Holiday gifts that don’t cost a fortune
Did you already bake cookies, and made jam ? Are you out of ideas what else to give during the holiday season? Here a few gifts that won’t cost you a fortune:
 Do you like to cook and have great recipes?
- You could buy a nice notebook or folder, and create a personalized recipe book for a dear friend or family member.
- Give a coupon for a five course dinner at your house – or
- Promise to cook for an event at their house.
- Buy ingredients for a not-your-every-day family meal and add your special recipe.
For avid gardeners:
- Give a coupon or gift certificate for a plant, seeds, or fruits from your garden. Add a picture, if you have.
- If you have seeds from last summer, purchase a pretty box or bag and fill it with seeds and planting instructions.
- Give your time and experience: Friends or colleagues without green thumb will appreciate a coupon for “garden consulting” – or
- Give a certificate for “spring cleaning”
Do you need a gift for a couple with young children?
- Give a coupon for x number of babysitting nights
- Invite the kids for a weekend in your house
- Offer your time for help with afternoon activities
- Organize a party for all the kids of your friends (so that they can spend some grown-up time together)
Do you have an elderly loved-one, friend or neighbor?
Give the gift of your time by giving them a coupon for help with shopping, rides to medical appointments or a day out in the country.
Christiane is a professional life coach with private practice in Massachusetts. She specializes on helping people on realizing their goals and putting them into action.