(We’re doing 50 Days & 50 Ways to have a merry recycled holiday. More about this….)

It’s now 40 Days to December 25, and you’re probably thinking about how you can clear out your home for the coming festivities, and how you can help other families enjoy their holidays as much as you will yours. Well, it’s simple.

It’s a proud sign of American Continue reading →

(We’re doing 50 Days & 50 Ways to have a merry recycled holiday. More about this….)

A fan of this blog emailed me about my suggestion about using consignment or resale of “extra things”, as she put it, as a budget-enhancer for a Merry Recycled Holiday.

That’s all very fine for most people, she wrote, but Continue reading →

Isn’t that just the reaction you want

from a girlfriend or a sister or a mom or daughter when Continue reading →

One of the tips often offered for those who want to make their holiday gifts more meaningful and less materialistic is

“Donate to a charity instead of buying something”

as a family activity or as a gift in the name of a relative, friend or neighbor.

But Continue reading →

(We’re doing 50 Days & 50 Ways to have a merry recycled holiday. More about this….)

Let’s take a look at the whole custom of giving elaborate gifts to children who would be perfectly happy with something much simpler and much more Continue reading →