How to Chirstmas shop on a Budget

As teenagers we never seem to have very much spare cash just lying around that we can use to spend on other people. So how are we supposed to get presents for our whole family and all of our friends? I mean we probably just work a minimum age job (if that), so getting everyone expensive gifts is out of the question. But you still want to get everyone nice things that they will actually use and appreciate. I have come across some solutions to this problem that might be able to help some of you out as well.

1)     You could make your own homemade present. Parents are always going to be appreciative of something you spent the time to make yourself. Just try to not make it too “kiddish”. You could knit your mom a scarf or make her jewelry. You could knit your dad a hat or make some mittens.  

2)     Make a kit of some sort. For example if your family is really into movies, you could buy some popcorn, seasoning, a cute container, and a movie or two. This is super inexpensive and is extremely cute and thoughtful. This idea also works great with a hot chocolate theme to it.

3)     You can hit up thrift stores. They have really cheap clothes that you can give to people ironically. Typically you can find one or two really ugly Christmas sweaters there that would be a perfect gift to a friend. Or maybe they have ironic or humorous T-shirts you could wrap up and stick under the tree. This gift won’t cost you much and will probably make the person receiving the gift laugh.

4)     Baked goods are always a good option for when you are running low on cash. You can bake a batch of cookies and that can serve as presents to many people. You probably even have cookies already at your house from baking with your family, so you could probably just use those.

5)     Search the clearance items at stores. You could buy a bunch of little things that can go in the same present for less money than one large gift. Most of the time the things you end up buying are ridiculous so you will have a fun time seeing the reactions on their faces when they open their present.

6)     Pictures are always an inexpensive yet personal gift you can give someone. You could frame a photo of you and your best friend and give it to them. Or make a collage of all the great times you two have had together. It is something you can put a lot of thought and effort into without breaking the bank this holiday season.

Helpful Tip: If you want more ideas I would suggest going to youtube.com.

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