1. Plan to ship everything by Monday, December 17.
2. If you haven’t already purchased the gifts you need to ship, order them online and have them shipped directly.
3. Next year, use the online USPS, UPS, and FedEx rate calculators and online product information to determine the shipping costs for gifts you’re ordering.
4. Consolidate your gifts.
5. If shipping holiday gifts by USPS, print your postage online.
6. Use free packaging.
7. Set aside a Saturday to wrap and package gifts.
8. Don’t ship food gifts.

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1. Browse Malls But Purchase Online
2. Let Gifts & Bargains Find You
3. Search Online Shopping Sites To Save Money
4. Re-Gift
5. Dress up Inexpensive Gifts
6. Reduce Gift List
7. Give Creative Presents and Gifts from the Heart
8. Set a Budget & Stick To It

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1. Bake cookies.
2. To save time, make a large batch of cookie dough ahead of time and store it in an air-tight plastic bag or container in the freezer.

3. Put the cookies inside plastic wrap-lined cookie tin and cover with a pretty bow.

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Money Saving Holiday Gift Idea 1 -Don't give so many gifts!

Money Saving Holiday Gift Idea 2 -Timing is everything.

Money Saving Holiday Gift Idea 3 -Avoid the trendy gifts.

Money Saving Holiday Gift Idea 4 -Make your gifts.

Money Saving Holiday Gift Idea 5 -Try giving some like a magazine subscription.

Money Saving Holiday Gift Idea 6 -There's a trend no toward environmentally friendly, experience based gifts.

Money Saving Holiday Gift Idea 7 -Here's a novel idea. If you can afford it, but those who you're giving the gift to are finding money a bit tight, why not give them something that will save them money?

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1. If you’re big on crafts, you can always give away anything handmade.
2. If you’re a good cook, you can always give cookies and other baked goods.
3. If you have old children’s books

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