Easy Ways to Prepare Now for Christmas

Easy ways to Prepare Now for Christmas!

I know it seems early,

but it's time to start thinking about the upcoming holiday!

Today I have some easy ways to 

prepare now for Christmas!

Buy Gift Cards

Every time you go to the store,

buy an extra gift card.

You can put the gift cards toward Christmas gifts,

or even use them for groceries or meals during Christmas time.

Buy Christmas items

As you see items through out the year,

buy them.

I found these vintage bulbs and Santa mugs

at Goodwill this week.

Find Inspiration

Keep magazines from

past holidays to glean ideas from.

And it's always fun to pick up a few new ones

every year as well!

Keep a List

Keep an ongoing Christmas list.

I keep one in my iPhone.

I have a list of everyone I buy gifts for 

and ideas for gifts.

I also keep track of what I've purchased.

Did you know that you can pass-code lock your iPhone?

In the note, push the square with the arrow in the 

upper right hand corner.

When the menu comes up from the bottom,

push lock note.  

Then put in a pass-code.

Credit Card Points

Use a credit card through out the 

year that has credit card points.

At Christmas time, 

cash in those points to buy gifts or

gift cards to use as Christmas gifts.

Get cash back from purchases

You can get cash back from ibotta and other sites.

These sites pay you for

products you buy anyway.

Use the code {    nvheahb    }

to sign up for ibotta.

You will get $10 just for signing up 

and I will get a referral bonus.

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What other ways do you prepare

for Christmas?

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