Christmas is upon us. J, the poor college student, and K, the even poorer high school student, can ill-afford to purchase pricey presents for dear old dailydad — or anyone else, for that matter. The Bargainist lists ten ways to save money this Christmas. Dailydad particularly likes #4 (make your own gifts) … and, one of my more treasured gifts from Christmas past is is falling apart (hint hint). After many years of daily use, half of the bead things have fallen off and the others are scuffed and wearing down. If you can’t make all of your gifts, you can also pledge to only buy hand-made gifts here.
Suggestion #9 is also good. J and K have given dailydad home-made coupons in the past and he has always managed to loose them. Coupon ideas for this Christmas? How about an afternoon at the National Gallery of Art (an Edward Hopper exhibit runs through January 21) or perhaps the Smithsonian American Art Museum / National Portrait Gallery, which share space in the nicely renovated Patent Office building. A day at Gettysburg would also make a nice gift. Make sure the coupon specifies that you will actually accompany dailydad on said excursion, that it will be relatively “whine free” and less than 10 percent of the total time will be spent in gift shops and/or restaurants. No tricky redemption rules, either.
