WFMW- Christmas Gift Ideas for Teachers

Money is still tight with everyone this year so I was trying to think of some inexpensive but nice teacher gifts.  First of all, I have some teacher friends and they all say- no coffee mugs or apple-themed items please!  They get a lot of those.  Most teachers would really appreciate a handwritten note from your child more than anything.  Homemade ornaments or crafts are nice too.  In my opinion a gift card, even in a small amount like $5, makes a really great gift.  You can pair it with a candy bar or mints or gum.  I usually save some $5 Target gift cards throughout the year to use as gifts.  There was also an iTunes promotion on $10 gift cards a few weeks back.  In addition to her regular teacher, my daughter also has some other helpers, bus drivers, etc.  I usually give them candy or mints.  You can usually find stuff on sale around Halloween time- just don't get Trick-or-Treat packaging!  Different color M&M's look really cute in a plain jar with a bow.  A really easy treat to make is pretzel-kisses-melts.  Just put one layer of mini pretzels twists on a cookie sheet and top with one Hershey's Kiss (any flavor).  Melt in the oven on 250 for a few minutes until soft (watch closely).  Immediately top with one M&M- I use red and green.  Cool and store in a Ziploc bag or other container. Very yummy salty and chocolate snack!

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Happy New Year's Eve!

Farewell to another year- if I have time I will write a post about how I came up with $1000 in 6 months from July to December of this year. Hoping to make it $2000 next year! Happy New Year!

No coupon inserts this week

There will be no coupon inserts in this Sunday's paper due to the Easter holiday. So relax and enjoy the day!

Happy New Year!

And welcome 2009!













Word is there will be some great coupon inserts in this Sunday's paper (1/4/09)- get your scissors ready!

Merry Christmas!

Merry Christmas and Happy New Year! Here's a link to my other blog.