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Christmas Nearly Free

December 23rd, 2011 at 10:36 pm

I finally totalled up my receipts for Christmas spending. Not bad and definitely less than last year.

Total spent on gifts and miscellaneous related items was $611.68. This total already includes some gift cards and store coupons that were offered. That amount equalled about $144.54!! So I guess closer to $750 in gifts purchased.

We also accumulated cash from craigslist and the fall garage sale in the amount of $211. We sold on ebay, too. Funds from surveys added to a Paypal redemption of $74.32. One item had a rebate for $8.99. We accumulated another $95 in Target gift cards. We redeemed debit card rewards for $25. And I have to add in the $100 cash my MIL gave towards gifts, since those gift totals are included above.

The total above is $514.31!!

Soooo....Christmas was nearly free at a cost of $97.37. We paid just under 13% of the total cost of gifts out of our own funds. Amazing!

And I have to laugh a little because my first run through with the numbers led me to believe Christmas was free. I forgot to include the cash we are giving to nieces and nephews which equalled $105! Darn kids. Just kidding!! Smile

So for those of you doing the Free Christmas 2012 Holiday Challenge, I definitely think it can be done. And I'm in for next year, too.

Posted in Spending, Saving, Sales, Surveys, Rebates, Family | 4 Comments »

4 Responses to “Christmas Nearly Free”

  1. Beawealthywarrior Says:
    December 23rd, 2011 at 11:22 pm 1324682532
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    That's great!

  2. Campfrugal Says:
    December 23rd, 2011 at 11:57 pm 1324684628
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    My Christmas was way less expensive this year than it has ever been by using coupons, finding what I need in inconspicuous places and finding rebates, coming in at at total of $645. I usually spend somewhere between $1300 and $1800, with one year topping out at $2500. But, then Murphy stole Santa's sleigh and made a stop by my house and I had to put in a new well pump this past Monday to the tune of $830, so I guess if I add that to my Christmas total, I am right on target at $1475. Ha Ha. Just Kidding.

  3. PNW Mom Says:
    December 24th, 2011 at 04:55 am 1324702522
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    Nice job! Smile

  4. mamasita Says:
    December 24th, 2011 at 01:32 pm 1324733561
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    Great work! I'm on for a free Christmas 2012. I'm going to use cc reward points and store credits. Any rebate checks I receive already go to our vacation fund.

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