Really Cheap Greeting Cards and Free Gift Wrapping - December 2018
Approximate $ Savings: $200
I have never bought gift wrapping. I always keep any wrapping paper from gifts or flowers, and re-use it for future presents (fold and cut off ripped bits). And if I ever run out, I just use newspaper - which can look quite cool with nice ribbon. I also never buy gift cards. I used to use those free postcards you sometimes find in cafes, but now have found a better way! I invested in a stamp set and bought a pad of nice card paper (50 sheets). This investment of about $30 (you could probably get stamps much cheaper) will last me about 2 years, then all I need to do is re-fill the ink pad and get some more card. The cards look semi-professional too! I worked out if I bought cards for the 50 or so gifts I give a year, I would spend well over $200, so this is a substantial saving. Over my lifetime the saving will be huge!
Contributed by Emma
I have never bought gift wrapping. I always keep any wrapping paper from gifts or flowers, and re-use it for future presents (fold and cut off ripped bits). And if I ever run out, I just use newspaper - which can look quite cool with nice ribbon. I also never buy gift cards. I used to use those free postcards you sometimes find in cafes, but now have found a better way! I invested in a stamp set and bought a pad of nice card paper (50 sheets). This investment of about $30 (you could probably get stamps much cheaper) will last me about 2 years, then all I need to do is re-fill the ink pad and get some more card. The cards look semi-professional too! I worked out if I bought cards for the 50 or so gifts I give a year, I would spend well over $200, so this is a substantial saving. Over my lifetime the saving will be huge!
Contributed by Emma