Gift Guides & Ideas

A small budget is a constraint, not a problem. What makes a gift land has very little to do with what it cost.

Expiry rules, fees, restrictions and what happens if the retailer closes. The details that decide whether a gift card is worth its face value.

Buying ahead is the simplest way to spend less on gifts. It only works if you have a system for remembering what you bought.

When the deadline is days away, delivery reality shapes the options. Here is what still works and what to stop considering.

Registries, group gifts and knowing what a household actually lacks — how to give something useful without matching someone else's budget.

Secret Santa rules, budget limits, and how to give a colleague something appropriate when you barely know them.

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