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[DailyFinance] If you're giving out gift cards, stay away from Vanilla Gift Cards which are sold in many retail stores. You may not realize there are hidden "maintenance fees" deducted from the credit balance each month, so whomever you give it to must use it right away.

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[In This Economy?] A quick word from our gift card giveaway winner | In This Economy?: I love how the seeds are prominently displayed in both photos. They were, after all, the crown jewel of the whole bundle.

[Coffee Bean Direct Blog] Coffee Bean Direct Blog » Holiday Gift Ideas: Gifts from Coffee Bean Direct are especially great for your friends and family who live too far away for you to see in person over the holidays. Your gift of coffee will be delivered straight to their door and will even include a personalized card so you can let them know how much they mean to you.

[Girls Guide to the Galaxy] Handmade Holiday | Girls Guide to the Galaxy: I don’t know about you, but when I receive a handmade gift it makes me a little extra warm and fuzzy inside to know that someone dedicated the time and energy to whipping something up for little ‘ol me. Not that I’m knocking a good gift card or fancy cashmere anything, but handmade says love in a big way.  With the economy in the pooper and everyone tightening their belts, handmade is also a great way to trim the fat from your holiday budget.

[The Non-Consumer Advocate] Non-Consumer Mish-Mash « The Non-Consumer Advocate: That paper only wraps the gifts from Santa every year, and will probably last us until they have outgrown Santa ;-) Also we encourage our family to limit the gifts they give us and we try to buy things for them that are nice treats without buying a physical product, like restaurant meals, movies, massages, and ice cream gift certificates (though I hate that almost everyone uses a plastic card now!) For food, we try to make everything ourselves, including candy.

[In This Economy?] CHEAP STUFF ALERT: Restaurant.com/TravelZoo 90% off on 09-09-09 ...: In case you were wondering, drocolate’s birthday is coming up in November. Y’all be sure to send him TONS of gift certs to The Magic Time Machine!

[Blog] Giving Thanks, Going Green + Cornbread Stuffing, Sweet Potato Pie ...: If distance or circumstances prevent you from spending Thanksgiving with some of the people you love, call, email or write them a letter (on recycled paper!!) to tell them why they mean so much to you and they make your world a better place.

[MyShoppingConnection] MyShoppingConnection: 50 Gifts Under $50: Caramel Vanilla is a great year-round fragrance, but Isle of Candles also has dozens of seasonal and holiday fragrances from which to choose. These candles are an affordable way to pamper the recipient - it's just like a mini-spa treatment at home!

[frugalC] Shopping online without a credit card « frugalC: Your debit card is linked to your checking account, so you are of course limited to the amount of money you have in your account. Think about it: you would have to write a check to the credit card company (hopefully) at the end of the month anyway, so use your debit card and save yourself the extra work.

[The Irish Economy] The Irish Economy » Blog Archive » Hard to Deny Now that NAMA is a ...: The politics of expediency, of fudge and of self delusion, if they, and we know who I am referring to, continue they will bring the house of cards that they are building down on their own heads. Our spiraling debt levels which have to be serviced off smaller and smaller levela of GDP spells major trouble ahead.

[James Pethokoukis] James Pethokoukis » Blog Archive » China questions costs of U.S. ...: James Pethokoukis, in his blog, is basically siding with the Chinese government on this and focusing only on the financial issues while ignoring the fact that the proposed bill is going to improve healthcare coverage for Americans. He also gets the numbers wrong (he states only the added cost without subtracting the savings from medicare reforms which cut the cost by more than half), and interprets the CMS incorrectly.

[fredBlog] fredflare.com / blog: You all work so hard and near Christmas time things get a bit crazy I’m guessing? It’s such a privilege to meet other designers.

[Sugar Daddy Blog] Sugar Daddy Dating - Questions and Critique « Sugar Daddy Blog: If she agrees, she’ll get her monthly allowance on meeting #2 and it is then her job to show me that she can make me happy enough to stick around, in which case things continue until they run their natural course. As for drinks, I prefer that to dinner for a first meet, because many SBs are completely nuts or unattractive and I don’t want to waste a precious free evening on them (sorry, but as a married man, evening time is at a premium).

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