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Have a baby on the way? Don’t miss this sale at Target today!
Today only, Target is offering 40% off baby clothing and accessories!
This is an amazing deal and there are pages of items included.
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Target is offering 30% off Barbie dolls and sets today!
Today only, Target is offering 30% off Barbie Dolls and Sets! No promo code needed.
There are so many items included. This is a great time to grab a last minute gift.
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Whoa!! It’s been a LONG time since we’ve seen this hot deal on photo prints!
Through tonight, Walgreens is offering five FREE 4×6 photo prints right now! Just add 5 prints to your cart and enter the promo code PRINT46 at checkout!
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Valid through December 19, 2025.
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Here’s a frugal treat at Dairy Queen!
Today, December 19th, Dairy Queen is offering a FREE Mini Blizzard when you stop by wearing an ugly sweater!
To get this deal, log into your account and look under the “Deals” tab for this reward. Limit one per account.
What a fun, frugal treat idea!
Meal time just got so much easier!
WOW! This is a HOT deal on the Renpho Eye Massager!
Amazon has this Renpho Eye Massager with Heat for only $49.84 shipped right now! This is such a GREAT deal!
Gretchen here! I’ve had on these Eye Massagers for a couple of years and it is life-changing — especially if you struggle with eye strain, headaches, or migraines. I often use it before bed and I typically fall asleep before the 10-minute cycle is done! It has music, pressure, vibration, and heat. (And you can choose all, one, or a combo of them!) Highly, highly recommend.
This is a great gift idea!
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Download our FREE Christmas Gift Tracker Printable Pack!
Need to buy some gift cards? This is a great deal!
Stop by Dollar General today, December 19th, to score 30% off Roblox Gift Cards! No promo code needed.
You can also get 30% off Bath & Body Works, Uber, Buffalo Wild Wings, and Darden Gift Cards today as well!
This deal will be valid in-store only.
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Wow! Don’t miss this hot deal on these Yankee Candles!
Amazon has this Large Jar Yankee Candle, Vanilla Cupcake, for just $10.12 shipped when you buy two, save an automatic 50% off one at checkout, and check out through Subscribe & Save!
This is a super hot deal as these are regularly $24.99 each! Hurry – this will sell out.
Note: Once your order ships, you can go into your Amazon account and cancel your subscription if you don’t want recurring orders. If you’re wondering how Amazon Subscribe & Save works, check out our post on Making the Most of Amazon Subscribe & Save.
Looking for ways to celebrate Christmas on a budget? Check out this HUGE list of creative ideas for Christmas gifts, activities, and more!
Reader Question: “What suggestions do you have for a family struggling with finances this upcoming holiday season? Ideas for low-budget festivities and gifts?”
We posted this “reader question” on our Facebook page and were so blown away by your responses that we decided to turn it into a full blog post!
If you find yourself stressing about overspending, we’ve got a bunch of helpful tips that will hopefully keep your budget in check this Christmas season!
1. Buy used gifts! Try shopping for books, games, and puzzles at secondhand stores or used book stores. Facebook Marketplace is a great way to get nice used gifts, too.
2. Draw names so each person only has to buy one gift.
3. Do a White Elephant gift exchange where you gift something silly you already have. (Or try one of these cheaper alternatives!)
4. Create a scavenger hunt for Christmas morning. The kids have to do a task or solve a puzzle to get their next clue. It makes present time last longer and feel even more fun without buying too many gifts!
5. Plan on experiences rather than gifts — A membership to a local zoo, science museum, nature center, etc. – some place fun you can take the kids throughout the year. (Check out this list of 145 non-toy gift ideas!)
6. Do handmade gifts — Dough ornaments, do-it-yourself mixes, a cookbook of all family favorite recipes, a photo albums of things you have done together.
7. Give a shopping spree (whatever you can afford) at a quirky second hand store — Let them pick what they like within the budget you set.
8. Shop early and keep a gift box going all year long! Collect Bath & Body Works discounted items on hand throughout the year to give as gifts. Use Kohl’s cash to buy gifts (candles, socks, cute hand towels, etc.) And don’t forget new-with-tags or new-looking items you find at thrift stores! This is especially helpful for stocking stuffers and gifts for coworkers.
