7 Ways To Master The Holidays When You’re Broke AF - Page 2
2. Make hand-crafted gifts
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Avoid big box stores and online sales in general and create something personal from the heart to gift to loved ones. If you’re crafty with crocheting and painting, create a work of art for friends and family to hang on their walls. Bake Christmas cookies or fruit cake to share with coworkers. Write a poem expressing your feelings or make a card by hand with a sweet sentiment inside to show someone how much you care. When you make a gift by hand, you can always ensure that your loved one gets exactly what they want or need.
If you’re not good with DIY, try shopping second hand or at thrift stores. That way you can cut back on waste and give something used a second life. It doesn’t always matter how much you spend on a gift, what matters is the effort and thought you put behind it.
