Easter Baskets – Some Frugal and Inexpensive Ideas
If you’ve been in any stores lately, you’ve most certainly noticed all the displays of Easter related items including candy, bunnies, and of course, Easter baskets. I’ve shared previously how I make our own Easter baskets . I wanted to share with you some ideas that our readers had: Patricia writes that she made Easter baskets for her daughters using plastic canvas and wool. The benefit of this type of basket is that they are washable! She also mentions that having a smaller basket made it simpler to fill it – and her children thought the Easter Bunny was being very generous! Charlotte shared that she…
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With the approach of Spring comes the gift giving occasions of Easter, graduations, weddings, Mother’s Day, etc. If you love giving gifts as much as I do, you’ve learned to take advantage of all of the inexpensive gift ideas you can come up with. After all, the point of giving a gift is to tell a friend or family member that you’re thinking...
I enjoy creating my own gift baskets because it allows me to customize the gift for the recipient and is a great way to stretch gift giving dollars. Have you seen the price tag of some of those fancy gift baskets? Unbelievable, especially given that it is not difficult to put together a great looking gift basket. I’ve listed the basic supplies...
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You can tell Easter is around the corner with all the new shoe sales going on. We can add Payless to the list. The Payless Easter Sale started today with select styles starting at $9.99. I checked it out and there are some basic $9.99 sale shoes (pictured) mainly in the childrens department. However, I found that most of the cute sale styles for...
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It’s always a challenge in our house to stretch our holiday budget to its absolute limits. I am a stickler about staying within the confines of our budget so I have to be creative when it comes to finding inexpensive ways to wrap the gifts I give. My goal is to make the gift look attractive, but not pay more for the wrap than the gift! Here…
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If you love giving gifts as much as I do, you’ve learned to take advantage of all of the inexpensive gift ideas you can come up with. After all, the point of giving a gift is to tell a friend or family member that you’re thinking of them on their special occasion. No one expects you to blow your family’s budget on a gift. Giving a thoughtful,...
Photo credit: rcourtie The following is a guest post from The Family Wallet. Please see the end of the article for the author bio. It is the first meal we eat when we get up in the morning. After a long night of sleep, we can’t do without it if we want to get our bodies going. No, I’m not talking…
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Everyone loves to decorate their home for the holidays, don’t they? I love the way my house looks throughout the year, but when it’s decorated for the holidays, my home takes on a special shimmer. Of course, my holiday decorating, like everything else in my life, has to be done on a budget. Fortunately, I’ve got a few frugal tips that I can...
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