9. Give perishable food as a gift! One person said she always gives her neighbors a glass pie dish with homemade chicken pot pie. They can freeze it or bake it right away and keep the pie dish. (See lots of easy neighbor gift ideas here!)
10. Shop sales that offer gift cards. Target often offers a $5 gift card when you buy a certain number of products or spend a certain amount. Save the gift cards and use them for birthdays and Christmas – this is a great way to Christmas shop on a budget!
11. Make a tray of Christmas goodies or a favorite casserole for friends and family.
12. Stick to the classic four gifts (want, need, wear, read) to help keep yourself from overspending.
13. Every time you’re at the store, grab 1-2 gift cards and load whatever money you have extra room in your budget for — even just $10 or $20. You can save them up all year long and then can use them for Christmas shopping.
14. Take kids to the dollar store to shop for parents, siblings and grandparents. They will love it and it will be cheap!
15. Plan a Buy-Nothing-Gift-Exchange for friends or family — Wrap a slightly used item or regift an item (make sure your gift wrap is reused too). It’s so much fun!
16. Create a Christmas Savings Account — Have a small amount of money automatically transferred to it each pay cycle. It’s like a regular bill monthly and then you have your Christmas budget funded by the time the holiday season rolls around!
17. Just do stockings. See this post for affordable stocking stuffer ideas for the whole family (and these posts for stocking stuffer ideas for women and men).
18. OR, skip stocking entirely if they have becoming a big expense.
19. Do Five Below or Dollar Tree Stockings!
20. Just buy gifts for the kids — Talk with family and friends and see if everyone can agree on this. (Visit this post for ideas of frugal gift ideas for toddlers.)
21. Or, make a decision not to take part in extended family gift exchanges (be gracious but firm about it) and only do gifts with your own immediate family.
22. Utilize your local buy-nothing groups — You never know what you might find!
23. Set a specific budget with friends/family and agree to stick to that budget for each person.
24. Buy one gift per person.
25. Give coupon booklets for activities for the upcoming year ahead.
26. Take turns opening gifts one by one to really appreciate the gifts and draw out the experience of opening them.
27. Find creative ways to fund your Christmas budget throughout the year. (Our Boost Your Christmas Budget Cheatsheet is a GREAT place to start!)
1. Look for free Christmas events in the area you live. Neighborhoods and municipalities often have free events with tons of kid-friendly activities.
2. Plan Christmas movie nights at home — Pick a free movie (or DVD from the library), pop some popcorn, and make hot chocolate!
3. Look for free local Christmas performances — Festivals, concerts, church Christmas plays, parades, etc.
4. Have a cookie decorating party (with just your family or with friends and neighbors).
5. Make hot chocolate at home, bake a few special treats, and drive around to look at lights. If your town has a big tree, check that out, too!
6. Decorate gingerbread houses at home! Use discounted items you got on sale/with coupons to make it even cheaper.
7. Plan a handful of easy Minute-To-Win-It games around the house using supplies you already have.
8. Plan a family game night with Christmas lights, Christmas music, and Christmas goodies.
9. Ask your family to make a holiday bucket list of free or cheap things to do (you can even Google for suggestions) and then be intentional about spending time together.
10. Go Christmas caroling with your neighbors, friends, or family.
11. Read one kid’s Christmas book each night of December. Check them out from the library to make it free. (Or wrap books you already have for kids to unwrap each day to make it extra special!)
12. Create a Christmas Candy Countdown Chain (for the entire month, for 12 days, or whatever you want).
13. Plan the “big meal” of the day for breakfast or brunch since eggs and pancakes are usually a lot cheaper than more traditional holiday foods. You could even serve it on your fancy dishes to make it extra special!
14. Collect children’s Christmas books and ONLY allow your kids to read and look at them during Advent (or only during Christmas break) so they feel extra special.
15. Let the kids decorate however they want — They can be “in charge” of it all for a year, which means less work for you, more fun for them, and lots of great stories to tell in future years.
16. Look for ways to bless others — Like “Elfing” elderly people in your neighborhood or church by sending them little gifts, notes, and cards throughout the season.
