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Gift-Giving Tips
The 3-Gift Guideline, from Gabrielle Blair
Posted on Dec 22, 2008 12:50:00 PM  |  By SimplyStatedAdmin

A few days before Christmas I start running through my gift lists for my kids, both mentally and on paper. I try to envision the pile that will be waiting for them under the tree on Christmas morning. Will there...

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Gift-Giving Tips
True Last Minute Hostess Gift Ideas, from Gabrielle Blair
Posted on Dec 20, 2008 8:48:00 AM  |  By SimplyStatedAdmin

When I say last minute, I mean actually last minute. As in you're on your way to the event. You're already a little late, but you'd like to bring a hostess gift. It's night. Gift shops are closed. You don't...

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Gift-Giving Tips
A Hanukkah Shopping Guide from Jill Asher
Posted on Dec 17, 2008 7:56:00 AM  |  By SimplyStatedAdmin

Chanukah. Hanukkah. Hanukah. However you spell it, Hanukah just couldn’t compete with enormity of Christmas. Growing up right outside of NYC, I just couldn’t escape the massive Christmas tree at Rockefeller Center (why don’t they light a giant menorah as...

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Gift-Giving Tips
Signature Gifts, from Krista Colvin
Posted on Dec 16, 2008 4:30:00 PM  |  By SimplyStatedAdmin

Simple + savvy seem to be the key ingredient when it comes to signature gift giving… and that’s nice to hear when the economy is doing loopy-loops around us now isn’t it. Here are two of my family’s favorites: My...

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Gift-Giving Tips
Top Five Multi-Functional Technologies For Busy Moms
Posted on Dec 15, 2008 7:09:00 AM  |  By SimplyStatedAdmin

With the holidays coming up, it is a great opportunity to arm Mom with multi-function gadgets that will enable her to multi-task at home and on the go. To save money, these practical gadgets can be purchased as holiday gifts,...

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Gift-Giving Tips
White Elephant Gifts, from Krista Colvin
Posted on Dec 10, 2008 12:32:00 PM  |  By SimplyStatedAdmin

Ugh… I really am too old for white elephant gifts. I loathe being stuck with the beer can crotched something or another piece of clutter. So the last thing I want to do is take a piece of work re-gift....

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Gift-Giving Tips
5 Gifts Under $30 That Inspire by My Inspiration Lounge
Posted on Dec 9, 2008 11:56:00 AM  |  By SimplyStatedAdmin

Beware-- these gifts will bring big smiles and sheer joy long after the gift is open! Personalized Calendar From Shutterfly.com My holiday gift-giving tradition is to give family calendars to all the grandparents. They are beyond thrilled to see the...

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Gift-Giving Tips
Guy's Geek Gift Guide
Posted on Dec 8, 2008 7:28:00 AM  |  By SimplyStatedAdmin

There are few people more difficult to shop for than a geek because by definition a geek is more on top of the latest gadgets than the typical giver. If you need help this Christmas, let me provide you with...

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Gift-Giving Tips | Money-Saving Tips
Big Ticket Tech Gifts on a budget
Posted on Dec 5, 2008 3:05:00 PM  |  By SimplyStatedAdmin

Looking at your gift list this year could give you palpitations if it’s filled with hopeful requests for notebook computers, camcorders, gaming consoles, and smartphones. But there is a way to fulfill those dreams, even on a tight budget. Luckily...

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Gift-Giving Tips
4 Holiday Gift-buying Tips from Jodie Watson
Posted on Dec 4, 2008 7:55:00 AM  |  By SimplyStatedAdmin

1. About a month before the holidays, write a list of the people for whom you will be buying gifts, ideas for what you’d like to get them, where you will purchase them, and the estimated amount each present will...

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