well. I've also found that having done a full degree overseas has given me a great way to respond to those awful "So tell me about yourself" types of questions.
Maybe this sounds awful, but I stopped Christmas shopping last year and told everyone not to get me anything either. We're all going to be spending time together anyway, don't see the reason to buy each other things when we've gotten older and it's gotten more difficult to figure out what to give everyone.
I limit my spending - and encourage family to do the same - by being very deliberate in my purchasing. I value giving one or two special gifts for family and friends. They are not expensive and most often are things people would like, but do not spend that money on themselves. This is my way of fighting the overwhelming consumerism that is unfortunately a large part of the holidays in the U.S.
I'm not sure I save money doing this, but I like to make gifts. My mother and each of my two kids are getting quilts this year. Quilting is not a cheap hobby! But I put my time and effort into it. At least Mom will appreciate the effort.
I save by shopping sales and using coupons
watch for sales, use cash back sites and coupon codes
I watch for sales and also use coupon codes.
I save money by looking for Black Friday deals on what my friends/family wants. I then research online for the best price also from other stores.
I bake breads and cookies as gifts and recycle old newspapers & magazines as gift wrap.
Large lists (so there is a variety of potential gifts to choose from), spending limits, and a love of thoughtful gifts over price makes all the difference. This means that the home-made gift is cherished over the store-bought equivalent and that the $5 used book that you've been looking for is a better pick than the $25 hardcover best seller. Combine that with shopping all year and you have a recipe for thoughtful, interesting gifts that delight without breaking the pocketbook.
I save on holiday gifts by accumulating Swagbucks throughout the year.
I search as much as possible for the best deal and then use cashback sites like swagbucks or ebates. My credit card also gives me reward points that I use.
I do not spend any of my money for gifts because during the year, I win gift cards and I use this money to buy gifts for my friends and family!
I like the idea about bring your family photos to personalize the hotel room, but I wonder if it's enough. Sure, for the infrequent traveler, the sparsely decorated hotel room may be more enjoyable but for frequent business travelers, I'm sure it gets pretty dull. Other things you can do to improve the feeling of homeliness is bring your own music library on your phone and a book you've been meaning to read for a while, or were in the middle of before you left for the trip.
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Lifeguard. Pay is next to nothing, at least where I worked. Absolutely no chance in advancement. Plus it was terrible being told what to do by people half my age who had only been there a few months where I had been there at least nine years. I was only making $8 an hour with no benefits worst job I have ever had.
the topic of this post is telling about me)) haha! Once I have bought the wrong printer and now it costs me a lot. Almost 3 years ago I have bought Fujitsu printer, I can't say anything bad about its quality, the printed pages are legible but a month ago I noticed the lines on the prined text, called the master and he told me that I need replace the fuser unit. Firstly I said - okaay... But when I started to research for it in the Internet the price on it amazed me! http://hardware.nl/fuser-unit/fujitsu as you can see it is around half a hundred dollars... I'm thinking it is better to buy new printer
Yes I love bargain hunting!
I don't shop Black Friday deals
Depends:
Generalize/Specialize
CEOs, Large Business owners, etc:
90/10
Upper management:
80/20
Middle management:
60/40
Worker:
50/50
Skilled worker:
30/70
High value asset, genius, contract workers:
10/90
ITS CALLED GREED!!!!!!! And it's over material stuff. Wow, this is embrassing on America
for people to see this around the world.Sure doesn't set a example to our kids coming up.
Yes I usually buy most of my Xmas gifts on Black Friday
I like eating them plain as a study snack :P I never thought of putting stuff on it since I like the rice flavour so much! Now I can have a bit of jam when I'm pushing out that essay~ Thanks for the post!