Disclosure: Some of the links below are affiliate links, meaning, at no extra charge to you, I will earn a commission if you click through and make a purchase. I recently gathered the Christmas toy catalogs and presented them to my kids. My oldest son walked up to me a few minutes later with a […]
Gifts
Buying Books for Children: Thanks to the Rockstar Finance 2018 Community Giving Event
In October of last year I received an email about the Rockstar Finance 2018 Community Giving Event and immediately knew I would apply. If you aren’t familiar with the event I’ll give you the quick run down. At the end of the year Rockstar Finance planned to give away fifty-two Amazon and Visa gift cards […]
Tricks to Spending Less on Christmas Gifts
I managed to limit Christmas spending this year through a variety of techniques. First, I took advantage of Kohl’s Veteran’s Day sale. The store offered $10 off a $50 toy purchase plus $10 off a $25 purchase and an additional 20% off. I bought $54 worth of toys for roughly $29. If you aren’t aware […]
A Mother’s Day Gift to Myself
My husband came home this week and told me his coworkers seemed stressed and annoyed with the expectations of Mother’s Day and the gifts they need to buy their wives. I’m not a fan of all the fluff and stuff associated with major holidays. A few years back a male coworker said “I don’t want […]
Thoughtless Gifts: Disappointed by Cheap Gifts
How do you respond to thoughtless gift giving? I spend a lot of time choosing gifts for others, but I feel like one particular person spends little to no time choosing gifts for me. Should I continue searching for the perfect gifts for them or resort to buying thoughtless gifts as they do for me? […]