Jordann is a blogger, marketer, runner and minimalist living in Atlantic Canada. She writes about paying off debt and living with less at My Alternate Life. I recently got married, and it was a great day. The sun was shining, the guests were happy, and the gifts were flowing. As a minimalist, any kind of […]
Creative Cash Gift: Rolling in Dough
This is a creative way to give a cash gift that is best suited as a wedding gift or possibly a housewarming gift. Please ignore my lacklustre photography in this one, I was in a huge rush and wanted to grab a quick picture on my phone. I have to thank two of my […]
Why I’m Glad I Asked for Money (Not Gifts) from My Wedding Guests
Why I’m Glad I Asked for Money (Not Gifts) from My Wedding Guests Hi there, my name is Jessica and I write over at Mo’ Money Mo’ Houses, the personal finance and lifestyle blog with a dash of sass. Feel free to follow me on Twitter, Facebook, or Pinterest. After 6 years together, my […]
Cheque Mate! Wedding Check Writing Tips
I was torn on whether to use the Canadian or American spelling on this one. This is about wedding cheques or wedding checks, depending on your country of origin! I’ll use a bit of both, to spice things up. Normally, cheque writing is easy as the recipient is just one person or business. However, weddings […]
Creative Cash Gift: Fireworks
[Photo – CC Attribution – HeyDanielle] On Wednesday night I attended my third Christmas party, which was for the curling club. This gift exchange in particular had a $15 limit, which is enough to get something decent but not outrageous. There were the usual suspects, including several bottles of wine (we brought one of them) […]
Why Coinstar is for Lazy People and a Huge Rip-off Overall
The following is a guest post. I have a confession to make. I am addicted to Personal Finance blogs. I read a LOT of them. Vanessa’s is one of them. I’ve already posted about way more awesome things to do with coins than feed them to an expensive machine. They turn into awesome gifts! Are […]
Creative Cash Gift: Dynamite!
This is another project I did awhile back, but was lost to my temporary memory card loss. I was inspired by a pinterest pin that did basically the same thing with rolo’s for a valentine’s day gift. It is really quite straight forward and affordable to do, plus this is great for a huge range […]
How to Write an Awesome Wedding Card
Let’s do a really quick brainstorm together. When you think of what’s written inside of a wedding card, what immediately comes to mind? Between the message written down and the one printed on the card… did you come up with some one-liners like, “congratulations,” “best wishes,” and “here’s to many happy years”? Yup. Stock. Boring. […]
Shower Gift: The Bucket List
[Photo – CC Attribution – changeable focus] I stumbled upon a great post via the Delightfully Inspiring Thursday link up, over at Our Family of Three (unfortunately the blog is now gone), which 100% inspired this wedding shower gift idea. Many thanks to those sites :-) Apparently I like buckets, because I have now written about […]
Creative Cash Gift: A Gift for Travelers
[Photo – CC Attribution michaelcrane123] Do you have some friends that absolutely love to travel? Do you have some friends that absolutely love to travel AND have a good sense of humour? Do they not live in a high rise in New York City? Three checks? Good. Then this might be the perfect gift for […]
Creative Cash Gift: Coin Roll Car
So, first off, I have to confess that I temporarily misplaced the memory card for my camera. I actually have a few examples of great projects… but they have been lost, until now! In the spirit of boats, trains, and plastic pails, here is another fun way to give a cash gift that is inspired […]