17. Send handmade cards with scraps of craft material you already have in the house and include a simple 4″x6″ family snapshot (instead of an expensive holiday card). Make this a family craft activity for even more fun!
18. Advent activity calendars! One person said her family does a “plan-as-you-go” calendar. Hole punch envelopes, number them 1-25, hang them on a string, and write down an activity each day that you have time to do as a family and put it in the envelope as you do them. It keeps it manageable and the kids love it.
Remember, Christmas isn’t about the stuff — keep it simple and have fun!
20 Simple Ways to Easily Add $100+ To Your Gift Budget Before Christmas! 🥳
Need to grab some new pajamas for the family? Target is offering some great deals!
Target is offering Matching Holiday Pajama Pants for just $5 for the whole family! This is an amazing deal and there are so many cute styles and options included.
Choose free in-store pickup to avoid shipping costs. Or shipping is free on orders over $35.
Click here for more Target deals.
20 Simple Ways to Easily Add $100+ To Your Gift Budget Before Christmas! 🥳
Don’t miss these great price on toddler’s jackets and snow bibs at Kohl’s!
Kohl’s is having their popular Friends & Family event now through December 24th. Take an extra 25% off when you use promo code MYFAMILY25 at checkout!
One deal idea is these Baby and Toddler Lightweight Puffer Jackets for only $15.74 after code!
You can also get these Baby & Toddler Insulated Snow Bibs for only $15.74 after code!
Choose free in-store pickup to avoid shipping costs. Or shipping is free on orders over $49. Even better, you earn $10 in Kohl’s cash for every $50 you spend through December 24th.
With these FREE Budget Goal Planning Worksheets, you’ll begin with the MOST IMPORTANT piece of goal-setting & then have space to track your steps!
Stock up on Campbell’s Condensed Cream of Mushroom Soup for a hot price!
Amazon has this Campbell’s Condensed Cream of Mushroom Soup for only $0.46 shipped when you check out with Subscribe & Save!
Note: Once your order ships, you can go into your Amazon account and cancel your subscription if you don’t want recurring orders. If you’re wondering how Amazon Subscribe & Save works, check out our post on making the most of Amazon Subscribe & Save Deals.
Meal time just got so much easier!
Stock up on whole peeled tomatoes with this great price!
Amazon has this Amazon Grocery Whole Peeled Tomatoes, 28oz for only $0.70 shipped when you clip the 15% off coupon and check out through Subscribe & Save.
Note: Once your order ships, you can go into your Amazon account and cancel your subscription if you don’t want recurring orders. If you’re wondering how Amazon Subscribe & Save works, check out our post on making the most of Amazon Subscribe & Save Deals.
Done-For-You Dinner Recipes With Simple Ingredients and a Grocery Shopping List!
This Fisher-Price Laugh & Learn Learn & Serve Coffee Café is so cute!
Walmart has this Fisher-Price Laugh & Learn Learn & Serve Coffee Café for just $12 right now!
This would make such a cute gift idea.
Choose free in-store pickup to avoid shipping costs. Or shipping is free on orders over $35 (or sign up for a FREE Walmart+ trial to get free shipping on all orders, no minimum!).
Download our FREE Christmas Gift Tracker Printable Pack!
Looking for a great deal on a cordless drill?
Lowe’s has this Craftsman V20 1/2-in Keyless Cordless Drill for only $59!
This drill comes with a battery and charger, and it gets great reviews.
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Valid for a limited time only, while supplies last.
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Wow! Stock up on Velveeta Shells & Cheese with this hot deal!
Amazon has this Velveeta Shells & Cheese, 12 oz box for only $0.78 shipped when you clip the 15% off coupon and check out through Subscribe & Save!
Note: Once your order ships, you can go into your Amazon account and cancel your subscription if you don’t want recurring orders. If you’re wondering how Amazon Subscribe & Save works, check out our post on making the most of Amazon Subscribe & Save Deals.
With these FREE Budget Goal Planning Worksheets, you’ll begin with the MOST IMPORTANT piece of goal-setting & then have space to track your steps!