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Helpful hints: Add these expenses to your holiday spending spreadsheet

post #1 of 17
11/16/09 at 12:34pm
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Let's start a running tally of all things to add to your spreadsheet IN ADDITION to the obvious regular gifts for family and close friends. I'm sure I'm forgetting some that may be necessary for some people. Feel free to add to my list!
  • Santa gifts
  • Stocking stuffers
  • Gifts and stocking stuffers for pets
  • Gifts for teachers and other special people (classroom, Sunday School, activity leaders, coaches, day care providers, bus drivers, babysitters, etc.)
  • Gifts for bosses and other employees
  • Santa anonymous gifts
  • Tips for service people (hair stylists, postal service workers, etc.)
  • Other charitable giving (church donations, food pantry dontations, etc.)
  • Holiday travel (gas, food on the road, hotels, etc.)
  • Christmas tree and accessories (stand, ornaments, etc.)
  • Wreath
  • Christmas baking
  • Holiday meals/wine
  • Food for class parties
  • Holiday crafts
  • Christmas music or movies
  • Boxes, wrapping paper, bows, name tags, tape
  • Postage to send gifts out of town
  • Holiday cards
  • Postage for holiday cards
  • Holiday apparel (PJs for kids, clothing for holiday parties)
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post #2 of 17
11/16/09 at 2:23pm
When you figure your Christmas baking, don't forget the containers that you will be using to give them away.
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post #3 of 17
11/16/09 at 3:24pm
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Originally Posted by Susannah View Post

When you figure your Christmas baking, don't forget the containers that you will be using to give them away.

That's a good one. I was at the Dollar Store on Saturday and they have plenty of stuff for that, too. Thanks, Susie!
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post #4 of 17
11/16/09 at 4:15pm
Things I always forget, but made a master list last year!

School bus driver
News carrier
Angel Tree at church
food for kids class parties - this adds up with 3 kids!
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post #5 of 17
11/16/09 at 9:29pm
Holiday Craft or Kids Craft
Pets- stocking or gifts
Christmas music or movies
Boxes, wrapping paper, bows, name tags, tape
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post #6 of 17
11/17/09 at 6:57am
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Originally Posted by mom2abc View Post

Things I always forget, but made a master list last year!

School bus driver
News carrier
Angel Tree at church
food for kids class parties - this adds up with 3 kids!

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Originally Posted by samstookey View Post

Holiday Craft or Kids Craft
Pets- stocking or gifts
Christmas music or movies
Boxes, wrapping paper, bows, name tags, tape

Thanks! I added them to the master list.
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post #7 of 17
11/17/09 at 9:56am
Food Pantry donations. All 4 of my kids are doing this at school and at church. Not that it's a whole lot of $, but it does add up.
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post #8 of 17
11/17/09 at 10:36am
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Originally Posted by Susannah View Post

Food Pantry donations. All 4 of my kids are doing this at school and at church. Not that it's a whole lot of $, but it does add up.

Good one. We donated a bunch last week, too.
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post #9 of 17
11/23/09 at 6:05pm
Postal Carrier. I like to give a little to my postman/woman as I have built a relationship with them over the years.
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post #10 of 17
11/17/10 at 11:06am
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Originally Posted by Susannah View Post

When you figure your Christmas baking, don't forget the containers that you will be using to give them away.

I was at Dollar General on my lunch & they had pretty plastic metallic plates for $2, gingerbread plastic trays w/ a lip on them for $1.50 & really pretty glass plates with 2 snowmen on them for $1.50. I chose the snowmen plates & will put homemade sugar cookies on them for all teachers & bus driver.
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