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Step 1
Get out your calendar and datebook at the beginning of the year, and enter all birthdays, anniversaries and graduations. Or program your personal digital assistant (PDA) with these dates. See 3 Write an Effective To-Do List and 266 Coordinate a Family Calendar.
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Step 2
Create a separate list for all your people for each of these occasions. Next to each name, write gift ideas (if you have any) and a monetary limit.
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Step 3
Take advantage of sales throughout the year. Keep your gift list in your wallet and check off items as you spy just the right thing.
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Step 4
Go in on a fabulous, overpriced gift with other siblings or friends to stay within your budget.
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Step 5
Buy birthday, sympathy, anniversary and graduation cards in bulk. Often stationery stores offer two-for-one specials and other deals. Buy boxes of blank cards to have on hand.
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Step 6
Designate a closet or space in your home for the gifts that you buy during the year so you can remember where they are months down the road.









