Comments on: Why can’t we be so frugal – Part 2

By: Renee Crabtree

Renee Crabtree — Sun, 05 Oct 2008 23:53:33 +0000

Luckily, my husband always has an extra paycheck near the end of the year. We take that check and use it for Christmas. We hit Black Friday and are nearly finished shopping in one day.

By: lindsey

lindsey — Sat, 04 Oct 2008 12:31:53 +0000

This is the second year that we’re going to be paying cash for Christmas gifts. It’s such a nice feeling to not be hit with that post-Christmas surprise of the credit card bill.

For a lot of our friends, instead of buying high ticket items we make baskets full of things that will remind them of us. This we’re making some homemade bbq sauce and a 12 spice rub, some baked goods and for the adults – a cranberry orange cordial (very inexpensive to make, but very time consuming). Each family member contributes their own little something to the basket – this year the kids are making cinnamon ornaments. We’ve gotten a better response from these baskets than we ever got from something material. I guess it really is the thought that counts.

By: Eliza

Eliza — Fri, 03 Oct 2008 17:30:29 +0000

I’m so bad with surrprises thatI will begin buying this month. Funny never cared about whether hubby charged it or not, until I started paying bills too. Its cash only and I’m doing SALES.

By: Emily

Emily — Fri, 03 Oct 2008 13:21:51 +0000

My husband and I do not have any credit cards and don’t plan on getting any! We always live on cash. Sometimes it might make things tight for a week or two, but it all works out.

By: Courtney

Courtney — Fri, 03 Oct 2008 12:41:19 +0000

I have been shopping for Christmas since the spring. I am just about done. I only buy things on clearance or make things. We never charge things like this. If we can’t afford it, we don’t buy it. A big way to save money is just to be creative. For my grandparents (who are in their 90’s and don’t need anymore things) we make and freeze meals. Starting a few weeks before Christmas we make a little extra of the meals I cook for dinner. We freeze them in individual portions. All they have to do is thaw, reheat and eat. They love it!