[CC Attribution – Joelk75 – Photo] “Hey! Bro, want to try some beef bacon?” This refrain greeted my friends and me when we were meandering through a farmer’s market one day. I must state outright that I am not a bacon lover. I wouldn’t go so far as to say I’m a hater, but I […]
Creative Cash Gift: ChocolateTreasure
[Photo CC Attribution Theodore Scott] As always, I am writing about the best wedding gift ever – cash. If you want more ideas, or to see some justification and tips for giving cash as a gift, please visit the Cash Gift Ideas page. Today’s idea is a gift of gold coins and treasure! Yay gold […]
Creative Cash Gift: The Gravy Boat
[Photo] “The store was fresh out of gravy trains, so we got you this gravy boat instead. Stay saucy on the HMS Gravy” The Gravy Boat, or sauce boat as they are frequently called, is a wedding registry staple gift. While I have it on good authority that you can put more than gravy in […]
Till Death Do Us Part
[Photo] This not on registry gift idea probably wins an award for “creepiest wedding gift ever.” At least, that was the opinion of my brother and his fiancée. Those that inhabit the world of personal finance blogging probably see this as a more valuable gift, if they don’t already have their ducks in a […]
Creative Cash Gift: Word Search eTransfer
Dear Leslie and Jessie, We have sent an email money transfer to Leslie, for $XXX. Find the bolded words in the puzzle, to uncover the hidden words. They will be in order, right at the top. Enter the password in all lowercase, with no spaces. While you were both recently full of zeal at your bachelor and bachelorette parties, you have […]
Creative Cash Gift: Johnny Cash Cash
We’ve already repeated and repeated that Cash is King. Here is another simple, fun and creative way to wrap cash. Buy a CD, DVD, Bluray, poster, or T-Shirt, maybe even a belt buckle which has Johnny Cash on it. This should cost you somewhere between $5 and $35. Remember that most folks are getting past […]
The First Photograph
The First Photograph – A Frugal and Thoughtful Wedding Gift Idea Have you heard the horror stories of couples waiting months and months, sometimes over a year to get their professional photographs back? I have. Thankfully, my photographer was lovely and I avoided such a disaster. However, it is still awesome to get those […]
Tourist Town
Drumroll please… this is a creative and unique wedding gift, that’s also FREE. Yup, $0. Well, it does take a little bit of time, which you should value more than $0. Sorry, I’m an economist. Free is such an attractive price for the frugal, cheap or broke who need to come up with a wedding […]
Creative Cash Gift: Luggage Tags
This item seems to be a very common destination wedding favour for guests, so I would caution against it as a wedding gift in that case. That said, very few people these days seem to own nice individual luggage tags. This is especially good if the couple has luggage listed on their registry. If you’re […]
Creative Cash Gift: Play-Doh Cash
This is a super fun and cute way to give some play dough! Aka, a creative and fun way to give a cash gift. It is especially good if you would like the recipients to use it for an activity, to buy sporting gear or for a honeymoon activity. It’s a super-simple concept… you buy […]
How to Treat a Money Gift
How to treat a money gift? This is a guest post from Pauline of InvestmentZen.com When I was a teen, Christmas and birthday presents started to go from physical gifts to checks. At first, I was pleasantly surprised, thinking “Awesome! No more boring books and lame CDs (I am that old), I can finally buy […]
