Gift Giving - Think outside the box by making it personal

Put money away each month - I put in $2 a day for $730 extra for Christmas

Make a list of people that you want to buy for and buy a present each month

Think outside the box

Does it have to be new?
Auctions
Sell it on Ebay and buy it on Ebay
In fact, sell on Ebay all year to have money for Christmas

Make it personal
Love letters
Easter baskets - stocking stuffers - stuff you get free & stuff they will use anyway
Wedding dress into christening or dedication gown
Leftover fabric into handkerchiefs.
Frame a black and white photo
Silhouette - costs less than a $1 without the frame, should be able to get frame $10
Scrapbooks
Check booksale for their favorite book
Picked up a signed first edition of Nicholas Sparks The Notebook and sold it for enough to buy my granddaughter the roller skates she wanted.
Cards
body scrubs
baked goods
cleaning supplies

Keep a few gifts and cards on hand

Wedding Ideas Pizza stone- cutter and recipe

Baby Ideas
 diapers
Rash ointment
Pacifiers