Yeah my top drawer in a black wallet i hardly use,its a MAN UNITED wallet so im not giving it up.

Gonna do a bit of raid on the local pound shops see what else i can buy for the kids in the family.

 Bob the builder bubble bath,simpsons socks etc lol

ive saved gift vouchers that i never used...what good is £5 whsmith voucher to a 23 year old

im giving it to one of my little cousins this year ..lol

Morning all...

What great ideas! I like the truffle's There must be more ideas out there? I can tell you we spend far too much in our house at xmas but this is looking to change......Any more?

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good luck shark hope your business pulls through

what is it that you do??

Thanks for the thought ...sorry - cannot say what we do as it would be against MS rules but it is mainly IT-based.

SHARK! 

good luck shark hope your business pulls through

what is it that you do??

Great idea Mr Big and thanks for raising this.

My presents will be few (baby son, wife, mother-in-law, mother and father) and the whole lot has a budget which is a cash amount for all to spend. Once it's gone, it's gone. It's less than £200 in total.

The cards we print from my work system and I encourage my staff to do the same. Any money saved over the period goes into the 'pot' for a charity which we choose in the next few days. I close the business down on 21 December and do not open it again until Jan 4. 

This year may be the last for us - depending on the outcome of various things, but we hope matters may improve.

Best gift! A smile and a hug that is meant from the heart.

SHARK! 

Dont really pay much attention to ebay these days...too much bad press and too many conmen operating about on that site.

If you gonna buy stuff from site like ebay,you might aswell buy from the shops that sell em

Plus if you gonna sell stuff,its easier to sell it on market stalls or go to a cash converters place.

Hi all

My cost cutting idea is shop on ebay! There are so many different things on it and you dont have to leave home to do it.

Also why not make some money at the same time and sell any unwanted items or last years gifts that weren't really your thing.

Job done. Sell on ebay and the money you make buy gifts on ebay, that way your not spending a penny :-)

Any 1 else?

no thanks!!

there is a lot more to becoming a jehovah's witness than just avoiding xmas.

you cant accept blood transfusions if you convert to that cult/religion,so be prepared for that if you ever convert and have to visit hospital

can we get back to proper ways of cost cutting please!!

Become a Jehovah's Witness.

 HTH