Christmas frugality
With around six weeks to go to Christmas, it is time to start thinking about saving money.I will have to revisit my Christmas website and see what ideas I can recycle. With this is mind my first Christmas tip is to be green - reduce, reuse and recycle. Reduce the number of presents you give, visit people and take back the present you gave them last Christmas, then give it back this Christmas, and finally, keep the wrapping paper and give the crappy presents you were given last year to someone else.
posted by Whitey at 9:38 am
6 Comments:
Whitey,
I have used the same Christmas cards for the last 10 years and no-one's noticed. I take them back from friends when I visit for convivial (and free) drinks around new year's. Not only do I save on cards but because I don't have to write in them I save 42 cents each year on ink.
Also a good tip is to get your presents from a store that offers a 30 day refund policy. Give them away at Christmas take them back 2 weeks later. Not only do you not spend a cent but friends give you lavish presents themselves to match the quality of what you gave them. I got a plasma tv last year. Of course my friends are now regularly featured on Crimestoppers.
Frugal McDougall II you are an imposter and a disgrace to the Scottish race!
Good tips though that I might use myself.
Frugals,
Call yourself frugal??? I haven't spent a dollar for three years. Beat that.
Anyone interested in any more of my extremely funny jokes ? I am happy to do an encore if necessary...
... sigh. Anyway, here I am, back again:
- video 3 episodes of Midsommer Murder or CSI or something.
- draw an attractive label on sticky paper from work and stick it on.
- give a gift.
- early in the new year, phone recipient in a panic - you're away camping an have forgotten to video your favourite show, could they do it for you.
Keep the tape and tape something for them next year - works every time.
Man breaks down in the Muirs carpark, calls the RACT. RACT man looks under the bonnet - "Mate, I think you've blown a seal" - "No," says the guy nervously, "It's just the frost on my moustache...."
in your face Bob, so called Hope!
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