tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2956590283954337779.post4051471227286224368..comments2023-07-05T06:50:39.214-07:00Comments on Savings Now - Living a simple money saving life: Dropping temperatures and the Icelandic FreezeSophie Gisthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03362731913384016146noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2956590283954337779.post-10380325235912926552008-10-30T04:24:00.000-07:002008-10-30T04:24:00.000-07:00Hi Jo - I know what you mean about presents. Did y...Hi Jo - I know what you mean about presents. Did your family not take to the ones you made last year then?<BR/><BR/>Here is a great thread for ideas - mostly very creative and inexpensive:<BR/>http://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/showthread.html?t=968525<BR/><BR/>I am planning to make some chutney and also lemon curd for the first time this Christmas, as a relative likes those and as I ahd never made them before, am thinking why now give it a go.<BR/><BR/>Also have agreed with main friends and family that we will not do presents amongst ourselves. I will for our nieces. With friends, we will just meet up for a nice dinner before Xmas, easily less money than various pressies...Sophie Gisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03362731913384016146noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2956590283954337779.post-5057476953998170052008-10-28T10:34:00.000-07:002008-10-28T10:34:00.000-07:00I've been trying to think of presents for friends ...I've been trying to think of presents for friends and family that won't break the bank. I did some hampers of homemade goodies the year before last and I think maybe I had better leave it till next year before I repeat that idea. The trouble is that I'm not coming up with many ideas yet. I've got several family birthdays comng up in December and January too. <BR/><BR/>I've got the heating on this evening for the first time this year. We've had the gas fire on in the living room half a dozen times but managed without the heating so far. It has been snowing most of the day and the house is so cold that I've succumbed. I've discovered the delights of cuddling up with a hot water bottle and a blanket on the settee but it is not enough today.Johttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16855403299773356566noreply@blogger.com