Start Now to Plan Alternative Gift Giving for Christmas

Posted by Adrienne on September 19, 2013

The middle of September is the perfect time for Christmas planning. No you heard me correctly. It seems that every December you hear about people who would love to change something about how their family handles gift giving. The problem is December is too late! By then many in your family have already completed their […]

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How to Get Back on Track After the Holidays

Posted by Kristen on January 7, 2013

The holidays come through like a whirl wind that could leave us exhausted. To me, it feels like we spend months preparing, planning, and anticipating all of the holiday events, and they fly by in a blink of an eye. Of course it’s a season to spend time with our special family, friends, neighbors, and […]

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7 Holiday Gifts That Give Back

Posted by Amanda on December 19, 2012

We’re almost done with the annual holiday gift guide. Hopefully, you’ve found gifts for everyone on your list! If you are still looking for unique ideas, today we’re featuring holiday gifts that give back. It used to be that manufacturers produced products, sold the end products to/through retailers, rinsed and repeated. There was no thought […]

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10 Holiday Gift Ideas for School Age Kids

Posted by Adrienne on December 18, 2012

Our holiday gift guide countdown to Christmas is almost over. With less than a week of shopping left, we’re featuring holiday gift ideas for school age kids. If you are like me you probably have several different kids to buy for this holiday season. Unless you are around kids a lot it can be hard […]

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10 Christmas Gifts for Toddlers

Posted by Adrienne on December 13, 2012

Holiday gift guide week continues. Today we’re featuring Christmas gifts for toddlers. Gift giving season is upon us and chances are there are some kids in your life to shop for. “Kids” is a pretty broad term. There’s a world of difference between what a great gift for a toddler is and what a great […]

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9 Creative Gift Ideas for the Person Who Has Everything

Posted by Amanda on December 12, 2012

We’re continuing the holiday gift guide highlighting gift ideas for everyone on your list, including the person who has everything! Today we’re featuring creative gift ideas. There are some people who seem to own everything already. When you attempt to think about what to get them for Christmas and the holidays, it turns into a […]

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10 Holiday Gift Ideas for Babies

Posted by Adrienne on December 11, 2012

Our holiday gift guide week continues with Christmas gifts for babies. With the holidays approaching you may have some shopping for children to do. Gifts for kids vary a lot by what age group you’re looking at. Unless your own kids are young it’s also hard to remember what gifts are appropriate for what ages. […]

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8 Inexpensive Personalized Christmas Gifts

Posted by Kristen on December 10, 2012

We’re featuring the holiday gift guide all week highlighting gift ideas for everyone on your list! Today is all about ideas for personalized Christmas gifts. Now that the hectic but wonderful holiday season is clearly underway, everyone is extremely busy shopping for presents. We’re eager to find the best deals, to make sure we know […]

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Inexpensive Gift Ideas for Teachers

Posted by Kristen on December 6, 2012

The holiday gift guide series is all about teachers this week highlighting inexpensive gift ideas for teachers! With the holidays quickly approaching, how to save money on presents is a concern for everyone no matter who we have to buy for. Between stocking stuffers and buying for our friends and family, we might forget to […]

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How to Save Money on Holiday Gifts

Posted by Kristen on November 29, 2012

The holiday season is filled with joy, love, and excitement, right? For the most part, it definitely is, but there’s also another side of the festive season. The holidays can wreak havoc to our budgets and be quite financially stressful. But you can still have a great holiday season without going broke. If you’re like […]

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