How to Start Planning for Christmas in September
Guest Post By Cassie Fairy from My Thrifty Life If you haven’t already started to plan for Christmas yet… why not?! It’s only three months away, people! You can start planning for the festive season at any time of year (and don’t let anyone tell you otherwise!) but there are some specific things that you can do in the month September to get a head start and help make your Christmas as stress-free as possible. Photo by Budget, plan and start saving One of the most important things you can do to prepare for Christmas is financial planning. After all,…
Why Fall is the Absolute Best Time to Shop for Christmas
I've talked about shopping early for Christmas on the blog before, and now that the air is crisper and the leaves are turning, I'm back to encourage everyone to try and have a stress-free Christmas season by getting your gifts, decorations and more EARLY! Here's some great reasons why you should probably start your Christmas Shopping, like, yesterday! In one recent study, it was discovered that approximately 45% of all consumers begin shopping for Christmas prior to November 1. That means that if you are already thinking about buying and wrapping Christmas gifts, and getting brand new decorations for your home, you certainly…
Plan Early for a Gift to Yourself this Christmas
Christmas is some months away at the time of this post, and yet, it will be here sooner than any of us know. There are many reasons to celebrate Christmas. Some consider it to be a holy religious day, some simply enjoy spending time with the family, while others use it as a benchmark to reflect on the year in good company. While presents and gifts are of course not the point of Christmas, they can be part of it. But when was the last time you gifted yourself? When did you last decide to use Christmas as a nice…