tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7396177073708693157.post6643832727725251521..comments2023-08-09T10:52:29.778-05:00Comments on Holidays & More...: Shopping Tips for Christmas 2008EJ Cookseyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12896015652516067696noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7396177073708693157.post-34351679342656472172008-12-03T19:07:00.000-06:002008-12-03T19:07:00.000-06:00Irene: Thanks for stopping by. Lisette: Great j...Irene: Thanks for stopping by. <BR/><BR/>Lisette: Great job on your Christmas budget!EJ Cookseyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12896015652516067696noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7396177073708693157.post-1607660421740251602008-12-03T17:58:00.000-06:002008-12-03T17:58:00.000-06:00Those are all great tips. I just wanted to add tha...Those are all great tips. I just wanted to add that it's a good idea to make a budget before you start shopping. Decide how much you can afford (preferably w/out credit cards) and then figure out what the maximum is you will spend on each person. <BR/><BR/>We made a budget of $400 initially but upped it to $475 after my hubby got a bonus. We are spending $100 on each of our 3 kids (our 2 yr old daughter is done, 10 yr old son and 1 yr old son are both halfway done) and $20 max for each member of our extended family. We did split the cost of something for hubby's uncle that cost us about $48, but he's done so much for us this year and it's something he can get a lot of use out of. Mother-in-law is getting slippers, gloves and a framed 11x14 scrapbook page of her grandkids. For most of my family I spent significantly less thanm $20 but still bought things they can use.<BR/><BR/>Lisette<BR/>http://couponqueenofcorning.today.com/Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7396177073708693157.post-5796480170234301932008-12-02T14:46:00.000-06:002008-12-02T14:46:00.000-06:00That is an awesome list-- I especially like the po...That is an awesome list-- I especially like the point you made about turning off your computer and clearing the cache and history and turning it off. Great tip for safety!Irenehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11518163276688146544noreply@blogger.com