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Travel gifts wrapped and ready for holiday giving
Gifting travel enables couples or families who may not have the means to get away to hit the road in style. When giving the gift of travel, shoppers should consider gift certificates or vouchers that can be applied to flights or lodging. Many travel businesses and websites now offer gift registry services that make it […]
Great gifts for people who love to read
But books aren’t the only gifts shoppers can give the readers on their lists this holiday season. The following are a few gift ideas no book lover can balk at. * E-reader: Before buying an e-reader, shoppers may want to first learn where the intended recipient of this thoughtful gift stands on the book versus […]
Gifts to keep kids engaged
But once the gift wrap is torn away and kids have played with their presents for a day, some already grow bored with their new belongings and cast them aside. Certain toys are not engaging enough to warrant extended periods of play — no matter what the advertisements boast. No gift-giver wants to spend money […]
How to send gifts to faraway friends and family
The holiday season is a time to share happy experiences with friends and family. But reconnecting with loved ones come the holidays is not always possible, especially when family and friends are spread out across the country, if not the globe. Even though these people may not be close geographically, they’re still close in our […]
Save up all year to enjoy a debt-free holiday season
The holiday season is synonymous with many things, including spending. Opening a Christmas Club account is one way shoppers exercise some financial savvy during the holiday season. According to a survey from the American Research Group, the average family spends between $700 and $900 on Christmas gifts in a given year. Roughly 1.5 percent of […]
Shop locally this holiday season
The benefits of shopping locally go beyond convenience and the chance to reduce your carbon footprint. The following are a few ways that shopping locally this holiday season can directly benefit your community and the people who call it home. Local economy When men and women shop locally, they are putting money back into their […]
Holiday waste by the numbers
The holiday season generates a lot of waste, and many things contribute to this excess of trash this time of year. Thousands of paper and plastic shopping bags end up in landfills after the holiday season. Reusable cloth bags can limit the amount of bags tossed away, and users of plastic bags can recycle those […]
2014 holiday toy predictions
Parents often find themselves waiting in long lines to snag the hottest toys for children’s holiday gifts. Shoppers arrive at retail stores in droves to grab the newest video game consoles or must-have dolls or action figures. From Cabbage Patch Dolls of the 1980s to the Elmo craze of the 1990s, every generation seems to […]
We Three Kings of Orient
Bearing gifts we traverse afar Field and fountain, moor and mountain Following yonder star. O star of wonder, star of light Star with royal beauty bright Westward leading, still proceeding Guide us to thy perfect light. Born a King on Bethlehem’s plain Gold I bring to crown Him again King forever, ceasing never Over us […]