3 Tricks to Staying in Your Christmas Presents Budget Story

3 Tricks to Staying in Your Christmas Presents Budget

Let me share with you a few tricks I’ve learned over the years that allow me to stretch my resources without breaking the bank.

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Set Up a Gift Closet

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Having a gift closet also ends up saving me several hundred dollars each year by never paying full-price on gifts for birthdays and other holidays!

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Get Free Gift Cards

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Cut Down Your Food Budget

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Plus an additional $182 on eating out! That’s almost $500 per month, or $6,000 each year! Just imagine how much fun you could have at the mall with all of that money!

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Swipe up To LEARN MORE!

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