Banana Bread

It’s that time of year again…
It’s the time of year when you go crazy because you’ve got to figure out what to get everyone that you know for the holidays. It’s the time of year when your bank account gets close to empty and you have to start whipping out those credit cards to make sure that everyone you know gets at least a gift card from you. It’s holiday season and, despite my frugal ways, I avoided the malls like a plague on Black Friday. To tell you the truth, I’ve barely even started my Christmas shopping this year.

This year is going to be different.
This year, I’m not going to let my self drop in to the negative trying to find everyone I know a Christmas present. This year I’m setting a budget. I recommend this for everyone. Figure out a number that you can afford to spend and stick with it. In fact, try to stay below it. Get creative with your gift ideas.

An inexpensive alternative.
I recently posted about gifting to instill frugal values. Some of the ideas were a little pricey. If you have a hard time staying within your budget, I have an idea that will show that you thought about them and care about them. It really doesn’t even require that you spend much money on them either. My mom makes the best banana bread. Every year she gives all of her employees a homemade banana bread. Everyone loves it. No one sits around and thinks about how cheap she is because she doesn’t go out a spend a bunch of money on everyone. Everyone enjoys their treat and compliments her on how great she is.

Bake something nice for them.
Baking is a great way to show some one that you appreciate them and that you thought about them for the holidays. It’s inexpensive as well. You can make gifts for several people with one set of ingredients. Cookies, banana bread, homemade pies, cupcakes, brownies and fudge all make excellent and tasty gifts.

When you are getting close to your budget limit and you still have a few people left on your list, consider this as an inexpensive but well appreciated gift.

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