http://moneysmartlife.com/christmas-shopping-tips-to-keep-your-holiday-spending-under-control/ Money Tips for a Better Life Sat, 21 Nov 2009 15:08:40 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 http://moneysmartlife.com/christmas-shopping-tips-to-keep-your-holiday-spending-under-control/comment-page-1/#comment-121664 Amy Yee Thu, 20 Nov 2008 02:48:39 +0000 http://moneysmartlife.com/?p=1133#comment-121664 I wanted to thank you for posting these great tips on how to manage spending over the holidays. It's always so tempting to regard Christmas as a time that's exempt from any financial planning. Staying away from credit cards, doing more online shopping and online comparative research are all activities that are certainly important given the current environment. For your readers who are online shopping, I would like to add that there are now many ways to pay with cash online, just as they can in stores. eBillme is one method that does not require any credit at all, and is free to use. It's something like debit, but includes buyer protection that caters specifically to online shoppers. eBillMe has holiday gift deals that you can pay for in cash from your bank account. There are also special rebates and a long list of stores that offer this method of payment - so you can do all your shopping online without ever lifting a credit card. Happy holidays, and I wish all your readers happy spending management. I wanted to thank you for posting these great tips on how to manage
spending over the holidays. It’s always so tempting to regard Christmas
as a time that’s exempt from any financial planning. Staying away from
credit cards, doing more online shopping and online comparative research
are all activities that are certainly important given the current
environment. For your readers who are online shopping, I would like to
add that there are now many ways to pay with cash online, just as they
can in stores. eBillme is one method that does not require any credit
at all, and is free to use. It’s something like debit, but includes
buyer protection that caters specifically to online shoppers. eBillMe
has holiday gift deals that you can pay for in cash from your bank account.
There are also special rebates and a long list of stores that offer this method
of payment – so you can do all your shopping online without ever lifting a credit card.
Happy holidays, and I wish all your readers happy spending management.

]]> http://moneysmartlife.com/christmas-shopping-tips-to-keep-your-holiday-spending-under-control/comment-page-1/#comment-121132 News and Blogs: Monday, November 17, 2008 - Consumerism Commentary: A Personal Finance Blog Mon, 17 Nov 2008 17:30:47 +0000 http://moneysmartlife.com/?p=1133#comment-121132 [...] Christmas Shopping Tips to Keep Your Holiday Spending Under Control. This article is the antithesis of the piece I wrote for PC World in which I described how to find the best bargains on tech items this holiday season. When I originally asked a few colleagues for input, J.D. from Get Rich Slowly suggested I mention Buy Nothing Day. The blurb was eliminated by the editor. Rather than searching for bargains bargains on the “popular” electronics, maybe it’s time to cut back on shopping overall. [...] [...] Christmas Shopping Tips to Keep Your Holiday Spending Under Control. This article is the antithesis of the piece I wrote for PC World in which I described how to find the best bargains on tech items this holiday season. When I originally asked a few colleagues for input, J.D. from Get Rich Slowly suggested I mention Buy Nothing Day. The blurb was eliminated by the editor. Rather than searching for bargains bargains on the “popular” electronics, maybe it’s time to cut back on shopping overall. [...]

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