Comments on: 150+ Ways to Save Money Over the Holidays

By: Debt Concolidation Saskatoon

Debt Concolidation Saskatoon — Fri, 28 Aug 2009 20:40:15 +0000

Great tips for the holiday season. People can also benefit from shopping online. It helps the unnecessary pile up of gifts you don’t really need but do end up buying because they are right in front of you. Having a set list of gifts to buy is a must during the holiday season. Thanks for sharing the additional links as well.

By: Pett

Pett — Wed, 15 Apr 2009 04:41:11 +0000

Hi,
Super post, Need to mark it on Digg

Thanks
Pett

By: Meredith

Meredith — Mon, 12 Jan 2009 08:54:38 +0000

I was so fed up paying the high electric bills, I decided to try out LED lights. I bought the LED lights to replace my old bulbs – CFL and incandescent – and guess what – my electric bills did drop a lot!

By: MoneyNing

MoneyNing — Mon, 22 Dec 2008 21:33:51 +0000

Doh everyone saw this post on the 18th except me! Thank you so much for the link! :)

With regards to the tip about LED lights, I always wondered what the electrical bills of the people that setup beautiful lights like the one shown on the picture will be.

By: Lynnae

Lynnae — Fri, 19 Dec 2008 03:23:56 +0000

Thanks for the mention! I personally love tip #4! It’s so much better to receive something personal, than some coffee gift box from Target.

Thanks for the mention!

By: Dividend Growth Investor

Dividend Growth Investor — Thu, 18 Dec 2008 16:31:59 +0000

Lol, I am thinking of sending cards to people saying something like: ” A donation from your name has been made to the New York Ballet Institute”..

By: Gregg Sims

Gregg Sims — Thu, 18 Dec 2008 08:07:17 +0000

From the title I was going to say that this list must have taken ages to put together ;)

For the points you’ve added here, number 2 is definitely my favourite. It adds a little mystery to the now very-commercialised Christmas’ we have.

By: Bill M

Bill M — Thu, 18 Dec 2008 04:49:39 +0000

Build baskets of chocolate and other goodies, they look nice, and you save a bunch of money.

By: Craig

Craig — Wed, 17 Dec 2008 17:18:06 +0000

Thanks Icowan. I’m like you, have done more shopping online and will continue to. Thanks for the link.

By: lcowan

lcowan — Wed, 17 Dec 2008 17:11:29 +0000

I agree with Craig –I love the concept of re-gifting but I don’t have anything to re-gift. This year I did all of my holiday shopping online – I don’t know why I’ve never done it before, its great. Most of the stores right now have free shipping and wrap! Actually there is a fabulous new site that you must check out called iStorez. They have all of the latest sales and deals from all of the major retailers. Here’s a link to the site http://www.istorez.com/

By: Patrick

Patrick — Wed, 17 Dec 2008 03:01:13 +0000

I think regifting is fine as long as you give the person something that they will appreciate and is in good condition (and as long as they don’t mind). I like LEDs because they are much more efficient and burn cooler than incandescent lights… but I unsderstand why some people don’t like them. Thanks for the mention! :)

By: Craig

Craig — Tue, 16 Dec 2008 20:35:15 +0000

Re-gifting is a great idea but it only works if you have already received something. Otherwise the timing would be off and you would have to wait with it. Another tip may be to buy in bulk. If you get the same gift for a few people, you may be able to save some money if you buy it all together.

By: nobleea

nobleea — Tue, 16 Dec 2008 20:33:02 +0000

Aman;

I’ve yet to see a conclusive report/study that proves that fake trees are better for the environment than real trees. They certainly save time, and probably money over a long enough time period. But not sure about gas or being better for the environment. In many municipalities, real trees are recycled and turned in to mulch/chips for the various parks and pathways.

By: Aman

Aman — Tue, 16 Dec 2008 18:15:28 +0000

Excellent tips, one tip that I posted on my site ( http://bullsbattlebears.com/?p=194 ) was about Christmas Trees. With the quality of “fake” trees out there getting better. Its much cheaper to get one these days.

There are so many that look and feel like the real deal and you are able to re-use it over and over. This can save a bundle in time, energy (gas), money to purchase a real tree and you are helping the environment which is part of being frugal in it self.

By: Sarlock

Sarlock — Tue, 16 Dec 2008 16:34:50 +0000

We put LEDs on our Christmas tree this year and I really like the look, not to mention that I am less concerned about hot light bulbs adorning my tree too (LEDs burn quite cool).
Our family no longer exchanges gifts between the adults, we just give to the kids and we have a cap of about $20 per kid (there are 3 children in this generation so far) though the grandparents typically shoot well over this number! Not trading gifts as adults saves a lot of money… not to mention it cuts down on the number of useless gifts that just sit unused in a closet for 10 years.

By: Pete

Pete — Tue, 16 Dec 2008 15:51:26 +0000

thanks for the link! I didn’t realize that Lynnae had a 50 frugal Christmas ideas post as well! Thanks for the great links to read as well!

By: nobleea

nobleea — Tue, 16 Dec 2008 15:49:07 +0000

I know the LED lights use less electricity and last longer, but I just can’t stand the look of them. The light they give off is far too ‘cold’ and ‘technical’, if that makes any sense.

Another good way to save during xmas requires a bit of planning. Buy your decorations, wrapping paper, lights boxing day or afterwards for next year. They’re 50-80% off.

By: Four Pillars

Four Pillars — Tue, 16 Dec 2008 12:05:18 +0000

Lol – thanks for the link.

Grinch is right! Of course once my kids get a bit older I’m sure I’ll be changing my tune quick enough! :)

Mike