| 1. Place a $15-$20 Limit on each gift for family | | | | Don't forget to add Christmas images for that |
| members. Keeping the cost low can have amazing | | | | extra holiday feel. |
| results to people to become more creative with | | | | 4. Because "it's the thought that counts," if your |
| the money that they spend by putting a lot of | | | | group is really serious on saving money, you may |
| thought into the best way to make the most of | | | | want to consider just exchanging thoughtful cards. |
| the fixed budget. | | | | Especially to out of town family that you don't |
| 2. Opting for books as a Christmas gift can be an | | | | get to talk to quite as often as you would like it's |
| excellent way to keep costs down. Buying loved | | | | always great for them to receive an actual |
| ones just the right book is a way to show that | | | | handwritten letter along with the card and pictures |
| you know them well and recognize their taste. | | | | too! Use stylish stationeries for adding additional |
| Books also provide hours of fun reading in addition | | | | notes into your Christmas cards. Make it |
| to some appealing topics of conversation. This | | | | attractive. |
| may not work as well for a non-reading crowd, | | | | 5. While candies, fudge, cookies, and brownies |
| but this is a great way to go for a group of avid | | | | tend to be gone within days, few faces fail to |
| readers. | | | | light up when presented with tasty treats. If the |
| 3. Gift giving is always more fun when it is | | | | sugary stuff would be an unwelcome diet |
| personally done. Most of us have some sort of | | | | saboteur, you can always assemble a healthy fruit |
| creative side, and you'd be surprised by what you | | | | basket, wine and cheese basket, or come up with |
| can create if you put that creative side to work. | | | | your own cheap-and-tasty basket idea. |