I'm getting a head start on shopping this year, don't know if it's because it's our first year (in 3 years) that we aren't going to Mexico or if it's because we have Keaton and I want to manage my time & money better. Hmm, either way I think it's working well. I am totally bargain shopping and trying to spend as little as I can since we definitely want to use the most money on Keaton... like for his highchair (that's around $175) as well as some activity toys ($80 for the activity table) and then we have his 6 month photo session in 2 weeks so we'll want to reserve money to buy those photos :)
I so far have gotten Ryan 2 gifts and my brother, Byron, 1 gift. I need to get going on my brother since he'll be in Mexico for Christmas and I want to get him things he can open while there. Same with my parents, they're a bit more difficult to shop for but since they all have iPod's I was thinking of gift cards for them to buy movies & what not. Of course, though, I know they'd be thrilled to just get some photos of Keaton :) I wish we had the finances and time to fly up there and spend the holidays with them, but we're working on Keaton's first birthday to fly up there.
I know for myself what I want is cookware & bakeware! We have so much cabinet space in the kitchen I need to fill it up, haha! New baking pans, fancier pots & pans, etc. Our friend sells The Pampered Chef, I have a feeling I'll be buying a lot!
So far I've spent $60 on 3 gifts, I'd love to keep it under $200 for my whole family (Husband, Brother, Mom & Dad) ...as far as Keaton, that's a whole separate budget! LoL. I'm redeeming a bunch of points from MyPoints and getting stocking stuffer gift cards, taking surveys on Opinion Outpost and using my rewards for Amazon Gift Cards and keeping my eyes peeled for free credit codes to get other goodies for free!
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