If Christmas were tomorrow, how much would you have??

[laceshawl]

Home made jam is a gift I always give to my neighbors. They love it. I find people prefer edible gifts to "stuff", in fact a number of peoplw have recenrtly told me they're not giving gifts. A lot of my family live overseas, and for many years I recorded a tape with me talking about what had happened in our lives, ds singing a song, etc. For ds, I told him I would double whatever amount of money he saved during the year, then we would go and buy whatever he wanted at the New Year sales.

For groceries, I buy vouchers at a 5% discount from the supermarket during the year, redemmable in December.

[akaivyleaf]

Not a really big Christmas shopper. I think its become too commercial, so I rarely participate. If I had to give gifts to loved ones today, I could go in my gift closet, and it might be the same answer on Dec 24th.

[PrincessPerky]

I happened to be cleaning my closet a bit this past week or so.

I have one stocking stuffer for MIL and mom, and DH, and a toy for DS (might be in stocking, might be his gift)

Plus some leftover toys for a kid under 2 if I have one. Oh and a couple books...agiabn for a kid, 5 and under.

that is it..which is a bit sparse, I think I will have to pester DH next time we are at a store to look in the clearance section, we have been in a hurry to get out the past few visits.

[Ima saver]

i would much prefer getting food for christmas. Or a gift certificate to my favorite restaurant!

[debtfreeme]

I would be fine. I have had the same account and put the same amount away each month for the past 6 years or so. I never come close to using the full amount that is in the account for either christmas or birthdays throughout the year. One such plus of having that account.

I only have to buy for my nieces and nephews, my sisters and their husbands (one gift), and my mom. For everyone else we each draw one name, have a dollar limit and that is it.

I have decided that this year i am going to give a gift to myself. I never got to celebrate finishing my grad program and really want to go someplace. I am looking at visiting my sister in Europe for a week or so in the fall. I have a vacation account all set up and ready but might be a couple hundred short. Here comes the gift account money to the rescue!

[rob62521]

We have a Christmas club account started at a credit union. We have over $300 and plan to put more in before November.

I also buy throughout the year if I see something I know someone would like.