How to give
holiday gifts on a budget
The holidays are here. You have a
tradition of giving gifts with your friends and family, but this year you have
less money to spend on gifts. If you have very little money, you can use your
creativity to give your friends and family gifts for the holidays. Read this
article for ideas on how to give gifts this holiday season when on a tight
budget.
Directive
Surprise your friends and
family with frequent flyer miles. You do not have money, but you have frequent
flyer miles, you can give to a family member? Do you have a granddaughter who
wants to visit? Your parents want you to go? If you have additional miles of loyalty,
you can buy someone you love a plane ticket. Being able to travel and see
friends and family at Christmas is a great gift for anyone
.
Offer additional
privileges. If you do not have enough money to buy gifts for children, you can
give them additional privileges instead. For example, you could give the
children a bedtime later, extra recess or increased their allocation. For this
very important to think about what your kids want and precious gift
.
Give the gift of photos.
Photos make great gifts because they are very personal. Find a picture of you
and your friends or find an image of your entire group of friends. This design
of a colorful collage or image
.
Cook something. Let your
friend or family member of a cake or cookies as a holiday present. Baked goods
make great presents because the recipient of your gift will know you've spent a
lot of time and effort to do
.
Being a pilot for one
night. Tell your friend to travel at night. It would be a spectacular gift for
a couple who likes to go out. To give this gift, get a map of the local grocery
store and write "you and your spouse have received free driver a full
night! Your driver for the night is [insert your name here]." When you
actually heat your friend, trying to recreate a limousine experience. Try to
find a suit and white gloves to wear. Having two passengers ride in the back.
Always out and open the door for them. Above all, do not forget to clean your
car
.
Knit your friend a hat,
scarf or socks for the holidays. If you can knit, it's really a great gift for
the holidays
.
Fix something. If you have
any mechanical knowledge, and to provide a second home or car repair for
Christmas. To give this gift, get a card and write a note inside. You could
write something like "This Christmas, I will arrange the tiles in your
bathroom." When you offer to fix something, make sure that your friend has
mentioned his intention to get something repaired. Who do not intend to be
renovated? Be sure to be reasonable with your offers. Choose a small project
that will last a day or less
.
Burn your friend a CD for
Christmas. If you have a computer, a CD burner and CD, and spend a few dollars
on blank CDs and create a custom mix for your friend. Write a personal message
on the CD or the CD
.
Offer babysitting the
children of your friends for a night or two. It may be particularly important
because good babysitters are often difficult to find
.
Do some chores. This is a
great gift for a spouse or close friend. Is there something that your spouse or
roommates have been bothering you? Is there a chair in your home that everyone
hates to do? Then make a written offer of this particular moment demands
application request from the drudgery of the application. For example, if
everyone in your house hates taking out the trash, then give the trash for a
month. Make it meaningful gift to write your offer in a handwritten card or
note.