The holiday season is coming
The holiday season is coming, but you'd think it was already here with all the Santas scheduled to be at local malls starting this weekend. As much as it drives me crazy to see Christmas decorations before Thanksgiving, this year I'm kind of agreeing with getting an early start on Christmas shopping. Money is tight for everyone this year (myself included), and I'm of the mind that a little creativity goes a long way -- both toward getting a great gift for friends or family, and saving yourself a little money in the process.
While gift cards are fabulous, nothing beats an actual gift that they can unwrap and enjoy then and there. So where am I going with this?
Books.
Of course, buying my books for your family and friends would be wonderful, but Raine isn't everyone's cup of tea. If you like or love someone enough to buy them a gift, it goes without saying that you know what they'd like (and if you don't, you should find out). And if you've discovered an author or authors who you think they would enjoy, buy them one or two of their books. Most paperbacks are in the $7.99 range. Perfectly affordable to get one, perhaps two. Or if they love a particular TV series (I'm gaga over Burn Notice), get them a season on DVD. You can probably get their favorite series for less than you'd think (there are going to be some awesome sales out there this year). Or you can get them a subscription to a magazine you think they'd like. You can buy the first issue for them to unwrap with a card inside saying that more are on the way. Since they'd be getting an issue every month, it's the gift that keeps on giving.
Or for the writer in your life -- or if you are the writer in your life and your family is asking what you want, here are a few inexpensive options:
A subscription to a writer's magazine. My favorite is The Writer. Another great one is Writer's Digest. There's also the ever-popular Writer's Digest Books series. Browse through, pick a book and put it on your gift list.
And naturally, I have to plug my own store. ; ) As I accounced on my News page yesterday, with cold weather setting in, I've added sweatshirts (hoodies and regular) to my CafePress store. For those of you wanting to get an early start on your holiday shopping for the Raine (or Mychael or Tam) fan in your life, pop over to the store and browse the large selection of gifts.
The important thing is that a little shopping creativity on your part can save you a lot of money this holiday season.
Lisa
While gift cards are fabulous, nothing beats an actual gift that they can unwrap and enjoy then and there. So where am I going with this?
Books.
Of course, buying my books for your family and friends would be wonderful, but Raine isn't everyone's cup of tea. If you like or love someone enough to buy them a gift, it goes without saying that you know what they'd like (and if you don't, you should find out). And if you've discovered an author or authors who you think they would enjoy, buy them one or two of their books. Most paperbacks are in the $7.99 range. Perfectly affordable to get one, perhaps two. Or if they love a particular TV series (I'm gaga over Burn Notice), get them a season on DVD. You can probably get their favorite series for less than you'd think (there are going to be some awesome sales out there this year). Or you can get them a subscription to a magazine you think they'd like. You can buy the first issue for them to unwrap with a card inside saying that more are on the way. Since they'd be getting an issue every month, it's the gift that keeps on giving.
Or for the writer in your life -- or if you are the writer in your life and your family is asking what you want, here are a few inexpensive options:
A subscription to a writer's magazine. My favorite is The Writer. Another great one is Writer's Digest. There's also the ever-popular Writer's Digest Books series. Browse through, pick a book and put it on your gift list.
And naturally, I have to plug my own store. ; ) As I accounced on my News page yesterday, with cold weather setting in, I've added sweatshirts (hoodies and regular) to my CafePress store. For those of you wanting to get an early start on your holiday shopping for the Raine (or Mychael or Tam) fan in your life, pop over to the store and browse the large selection of gifts.
The important thing is that a little shopping creativity on your part can save you a lot of money this holiday season.
Lisa
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