Christmas gifts

Get creative this Christmas with ways to save on Christmas gifts. Read my article over at Lifestyle Home.  

Finding cheap gifts is no easy feat. It’s often not so much the price of the gift itself, but rather the associated costs of buying the gift! Think of the coffees and donuts consumed in malls across the country during the Christmas shopping period. If we counted those up alone we’d need to rework that budget…

Local attractions are always more fun when they are affordable! If the kids are driving you a little crazy or if you want to treat a guest in your home to a day trip, stick this cheat sheet on the fridge over Christmas for a quick guide or access it on your mobile device. With this…

Honey baked ham is a big tradition at Christmas for most families in Australia and abroad. Every year my Mother-in-law arrives at home with a ham bigger than the beast. We’ll lug the thing inside in one of her Eskies and then we’ll sit her down for light refreshments. Lifting that massive ham around causes her…

In terms of Christmas shopping effectively it is worth thinking outside the square and having a good think about how you get a lot for little. Since Christmas is such a sharing and caring time of year, it is worth getting mates to help out, asking people what you want, and finding tactics for avoiding…

Xmas decorations are fun. I love the time of year I get to dig around the shed looking for our old box of Christmas decorations. When I find the box, I call the kids with urgency. But since my kids are usually taken up with more exciting endeavours like Minecraft or Peppa Pig, they don’t…

The average price of greeting cards start at around $5.99. Now if you are a very frugal person, sometimes the greeting card can cost more than the gift! Especially if you have read my post on totally free gift ideas! Of course if you are a penny-pinching person like me you will have smartly discovered…

You don’t have to go yelling through the halls like some crazy goose if you want to save money at Christmas by letting people know you are on a budget. Sure, if that is your personality go for it! But if you prefer to be subtle about the fact that you plan to spend next…

I’m not really a person who likes to eat healthy at Christmas. If you are like me, you may be the person at the party who loves to stand at the food table at Christmas scoffing down chips and delicious homemade dips and Christmas mince tarts? Or perhaps you love to crunch on pork crackling…