Comments on: Clutter Free Christmas Gifts

By: Debt Dieter

Debt Dieter — Mon, 03 Dec 2007 20:53:00 +0000

I’m a big fan of expeience gifts myself, I don’t need any more clutter than I already have!

By: browngirl

browngirl — Thu, 29 Nov 2007 21:38:00 +0000

I <3 your blog! I was looking for some tips to go with the ones i already thought of on frugal book buying for my readign group is how i arrived at your site. Anyway, I love gift cetificates too and usually never get them despite my requests. And in an attempt to be more frugal in my own gift giving this year, I'm doing food gifts. I plan to bake little yummies. I think it's easy on the wallet b/c I can buy the materials in bulk and it will probably be more memorable b/c...well, i can cook. 😉

By: MoneyChangesThings

MoneyChangesThings — Wed, 28 Nov 2007 03:06:00 +0000

If I have to give a material gift, I try to give something consumable, for just this reason.
but more and more i switch to making contributions in people’s honor. If they don’t like it, because they want something material, too bad. They don’t have to give us presents!
BTW, never give kids gift certificates. Their parents get stuck taking them to the store and that is really stressful for the parents…. And what the kid picks usually doesn’t match the gift amoount.

By: ValleyGirl

ValleyGirl — Mon, 26 Nov 2007 23:45:00 +0000

Good advice for picking gifts for others. I wish my family was okay with giving gift certificates!! It’s on my wish list every year — it’s often the ONLY thing on the list — and yet I still always end up getting, well, more clutter.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Mon, 26 Nov 2007 15:07:00 +0000

For Christmas my house is decorated with a few snowmen decorations that I collected. Now my Mil insists on buying tons of stuff with snowmen on them every year for Christmas, no matter how many times I have said not too. I no longer feel guilty when I purge this stuff. I do however feel guilty when I pass this stuff on to someone else because I wonder if I am now cluttering their home and if they have to pass the stuff on to someone else. How many homes has my Mil gifts cluttered??

By: Alison

Alison — Mon, 26 Nov 2007 14:11:00 +0000

that’s a really good point to consider when buying gifts..good post 🙂