How to Save Money with Great Gift Ideas By Ispas Marin Want to save $1000 this year for very little effort?
Gift giving is an area where impulse buying is a frequent occurrence. I was amazed to discover I was spending over $1500 or more per year for gifts. What have you spent for gifts in the last 12 months? In my experience, gifts were last minute purchases for which money was no object. I now spend less than $500 per year for gifts. Take two hours of your life and save yourself $1000 or more per year on gift giving. Get Prepared Label 12 manila folders January – December. On the front of each monthly folder, write the days of the month. Next to the appropriate date on the folder, write in the occasion for which a gift and/or a card will need to be purchased. Then, write the amount of money you will spend on that gift. Inevitably, a wedding or birthday will come up that you didn’t know about, so be sure you leave a little money left for these unexpected occasions. The key is, don’t exceed what you budgeted for each gift. For example, for Mother’s Day, I will write $15 next to the holiday. I
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