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| Have a Recycled Christmas
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While reading my ThriftyFun newsletter and leaving an answer for someone regarding less expensive Christmas shopping, an idea popped into my head.
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Posted on: 07/08/2008 | 2 Feedback(s) |
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| Frugal Christmas Gift Ideas
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I am already thinking about Christmas. I know it's early, but with my budget I need to plan ahead! My whole family buys for each other, even though I have suggested many times to maybe draw names, but this never seems to go over well.
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Posted on: 07/01/2008 | 21 Feedback(s) |
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| Craft: Fabric Based Art Card
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 Create a miniature piece of art for trade, home decorating, or use as a decorative gift tag. Select the fabric you want to use as your background
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Posted on: 02/08/2008 | 1 Feedback(s) |
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| Scrap Fabric Wreath
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  I made a yo-yo quilt for my mother-in-law for Christmas and had 4 bags of scrap material. I made a fabric wreath using the scraps. I took a wire hanger, cut off the "hook" and bent one side to make a "U" turned sideways. then I took the scrap of material, pierced it (or cut) and "threaded" it onto wire form.
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Posted on: 01/28/2008 | 12 Feedback(s) |
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| Applesauce Cake
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Cream shortening and sugar together. Add eggs. Beat well stir in applesauce and add dry ingredients. Bake at 350 degrees F for 45 minutes.
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Posted on: 01/11/2008 | 1 Feedback(s) |
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| Start Buying Christmas Gifts In January
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On the average year, my husband and I have 16 Christmas gifts to buy for family. To eliminate stress, I start buying for Christmas in January. Basically every 3 weeks, I buy a gift. This is also a huge help on the budget.
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Posted on: 01/08/2008 | 1 Feedback(s) |
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| Using a Gift Box for a Frugal Christmas
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Once again, I have succeeded in being bountiful this Christmas without breaking the bank or getting into debt! I am recycling gift bags (and tissue paper) from the presents my husband and I gave each other to use for my brother and family.
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Posted on: 01/04/2008 | 0 Feedback(s) |
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| Give Older Kids Christmas Money Instead of Presents
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If your children are older, give them money for Christmas. Then, take them shopping the day after Christmas. They can get twice as much for the money and get anything they want for themselves. I once knew a family who had six children, and this is how they handled the holiday. It worked very well.
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Posted on: 01/02/2008 | 2 Feedback(s) |
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| Donation Instead of Greeting Cards
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For the last few years I have made a $100 donation to the National Arbor Day Foundation to help restore the rain forest in Central America, instead of sending out Christmas cards to my selected 100 people.
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Posted on: 12/31/2007 | 4 Feedback(s) |
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| Plant Clippings As Gifts
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 I have a second generation spider plant that has more babies on it than I know what to do with. So this year, I clipped a few and put them in water about a month or two ago. I kept some aluminum vegetable cans (easiest to clean out) to use as pots.
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Posted on: 12/28/2007 | 3 Feedback(s) |
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