Ways To Make Gift Giving More Meaningful (And Less Expensive)
More than 2 in 5 shoppers expressed feeling pressure to spend more and buy more.
According to last year’s Bankrate Holiday Gifting Survey, involving 1,000 interviews, more than 2 in 5 shoppers expressed feeling pressure to spend more and buy more. However, there are ways to purchase fewer gifts, spend less money and still enjoy gift giving.
October’s Real Simple offered such solutions as:
‒ Pitching in on one gift for someone special, a parent or grandparent, for example.
‒ Doing something together: meeting at a home — or renting one — and playing games, watching movies or making crafts.
‒ Purchasing a recurring gift, such as fruit, cheese or meal-prep kits, that everyone in a home can enjoy.
‒ Swapping favorite baked goods.
And, of course, there is always the popular white ...
