Out of Gas Newsletter - Issue 18 November 15th, 2008
++ News -
Black Friday ads are starting to come out. We’ll have our guide on what to do - the steps you can take to get the best deal on Tuesday. Some details on what Wal-Mart may be offering is here.
Gas news -
Oil is now down to around $57 / barrel with the average price for a gallon of gas - $2.12.
We got quite a few suggestions on the new types of content to include here. We’re reviewing them and will pick the one we think will work the best.
Thanks again for submitting your opinions.
Fun with the Family -
We’ve been working hard on some new pages that will help you have fun with your family. We should have these pages complete early next week.
Saving you Money - Thinking Creatively for Your Christmas List
Think for a moment about your favorite Christmas present.. did it cost a lot. If you’re like most people probably not. Do your kids even remember what you got them last Christmas?
Really great gifts don’t have to cost an arm and a leg. I’ll give you a few ideas with things I’ve done and give you a few links that will give you some more information.
The Big Red Bag.
This is something that I did for my wife. First you’ll need a big bag to hold the presents in. When you go shopping you want to buy many, different small gifts for whoever the red bag is for. I bought my wife about 15 or so gifts (things for the kitchen, crochet hooks, books, etc.). The most I spent on a gift was about $5.00 I think. That was about ten years ago and she still talks about it. I might have to do that again.
The Scavenger Hunt.
Again buy small gifts, but create a scavengar hunt so the recepient will have to find each present and when they find it they’ll get the clue for the next gift.
Here are some links.
http://familyfun.go.com/arts-and-crafts/season/specialfeature/holiday_gifts_ms/
http://www.buynothingchristmas.org/alternatives/index.html
Here are some more ideas.
http://www.allthingsfrugal.com/r_frugalpresents.htm
And one more from me.
Last year I created a 12 days of Christmas list for Lisa.
Examples of what I included -
My wife hates to drive - so I included - Five trips I’ll drive for you.
Another was Eight back rubs - Seven nights off (I cook / clean / help kiddos with homework etc).
You get the idea - you don’t have to spend any money on that list if you don’t want to… just your time.
We hope you have a wonderful weekend.
