We thought it would be fun to see how good or bad we each are at wrapping gifts, so we got some boxes and some dollar store wrapping paper and got busy!
Over the last few years, the concept of online holiday shopping has exploded into the mainstream. Millions of online shoppers find hot deals on "Cyber Monday" and through the entire holiday shopping season, but how do you keep nosey kids or a significant other from discovering what you bought them?
My mom is an avid scrapbooker, I have my entire childhood in two huge binders full of photos, and I spent some time over the long holiday weekend looking at them and reflecting on memories of Christmas and some of the memorable gifts I've gotten over the years.
We all know that Santa has a ton pf presents to deliver to all the good girls and boy's all over the world and that is a big job, so he has enlisted the men and women in brown to help him out with UPS.
Chances are if you're like most men, you'll put off buying a Christmas gift for that special lady in your life until the last possible moment. If not, congratulations! You're obviously a keeper and don't need any help. But for those that can't say the same--and you know who you are--I'm going to give you a little help with this list of the things you should NEVER buy your wife/girlfriend for Chris
We've all heard the Twelve Days of Christmas song, many of us fond of the Muppets version of the familiar carol. If someone actually wanted to buy the whole list of items in the song, how much would it cost?
While the days of physical discs for music and movies are slowly going away, Facebook has decided to make it easier to offer the gift of a digital album, movie, or game to anyone on your shopping list if you also happen to be friends on the social network.
Spent all your money on one really great gift, but think you should also get a small gift so your loved one has something else to open? Think again. New research shows that a small gift could decrease the value of the more generous one in the eyes of the recipient.
This morning Jeanne and I talked about the "average" American and how much they spend on Christmas. Despite the economy, this survey found that the average American plans to spend $751 on gifts this year… up 22% from last year.
Only 27% think the economy will get better in the next year… down 10% from last year...