Cheap Christmas Gifts

I am always looking for cheap Christmas gifts. Not that I am a cheap person,  but I like to save money and I have lots of friends and family to buy for.

Now I could cut back on my gift list, but this is the one time of year that I can say to important people in my life that I care about them and I want to get them something special. And so every year I start the panic mode of how to manage on a small budget and yet find just the right gift. Cheap gifts can be the best ones of all.

Quality is important to me, so when I say I am buying cheap Christmas gifts; it is not really what I mean. I want to spend my money wisely and have something nice to show for it. So if you are frugal and want cheap Christmas gifts, take a look of some of my favorite stand bys. Have fun and use your imagination and remember it really is the thought that counts.

• Gourmet coffees with a personal coffee cup –flavored creamers and a variety of specialty hot chocolate is a great idea too

• Pound of pistachios or actually any nuts.  Peanuts are less expensive and dipped in chocolate they are simply delightful

• Teacup with box of herbal tea

• Homemade cocoa mix in a pretty jar

• Collage of special photos

• Bottle of sparkling cider

• Home baked bread, include recipe

• Basket filled with deli cheese and fruit

• Craft supplies and art supplies

• Gardening gloves with a plant or flower seeds

• Homemade cookie mix with instructions for baking

• Variety of bread mixes

• Special coffee cup filled with candy

• Fancy magazines tied together with a pretty ribbon

• Gourmet popcorn and flavored oil

• Locally made barbeque or steak sauce with basting brush

•  Pancake or waffle mix and a bottle of real maple syrup

• Movie theater gift certificates

• Puzzles

• Home baked cookies

• A gift basket full of family favorites

• A gift basket full of chocolate of all kinds

No matter what you give, have fun, save money and give with a gift of your heart and it will be a wonderful, yet cheap Christmas season.