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Gift wrapping paper and ribbons

Published in December 24th, 2007

If you’re new here, you may want to subscribe to my RSS feed. Thanks for visiting!What do you do with the gift wrapping paper and the ribbons after you unwrap the gifts? When I was a kid, my mother taught us to carefully unwrap the presents and avoid crumbling or ripping the paper apart. [...]

More on frugal xmas presents + carnival news

Published in December 18th, 2007

Posted by Jacob in carnival, xmas

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Today The Simple Dollar had an article on a A Frugal Man’s Christmas Wish List which underlines something I really believe in and I quote:
Quality tools Again, a frugal person would rather have one high quality item than a large selection of junk. I would far rather receive a single wrench that will last a [...]

Xmas gift giving - a survival guide

Published in December 11th, 2007

Posted by Jacob in gifts, xmas

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When I was a kid I loved the idea of xmas and birthday gifts. In my family we had a tradition for giving gifts worth fairly fixed amounts. This was to keep everything fair, I guess. I think I mainly loved the idea of receiving gifts but handing over the purse I stitched in school [...]