How to Shop for Christmas Gifts on a Fixed Income

Too many people believe that meaningful Christmas gifts must cost a lot of money. If you're living off of investment income or retirement funds, it's a good time to stop raising the Christmas gift ante every year. Think through how much you're going to spend this Christmas with this "How To" article. Read on to learn more.

Difficulty: Moderately Easy

Instructions

Things You'll Need:

• Spending plan
• Access to the internet
• List of gift recipients

1. 

   Develop a Spending Plan for Christmas
   
   List out how much you intend to spend for each person on your list. Add it up. Is it within your budget? If it's over, go back and cut costs on the list.

2. 

   Use a Gift Recommendation Website
   
   These let you shop by person, occasion, lifestyle and interests across a range of retailers. You can refine your search along the way. One site you could try is Gifts.com.

3. 

   List the Gifts You Plan to Give
   
   Then become a savvy shopper and look for them on sale, with coupons, close-outs and thrift stores.

4. 

   Save on Wrapping Paper
   
   Use plain craft paper and bits of branches, twigs or evergreen sprigs.

Tips & Warnings

• Give meaningful gifts.
• Avoid throwing money at gifts as an indicator of how much you love the person.

[rajgift]

on 12/18/2008 Nice tips. Yes, many peoples just spending too much money on gifts for showoff

[texasware]

on 11/18/2008 Thank you for the tips!

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[LilacGirl]

on 8/25/2008 Good information for saving money at Christmas.