Budget Christmas Gift Ideas Part 1

[MamaChamp]

This truly can be a debt free Christmas we can all feel good about. What better way to go into the new year than to know that you didn't sacrifice your family finaces to please the Jones's!! Debt is a heavy weight to bare. Keep "Black Friday" for YOUR account instead of going into the red. This is the year to not stress over finances and to find the blessing in giving special, thought out and creative gifts. The best friends and family will appreciate any gift that comes from the heart. It is also a great way to teach your family the true meaning of Christmas...love, giving,taking time for the people you care about instead of just buying fancy and easily forgotten material goods.  Love ya! MamaChamp

 

Here's a few of my favorite inexpensive gift ideas...

 1. Gourmet coffees with a personal coffee cup (Dollar Tree has cute mugs)
 2. Pound of pistachios/pecans/homeade peanut brittle
 3. Child's artwork, framed
 4. Journal with special inscription inside
 5. Teacup with box of herbal tea
 6. Deck of cards and book of card game rules (make your own book)
 7. Homemade cocoa mix in a pretty jar (Or regular jar tied with a discount Christmas ribbon)
 8. Collage of special photos
 9. Gel pens and pretty stationary (you can even print your own stationary..see link that follows this list)
10. Bottle of sparkling cider
11. Home baked bread, include recipe
12. Disposable camera or rolls of film
13. Basket filled with deli cheese and fruit
14. Craft supplies
15. Holiday serving bowl or platter
16. Pretty basket filled with special jams or mustards
17. Decorative napkins and napkin rings
18. Fancy chocolate bars tied with a ribbon
19. Gardening gloves with a plant or flower seeds
20. Photo album, hand decorated is even better
21. Makeup tote
22. Prepaid photo developing envelopes
23. Homemade cookie mix with instructions for baking
24. Variety of bread mixes
25. Special coffee cup filled with candy
26. Fancy magazines tied together with a pretty ribbon
27. Gourmet popcorn and flavored oil
28. Locally made barbeque or steak sauce with basting brush (homeade recipes online too!)
29. Pancake or waffle mix and a bottle of real maple syrup
30. Movie theater gift certificates
31. Board games
32. Jar of sourwood or pure honey with biscuit mix
33. Note cards and book of stamps
34. Picture frames, buy them on sale!
35. Specialty cookbook...I say any GOOD cookbook
36. Pretty glass jar filled with candy
37. Collectible sports cards
38. Muffin mixes with muffin pan (try a mini muffin or jumbo muffin pan)
39. Books, there are still a few for under $10
40. Set of dish towels and dish cloths (Dollar Tree has a nice selection)
41. Nail polish kit
42. Pretty night shirt
43. Basket filled with kitchen gadgets
44. Video rental gift certificates
45. Pepper mill and fresh peppercorns
46. Handwritten copies of your favorite recipes
47. For the pets, gourmet dog biscuits or cat treats
48. Baking pans and supplies
49. Prepaid long distance phone cards
50. Small clock or radio
51. Pretty box for keepsakes
52. Colorful Post-It notepads
53. Address book
54. Christmas ornaments
55. Puzzles
56. Blank video or cassette tapes
57. Sewing supplies
58. Flashlight with batteries
59. Favorite quote embroidered on a nice handkerchief
60. Makeup brush set
61. Expensive socks, still under $10
62. Special soaps and bath puff (Feel My Skin, Avon, Bath & Body Works, Marshalls)
63. and don't forget my absolute favorite... home baked cookies!

(http://www.betterbudgeting.com/articles/money/63giftsunder10dollars.htm)

[MommyLee08]

Oct. 15, 2009 at 1:17 PM

Love the ideas

[xxmissrainbow]

Oct. 15, 2009 at 9:30 PM

Awesome, thanks!