Spend Less Than $100 During Christmas

Are you tired of paying so much on Christmas for your friends and families? Well we all have been there. But there is many simple steps and ways to keep the costs down during the holidays.

Steps

 * 1)  List how many people you are planning to give someone a present. Knowing how many you are going to shop for will immediately help you know how much you could spend.[[Image:Spend Less Than $100 During Christmas Step 1.jpg|center]]
 * 2)  Create a list of what you want to give to someone. Try to keep the budget under $5 per each people so you don't over spend more than the budget.[[Image:Spend Less Than $100 During Christmas Step 2.jpg|center]]
 * 3)  Create simple yet thoughtful gifts you could make for free or next to nothing. Such as:[[Image:Spend Less Than $100 During Christmas Step 3.jpg|center]]
 * 4) * New current pictures of yourself (And maybe with someone else in it as well) for your family member who doesn't get to see you as often as they'd like
 * 5) * If you have means to do so, one clever way of creating a present is a video postcard for someone. It can be made into a comedy, horror or both. Or a nice way to make the video is gather up as many familiar people and put them in the video and create something heartwarming.
 * 6) * Knit some scarves, sweater, mitten or a toque
 * 7) * Make your own Christmas cards.
 * 8)  Be creative with your wrapping paper. Instead of purchasing new ones, use craft papers you might already have around. Also using them, you can redecorate them by coloring with something. Or use any of these potential items as a replacement to wrapping paper:[[Image:Spend Less Than $100 During Christmas Step 4.jpg|center]]
 * 9) *Lined paper for small items
 * 10) *Newspaper
 * 11) *White sheet paper
 * 12)  Consider going through your old things and see if you have anything you could use as a potential gift. Like an old electronic device that you don't use anymore,[[Image:Spend Less Than $100 During Christmas Step 5.jpg|center]]
 * 13) When you do have to spend money on a shopping trip, remember the age and gender of the person you are buying the gift for. Some gifts are not suitable for people. Also remember to only keep it less than $5 per each people as it will eventually rack up really quick.[[Image:Spend Less Than $100 During Christmas Step 6.jpg|center]]
 * 14)  Instead of giving gifts, spend time with them. There are some we might know that just doesn't want gifts or that you just don't know what kind of present to get them. So instead of buying gifts for them, perhaps hosting a pre-christmas potluck party. It's a great way to save money on gifts, and at the same moment you can spend memorable time with them.[[Image:Spend Less Than $100 During Christmas Step 7.jpg|center]]
 * 15)  Consider writing someone your own personal playlist if you are a good musician. If you're good writing and making music, then consider using that as an option and even make your own CD of your own personal songs that you could write and sing for them.[[Image:Spend Less Than $100 During Christmas Step 8.jpg|center]]
 * 16)  Remember that even really simple gifts can hold more value then expensive gifts. Sometimes expensive gifts to friends can't say about how much you value or appreciate your friendship towards them as much as a simple cheap gift can.[[Image:Spend Less Than $100 During Christmas Step 9.jpg|center]]

Tips

 * Possible cheap or free gifts is:
 * Old electronic device you don't use but can be gifted

Warnings

 * Don't buy gifts for someone whom you aren't close with. If you know anyone that you don't plan to see or know well at all, then consider not buying gifts for them.
 * Don't buy something more than $5 for someone.
 * Don't regift someone the obvious same gifts they had given you not too long ago or by someone else. It can show just how little you bothered to shop for the and might be insulting.

Things You'll Need

 * Common sense
 * Ingenuity & Creativity
 * Money
 * Wrapping paper
 * Items you already have for possible gifting
 * A potluck party (optional)

Related wikiHows

 * Create Your Christmas Playlist
 * Get Spending Money for Christmas
 * Spend Holidays Thoughtfully