Don’t you hate me already? Six months until Christmas, everyone! It is time to start thinking about ways you can save for the holiday season. On Frugal Hacks, I am sharing some things that we have started doing to get ready for the holiday season so we can stay under budget!
Two years ago, I actually started a Christmas journal and now I have created a Christmas file folder of the things that I want to do for the next year’s holiday. In our little Christmas Memory Journal, I have included the recipes for what dishes our family loved the most, what the children asked for from Santa, what we spent the holidays doing, and tucked inside are the sweet letters and pictures to Santa. Someday I hope to give each of the kids a journal so that they can share those recipes and memories with their own families someday!
My inspiration comes from so many place so I am bookmarking all of the crafts and projects I want to try. My notebook entries are my virtual bookmarks to holiday ideas and have helped me each year with some much needed holiday inspiration.
Here is a round-up of Christmas fun to help inspire you in this July heat!
Christmas Getting & Giving Recap
Christmas With the Clarks (or the Endless Flu Epidemic)
Eve of Christmas Morning Recap
Christmas Morning with the Clarks
Working on My Christmas Countdown
Be A Wrap Superstar: Use What You Have
Be A Wrap Superstar: Wallpaper That Gift, Yo
Be a Wrap Superstar: Tailor Your Gift
The Gift Closet: Wrapping Gifts
Sugar & Spice Nuts
Creating Family Traditions
What to Get the Person Who Has Everything
Making Real Christmas Memories
Holiday Bling Without a Bling Budget
Creating Holiday Traditions
Christmas Drink Mixes
Save More On Your Christmas Shopping
Say Bah, Humbug to Holiday Debt
The Christmas Jar
Bubbly Magnets (for Gifts)
Oreo Biscotti (for Gifts)
Elegant Photo Albums
Painted Children’s Mugs (for Gifts)
How do you organize and keep track of your projects and ideas for the holiday season?
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13 Responses to “Frugal Hacks: 6 Months Until Christmas”
I am so excited to go check out all these links! Thank you.
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I am already getting excited about Christmas this year. The last two years I was in grad school and didn’t have much time to be creative. I’m looking forward to following the links. I already checked out the recipe for the nuts!
Thanks!
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I’ve been wanting to get ready for Christmas too! I’ve been wondering how early I can mention it without people wanting to throw things at me. It makes it so much easier to start early.
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Holy Toledo! I’m getting agitated just thinking about it… ! (But I definitely don’t hate you.)
; )
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Only six months!!! I had better get started, Christmas always has a way of sneaking up on me
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See – just one more way we are kindred spirits!
I’ve actually started making my gifts already and am planning to post one idea a week throughout the fall. I bookmark ideas and then look through and make a list of what I want to do that year. Usually, several jump out above the rest.
This year, I am making wool dryer balls, signs, hand warmers, button jewelry and sock monkeys!
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Wow, you’re thinking of Christmas already? You are my hero.
I have a bad habit of thinking of Christmas around, say, late October, early November. On a good year. LOL!
Actually, this is good for me to read. Maybe I need to take a bit of time this week and write up a bit of a list of things that I could start to prepare, look for deals on, etc. in advance. What a concept!
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hmmm… I wonder what wool dryer balls are?
Christmas.. yikes! I’m full blown into anti-commercialism right now. I can’t even think about it! Wake me in 3 months
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Never too early to starting preparing. We are thinking alike this week. I just did a post on blog on the ways I have already prepared for Christmas.
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Amy,
This post made me laugh because while my husband’s family has been all together this week, we drew names for Christmas gifts (among the siblings). I keep a little notebook in my purse so I can record gift ideas and keep them with me throughout the year.
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So funny. My husband and I were just talking about making weekly Christmas purchases and socking them away until December. I can’t wait to make your Oreo Biscotti’s. I think the kids and I will have to try those out tomorrow. Thanks for the tips!
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I am really looking forward to being more creative this Christmas. Thank you for the inspiration! I think I’ll mention this in my new blog!
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I’m also an early planner for Christmas. I have a few gifts bought and plans for several others. Shopping ahead really helps save money.
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