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Christmas Time is Here! It is arguably the most wonderful time of the year! Starting today, you have 24 days that’s just over 3 weeks to figure out what you are getting for everyone on your list. This year shopping will be a little more challenging just because everyone is going to be shopping on a budget. But that doesn’t mean that you can’t buy gifts, you just have to be more creative as to how you choose to do it. For example, there is nothing wrong with shopping at the dollar store. The dollar store is a great place to find all kinds of treasures for next to nothing; and each one has its own selection of goods that’s different from the next. You might also consider hand made gifts or items from Kodak Gallery that are personal, yet really inexpensive. Calendars for example are great gifts, especially when they are full of pictures of the recipient. 1800 Flowers actually has some groumet baskets and tins that are selling for reasonable prices this year and they would make great inexpensive gifts.

There are also a variety of items available at the Discovery Channel Store, including telescopes, globes, and DVDs that would make and kid or adult happy on Christmas morning. There are a number of items available at the Discovery Channel Store that are less than $19.99 that you can’t get anywhere else. The key this Christmas is being smart and being creative about the way that you shop. Make a budget and stick to it no matter what.

Today is Black Friday, the biggest shopping day of the year and so I’m here to tell you where you can find the best deals around. So let’s jump right on in! For the best in books: Target, Wal-Mart, and Amazon.com are all selling books for $9! Any book you want, only $9. Books make great gifts for teenagers, smaller children, college students, and adult too. For the best in toys: Wal-Mart and Toys R Us. Both will be selling toys for $9 but Wal-Mart will also be sellign DVDs for $10. Personalized Gifts: for something a little more special, try Personalized M&Ms by Mars and Company. You can buy 3 bags get one free this season. Get all the hard people these gifts. Old Navy will also be having a sell; 50% off all item particularly fleece sweaters amd jackets. These are great just to stock up on for winter. Finally, if you are not a Home Shopping Network fan yet, you need to quickly become one. The Home Shopping Network may sound cliche, but they really have changed who they are and are becoming the retailer of choice for many.

With so many great designers like Miss Tina, Grayce by Molly Sims, FranBrand by Fran Drescher and so much more, you can’t go wrong with any person on your list. They carry everything from jewelry, to clothes, to shoes, accessories, luggage, kitchenware and more. They are always competitively priced and will certainly get you more bang for your buck. The only thing they don’t sell is personalized m&ms which you have to get from the M&M website! Happy Shopping!

Thanksgiving is just around the corner and so many of us are beginning to make preparations now to get ready for the big day. However, this recession seems to still be looming around many of our heads. It is no doubt going to be a little bit harder than usual to put food on the table this Thanksgiving, let alone do any holiday decorating. So here are a few tips you can use to keep Thanksgiving on or under budget: First of all, don’t buy a name brand ham. Ham’s can run you $40 or more. While they are good, you can glaze your own ham for less than a 1/10 of the price. All you need is some brown sugar, a little pineapple juice and some water. Next, potatos are cheep, so make side dishes that utilize this staple. Rice is the same way. It’s cheap and can be good when mixed with right ingredients, (i.e. a rice casserole would be great this year). Don’t waste money on plastic ware. Using your own dishes is free and water isn’t expensive, so washing them may be a hassle, but it’s cheaper. 1800 Flowers has great decorations on a budget so us them.

When it comes to beverages, instead of buying sodas, make a punch. A great fruit punch consists of a few packages of Kool Aid, sugar, water, pineapple juice, and 1 liter or 2 of lime soda. Buy the off brand of everything. It tastes just as good and will go much farther than individual cans. In addition, you may want to consider asking people to bring a dish of their own to add to the meal. If everyone chips in, no single person has to feel the burden of the load. So eat cheaper, budget, and get 1800 Flowers, and your Thanksgiving Day Meal is sure to be more cost efficient than ever!

Yesterday it was announced on Good Morning America on ABC that there were going to be some extreme specials and deals this holiday season, especially on the biggest shopping day of the year, Black Friday. Everyone knows that the recession as been affecting us all. Many of us can’t afford to spend like we used to, we don’t shop very much anymore, and some are just barely putting a roof over their heads. Others aren’t even able to do that.  But what most of us don’t realize is that it has been affecting businesses as well. Industries that at one point were booming are now laying off. The retail industry has probably been one of the industries hardest hit. That’s why they are so eager to create new products like Personalized M&Ms, to get you back in the shopping spirit, so that you’ll get back in stores and back to spending money.  So among the best deals you will find is the book deal. Target, Wal-Mart, and Amazon.com will all be selling books for $9! That’s right, hardback, paperback, and best sellers too.

There will also be some awesome toy specials on Black Friday including $9 toys at Wal-Mart, Toys R Us, and Target. Old Navy will be selling clothes for 50% off so if you and your family need winter clothes, Black Friday will be a great time to get them. In conclusion, if you have been holding off from shopping because your funds have been tight, Black Friday should be a great time for you to save money so you can afford the things you need, whether it’s Personalized M&Ms or a new fleece sweater.

Halloween is right around the corner and everyone is on the hunt for their halloween costume. Little kids will be dressed up as everything from pirates, to lions, mermaids and ballerinas, to batman and the like. There is nothing more fun than halloween, except Christmas of course, and no better time to dress up as your favorite cartoon character, hero or vilan, disney character, and more.  With halloween coming up, it also means that the time is approaching to stock your pantries with candy for all the little girls and ghouls that are going to come knocking on your door waiting and wanting a special treat. But there is a new twist this year on Halloween candies from the makers of M&Ms.  Although these may not make the best gifts to give out to the kids, they work great for halloween parties of all kinds.

What a great way to celebrate halloween with personalized m&m’s! These little treats can be a great addition to any halloween party and make for great giveaways to guests. Have them printed up in orange and brown ( the official halloween colors) and have your name, or some spooky halloween message printed on them. These are sure to win favor at your next halloween gatherin.

Well school’s officially back in session, which means that parents, you will finally have time for one another again. Send your loved one some flowers to get the romance off to the right start with soem flowers from 1800 Flowers. In addition, make sure you take plenty of picture and upload them using some awesom Photo Hosting services from Scan Cafe or Kodak Gallery.

It’s almost that time again, and hard to believe too! It seems as if summer has just flown by! The kids are slowly winding down and are definitely not loooking forward to getting back to school although we all know that mom and dad are! Don’t spend alot of money this year; one of the new coupon deals that we have found and posted is with Discount School Supply; there you should be able to find all the things your kids need for the first day of school and the rest of the year!

So today I was readying Martha Stewart Weddings, an awesome magazine, and they were sharing some interesting ways to save money on your wedding, while still making it beautiful, elegant, and everything else.  It just goes to show that class and coupons really do go together!

Welcome to The Coupon Corporation Blog! I am extremely excited that we finally got the blog up and running. This space will be used to discuss and inform about great opportunities to save money. We are still in the middle of a recession, even though Time Magazine has recently declared that the Recession Is Over! This is great news for the American public, but we still have a few years of rebuilding before we see life return to the way it used to be. With that in mind, it will be extremely important to continue to save money wherever possible. Therefore, I will be posting the latest and greatest deals that I find, and I encourage you to post any deals that you find! Here’s to Saving Money!