Running low on cash to complete shopping for Christmas Gifts for your kids, and hoping that you’ll have money to pick up the last minute Christmas gifts you need?

Many things in life that are “Free” are overlooked or ignored. As people of habit we tend to do the same things over and over again. We shop at the same stores. We buy the same products. We shop out of need rather than planning. We are in a rush and shop without taking advantage of bargains and sales.

At the grocery store we shop for what is in our heads or on the shopping list after work, and then go home and prepare dinner. We ignore the free weekly sales brochure at the entrance of the store. We buy the same brand name of soup without comparing prices of soups in the same area. We buy bread and mayonnaise for sandwiches that will go with the soup.

So what did you miss? You missed a lot of savings that would provide you with EXTRA MONEY for shopping for Christmas gifts. If you would have picked up the weekly sales brochure at the entrance, you might have seen that Campbell’s Chucky Soup was on sale….Buy 2 Get 3 Free. So instead of buying your regular brand of soup at approximately the same price with no sale you could have SAVED MONEY.

You also may have found that instead of the loaf of bread that you normally purchase which was not on sale, you could have purchased a Brownberry 100% Wheat Bread and got ONE FREE (this also is a healthy made bread). As for the Mayonnaise, you could have just grabbed any jar including Hellman’s. You overlooked the fact that one of the jars of Hellman’s offered for the same price included "FREE 33% More mayonnaise" …10 ounces for free.

Hopefully when you shop you carry the store’s loyalty card that not only provides you with additional savings on other products throughout the store, but provides savings to you and your wallet on every visit. There was also a page of grocery breakfast items that were on sale and adding another $1.00 off each product when you bought any five of these named products for an additional savings of $5.00.

On Mondays, Dominicks/Safeway offers a rotisserie chicken for $5.00 and on Friday a pizza with one additional topping for $6.99 (you can even call and order it in advance, and have it ready when you arrive). This means more savings each time you shop with your loyalty card and that saved money can keep you shopping for your last minute Christmas gifts.

If you really took advantage of the sales on the soup, the bread, and the breakfast items by buying in bulk, you saved money not only this trip but also on your future grocery trips. On a recent trip to Dominicks/Safeway I took advantage of these sales, and filled my cupboard with 10 cans of soup (6 free) and 4 loaves of bread for my freezer and 5 breakfast items that included juice, sausages, coffee. Before swiping my loyalty card at the cash register, the total was $53.01. After swiping the card, the total was $19.62 which represented a savings of 63%. Dollar wise the savings amounted to $33.39.

Remember the Christmas gifts for your kids or last minute Christmas gifts needed to be purchased. This savings of $33.39 might make the difference for you and your loved ones. Feel free to take advantage of one of my many tips on how to save money this Christmas Shopping Season, and enjoy a good hot cup of coffee with toast and sausages for breakfast, and soup and a sandwich for lunch knowing that you got everyone on your list a personalized Christmas gift.

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Shopping at Christmas time can often lead to lots of headaches and a ton of stress. Having to buy Christmas gifts for those on your list that are finicky just adds onto the stress you are already feeling. There are a lot of ways to combat this stress from inconspicuously finding ways of determining what everyone on your gift list wants to purchasing gifts that will bring a chuckle or two to the recipient. Buying funny and whimsical gifts allows you to relieve your stress by choosing the perfect gift for your family and friends.

There are a lot amusing gifts on the market that you can find in a variety of stores and also online. Depending on your shopping style will determine how you go about finding amusing gifts for friends and family. More and more stores are catering towards light-hearted Christmas gifts, making it easy to shop for those hard to buy for. Navigating around the World Wide Web allows you to find what you are looking for and then some. All you have to do is search for novelty gifts, gag gifts or amusing items and you are bombarded with site after site that has more than you could have ever imagined.

Knowing what the people on your shopping list will help you in finding the perfect gift for them. There are amusing gifts of all types and something for everyone. There are books, prank gifts, musical gifts and ornaments to just name a few that fit into the whimsical category. If you have a friend on your shopping list that collects unique ornaments then you may consider getting him or her an amusing ornament. There are ornaments that have funny sayings on them, are funny to look at or play a funny song when turned on. And if you are still finding it difficult to find the perfect gift for someone you may opt to choose a Christmas card that sings a song or relays a comical message.

Other light-hearted Christmas gifts could be novelty books that provide reading material for guests while in the restroom. There are also seasonal gifts that provide comedic entertainment to family and friends at parties such as signing Christmas trees or dancing Santa’s. If you want to add a unique and funny twist to your holiday food you may consider decorating cakes and cookies with amusing phrases. For instance, on gingerbread cookies, you may write “bite me.” There are even flashing pins that portray funny lines or say something funny. These pins will surely bring a chuckle or two and keep your family and friends from maintaining a straight face at your gathering.

Christmas gift shopping may seem like a daunting ordeal to many people who have a hard time shopping for the friends and family. Finding the perfect gift for everyone may seem to get harder and harder every year, but when you make the decision to purchase a gift for those on your list will make the time go fast as you decide which items fit everyone on your list. And looking at each item will also bring you a good laugh at the amusing nature of these gifts. Deciding what type of novelty item can seem overbearing in itself, but after chuckling yourself silly you will find that it is a lot easier to buy Christmas gifts that will be fun to give rather than looking for that perfect gift.

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