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brother, mother-in-law, nieces and nephew,plus a needy family (a friends' 3 little kids where the mother just died). If you include the tree, holiday cards, and food/wine for a small get-together, it's closer to $800. This is less than usual, as we've cut down our gift list and bought less for those left on the list.
To save money, I baked holiday goodies as thank you gifts for my editors and the neighbors. I shopped a lot at Costco and other discount stores, like the $5 clothing store near us, but avoided Wal-Mart completely. We also recycle gift bags and bows year to year to save money, and if I need a few new gift bags, I get them at the dollar store.
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