Christmas All Year http://christmasallyear.org/blog Keeping Christmas All Year Long Mon, 29 Aug 2011 03:34:11 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 Christmas Countdown http://christmasallyear.org/blog/?p=114 http://christmasallyear.org/blog/?p=114#comments Mon, 29 Aug 2011 03:34:11 +0000 admin http://christmasallyear.org/blog/?p=114 Haven’t had much time to post anything this week, but I wanted to get this out there, since it is Sunday and all. Also I am working on a few somethings that you’ll hopefully like. :-)

And remember Christmas is getting closer . . .

17 more weeks til December 25th!

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Getting closer to the most wonderful time of the year and not back to school like some television commercials would have you believe.

18 Weeks till Christmas!!

]]> http://christmasallyear.org/blog/?feed=rss2&p=101 0 Holiday Savings http://christmasallyear.org/blog/?p=95 http://christmasallyear.org/blog/?p=95#comments Sun, 21 Aug 2011 16:57:59 +0000 admin http://christmasallyear.org/blog/?p=95 Here are some tips that have been gathered over the years from the folks at the Christmas All Year Forum:

  • Have a special jar/tin/container where you save all your loose change throughout the year then just before it’s time to Christmas shop, roll it up and take it to the bank.  (This works especially well in countries where they have $1 and $2 coins.)
  • If your bank has them and they suit your needs you can open a Christmas Club account (also check about interest rates and an extra fees they might add – it’s not a savings account if you’re not saving ;-) )
  • You could put any “extra money” like overtime pay, rebate cheques, and tax refunds  aside just for the holidays
  • Coupon savings – at the end of every shopping trip (most people use a fair number of coupons when they go grocery shopping) add up the amount of money you saved (lots of stores do this for you on the receipt), put that amount away and now you’re saving for Christmas.
  • Have a yard/garage sale.  Declutter, clean, and make some extra cash towards this Christmas.
  • Use gift cards as a savings account.  Purchase reload-able gift cards at places you would normally shop at for Christmas and add a bit to them each month.  Grocery store cards are good since you always need to buy food for the holidays.

Have you tired these?  Do any of these work for you? Please feel free to share your holiday savings  ideas too.

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Sorry I’m a little late with this week’s countdown. I was away shopping at Bronner’s CHRISTmas Wonderland (will post more about this later). So here is it we are now just under:

19 weeks
till Christmas!

]]> http://christmasallyear.org/blog/?feed=rss2&p=85 0 Lady Gaga Christmas Queen? http://christmasallyear.org/blog/?p=80 http://christmasallyear.org/blog/?p=80#comments Tue, 16 Aug 2011 17:14:25 +0000 admin http://christmasallyear.org/blog/?p=80 lady-gaga_thefame

Sounds a bit far fetched, but really Barneys New York is having Lady Gaga, along with artists Eli Sudbrack and Christophe Hamaide Pierson of Assume Vivid Astro Focus (AVAF), and Mugler Creative Director and Lady Gaga Fashion Director, Nicola Formichetti, design their Santa’s Workshop.  Should be quite the look – can’t wait to see the finished product.  Hopefully it will be well-suited for those visiting Santa.

Sources:  The Scoop & Barneys The Window

 

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