It's All in the Money

If you're like me, you are always looking for ways
to save money in all areas of your life. One way
is to download FREE eBooks through Giveaways
that are going on almost constantly. Currently,
there is one that also includes books with Vegetarian
recipes and Natural Herbs. Learning how to cook
Vegetarian and using Natural Herbs can save you
money and help you be healthier (more on these
subjects later).

One thing that's nice about these books is that they
are PLR products which means you can rewrite
them, put your name on them, turn around and sell
or give them away. Giving away eBooks is a great
way to add customers to your list if you're trying
to develop an online business.

There are a lot of ebooks just for the taking. For the
current Giveaway, (including over 150 eBooks) go here:
http://giveaway.theplrvault.com/go/130 This one
only lasts for seven more days - so surf on over and
check it out!

Happy Surfing!

Save Money in Other Areas of Your Life

Saving money in a favorite pasttime of mine. I will check sales and prices to get the best deal. Some of my favorite shopping places are Goodwill and Salvation Army. I've found many good deals there. If you know how to look through the clothes, you can pick up name brand items for next to nothing. There's a book called, Secondhand Chic that gives specific information on how to find these treasures. Click on the following link to see sample pages.



Also, check my Fashion Page and sign up for the FREE ebook "Wardrobe Capsule" to learn the basics of creating Wardrobe Capsules which will save you money on clothes and stretch your wardrobe so everything goes with everything else and each outfit you put together will look great on you.

Start Now to Have a Simple Christmas in 2007

Have you ever waited until after Christmas to shop for gifts? Most stores put their Christmas items (gift boxes, decorations . . .) on sale starting the day after Christmas. Usually, they are 50% off. After about a week, a lot of stores will mark them down to 75% off. If you don't mind looking through items that are well picked over, now is the time to find some awesome bargains.

In order for this to be profitable, tho, you will need an area in your home to store the gifts you purchase now to save them for Christmas. You will also need some way of reminding yourself what you have purchased and who the gift is for. One idea is to purchase an inexpensive recipe or card holder and write the gift name and recipients name on a card and file it in the box. Just remember to keep the card file where you can find it and remember to check it once in a while.

Throughout the year, you can check sales and purchase items all year long to eliminate the money crunch that is usually associated with Christmas. Remember to write the item and recipients name on a card and put it in your little card file.

Many times, I have purchased my lights or decorations after Christmas for the following year. However, I am not one to wait, so will put them out in the current year to enjoy for a while before putting away all or most of the decorations. In our house, the lights stay up year round as they are too difficult to take down and put back up each year. One of our walls is sixteen feet high and I have

a string of large light bulbs going across it and arching up toward the center (approx 15' high) so I really don't want to have to take those down. They've been up for several years now.

Wrapping paper is one of the best things to buy after Christmas. It keeps well if you don't crunch it and I feel most of it is way too expensive anyway, but I don't mind buying it at 75% off. This year I did buy some paper at regular prices as I decided to wrap all the presents in red, white and blue to match the decorations. I'm including a picture for your enjoyment.

The only problem with taking so much time to wrap the presents just so, is right after I finished and got dinner started, we opened the presents. Usually, they are wrapped at least a day or two ahead so we can enjoy the colors . . . but this year was different. We were in a hurry to get to the ski slopes to do some downhill skiing on manmade snow.

Our Simple Christmas

We had a simple Christmas in 2006. There was not a lot of extra money for presents, so I just purchased small items for my family. The most I spent on one gift was less than $20 except for the item I fogot to send in the rebates for.

Most of my money went for decorations. Our living room is usually decorated in blue and white with the greenery, but since my son was here during the holidays (he loves the patriotic colors - as I also do), I decided to add red to my blue and white and it turned out awesome. We used several clear or kind of clear decorations so the lights would show through. The top of the tree is a lighted star and smal flag.

Then I decided to wrap the presents in red, white and blue. They turned out really cool. Please check the website www.a-simple-christmas.com for more ideas for a simple Christmas in 2007.