Wedding Gift Savings One fantastic aspect of weddings is that you know they are coming for awhile in advance. Yes, you can say the same thing about birthdays, anniversaries and major holidays, but in my experience, people tend to treat those gift giving occasions slightly differently. Most people opt to have a wedding gift registry, […]
Tis the Season…To Save
[Photo – CC Attribution Share Alike – swimparallel] The following is a guest post. If you are interested in guest posting on Unique Gifter, please Contact Me. If, like many people, the Christmas season will leave a yawning hole in your bank account, you may now be wondering how to make the most of what […]
Taking a Carriage to the Ball (aka Transportation Savings)
(Photo – CC Attribution – falcon1961) Today I have a guest post up at Modest Money, where I provide some awesome wedding savings tips (or anniversary party, or homecoming, or reunion) all around the theme of Transportation. Read it here: Taking a Carriage to the Ball You should definitely come check it out. If that’s not what […]
eBay Savings Tips
Today I have a guest post up at Mo Money Mo Houses, entitled A Guide to eBay Winning & Sticking to Your Budget. If you use eBay to buy anything, you should pop on over and find out some tips and tricks that will both save you money and help you to win those auctions! […]
Ways to Save on Weddings Post-Christmas
Wait, what?? This post applies to both wedding guests and people holding weddings! Christmas is decidedly the strongest consumerism push in our society, so much so that Hanukkah has been elevated from a minor Jewish holiday to a widely recognized one. So, if you will be attending a wedding or two, or if you are […]
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 […]
How to Avoid January Credit Card Depression
(… Prozac, for depression, get it?) Okay, perhaps the title is a tad overreaching, but the concept is bang on. Inspired by several recent posts, I thought I would offer up a few suggestions on ways to save money for Christmas and on Christmas (or Hanukkah, or Kwanza, or Christmakkah). How to Avoid January Credit […]
Captain Creuset
[Photo – CC Attribution – sskennel] Aubergine, Flame, Cherry, Caribbean, Dijon, Cassis… if you are a Le Creuset aficionado, you may recognize these words as the colour names for these enamel coated cast iron pots. If you have no idea what I am talking about, rest assured, that out there in the world there are folks […]
4 Wedding Food Savings Tips (for guests)
[CC Attribution – Sheishin17 – Photo] This post covers a few more ways to save your pennies when you attend a wedding away from your area. Most of these would work as a way to save on any vacation or travel; however, the group nature of a wedding lends itself to finding more ways to effectively […]
Gift Lists
[Photo] Do you ever have super-duper gift ideas for people, but then when their birthday, Christmas, Hanukkah, anniversary rolls around, you’re at a complete loss? Even for yourself? I used to have a hang of a time answering my mother’s question, “what would you like?” Then, I discovered the beauty and versatility of Google Docs, […]
Kitchenaid Standmixer: Get the Best Price
[Photo is not a relative of R2D2] When it comes to gift giving, do you desire to “win”? Do you want to be the heroic bestower of all things awesome? Go for gold and buy the stand mixer. This post is intended to assist you in getting a Kitchenaid Standmixer for the best possible price. […]