Budget Humbug

Congratulations to the winners of ListPlanIt‘s Print Membership (Bev, Lisa P., Stacey K.) and to the winners of the 100 Days to Christmas 2011 eBook (Marcia, Natalie, Suzy, Jennifer A, Kimberly). Look for an email with the details of your prize.

With wish list(s) in hand (or at least in progress), it is time to face the facts and create your Christmas budget. The holidays are about loved ones and about GIVING, right? However, if you do not create a budget to guide your purchases over the next few months, the holidays will be about giving to your credit card company for the next year!

The Countdown to Christmas Challenge for today is to prepare a budget to place in your handy holiday planner for quick reference throughout the holiday season. List your expenses to have an accurate record of all that is involved with the joyous, but often rather expensive, holiday. Refer to it often to keep you on track. Next year, when it is time to create another Christmas budget, you can look back on this budget as a guide for future spending.

Some categories to include in your Christmas budget are: Gifts, Decorations, Food/Drink, Holiday Entertainment, and Charitable Giving. *

* Available as a download in the 100 Days to Christmas 2011 eBook. Members to ListPlanIt.com can print or download Holiday Budget Planner in Holidays & Occasions as a worksheet for your Christmas budget.

This week, we are excited to be giving away a Kindle 3G plus a gift card from Amazon for $5 toward the purchase of our 100 Days to Christmas 2011 eBook.

You have several ways to enter to win : 1) leave a comment here and tell us why you’d like a Kindle,

2) tell your friends & followers about 100 Days to Christmas on Twitter (it’s easy to do with our share buttons below) and leave a comment here linking to your Twitter handle (be sure to follow @100Days on Twitter, too),

3) subscribe to 100 Days to Christmas‘ RSS feed using a reader or by email (and get our daily posts delivered straight to your inbox) and leave a comment here,

4) blog about 100 Days to Christmas, then leave a comment here linking to your post.

5) follow our page on Facebook and tell our entire community that you are going to participate in this week’s giveaway by leaving the following message on our Facebook wall, “Christmas would come early this year if I win a Kindle 3G from http://100DaystoChristmas.com!”.

One of each of these per day please. You have until Friday, September 23 at 6 pm EST to enter.

Heather

I would love to win a kindle so my kids could have an e-reader.
Heather

My tweet: https://twitter.com/#!/HSlater351/status/115856110346436608
Heather

I subscribe with my google reader.
Heather

I posted on your fb wall. https://www.facebook.com/100DaystoChristmas#!/100DaystoChristmas/posts/116852858420975
http://www.applepieorder.org Allison

I would love a Kindle! Books, recipes…so handy!
http://thefitnessfreak.blogspot.com/ Nicole

Although I would LOVE a Kindle, I know my son would love it even more! He is 12 and an avid reader. Being that we live in a small house it would save much needed space : ) Thanks for the chance to win!

Nicole
http://thefitnessfreak.blogspot.com/ Nicole

Just posted on facebook about the giveaway!

Nicole
http://thefitnessfreak.blogspot.com/ Nicole

Just tweeted about the giveaway!

Nicole
http://thefitnessfreak.blogspot.com/ Nicole

I subscribe by e-mail and RSS Feed!

Nicole
http://www.livelaughrowe.com Kelly

I’m not sure I would buy myself a kindle, but I do think that it would be great to have a number of books in one place for travel… pick me, pick me
http://thefitnessfreak.blogspot.com/ Nicole

I left a post on your wall!

Nicole
http://www.kristinelynn.com Kristine

i would love kindle to gift to my sister
http://www.livelaughrowe.com Kelly

e-mail subscriber {yay!}
http://www.livelaughrowe.com Kelly

shared on my FB page
http://www.livelaughrowe.com Kelly

posted to your FB — I’m sure hoping Christmas does come early for me
Flora

I love the feel of a real book, but I’d use a Kindle for long road trips when space is limited.
Debbie

I would love a Kindle to give to my teenage daughter for Christmas. It would start her out on the right track in terms of not dealing with accumulating book clutter. And it would really help with my Christmas budget, too!! Thanks for the giveaways!
Melanie Sposa

I commute into NYC as well as drop my preschooler off to school. I read books DAILY – we’re talking nothing less than 300 pages and the lighter weight would be so handy while I carry my work items, purse, child’s school things. Plus, trying to go greener and minimal in the long run!
Oh, how the extra room would allow for more hands and energy on my walk home for Christmas shopping!

Thanks for the consideration!
Connie

I would love a Kindle—it is on my Christmas List! I am always lugging heavy books around and I have neck and shoulder problems, so that is not a good idea.
I also need the 100 days to Xmas Book! I am overwhelmed with the Holidays!
Love the site.
http://munnfunn.blogspot.com Chas

With a newborn I rarely have time to go to the library nowdays. A kindle would totally help out with the time I’m able to devote to reading!
http://munnfunn.blogspot.com Chas

I subscribe to your RSS feeds!
http://www.coloradofitmom.com Kelly

I’ve got a newborn, and his feeding time would be a great time to read. A kindle would make it so much easier!
Pam

I would enjoy a Kindle as my 6 1/2 yr old daughter is an avid reader. It is hard to keep her with enough books and the house is getting full.
http://www.livelaughrowe.com Kelly

Blogged about it @ http://www.livelaughrowe.com
http://www.organizewithjulie.blogspot.com/ Julie

Oh, my husband would be gaga over a Kindle. So the reason I would like to win, is for him!
@juliebavi
http://memegrl.blogspot.com MemeGRL

I follow you on an RSS feed!
http://memegrl.blogspot.com MemeGRL

I would like a Kindle because I am trying very hard to purge the house and books are one of my hardest things to get rid of! So knowing I could still have access to books (and honestly, quicker than I could physically lay hands on them) without needing to store and dust them would be awesome!
Mickey

I have completed # 1, 3, and 5. I don’t tweet or blog.
http://shelllouise.co.uk Shell Louise

I’ve had a kindle on my amazon wish list for, well, ever!
I enter every competition I find to win one. Not had any luck yet!
http://shelllouise.co.uk Shell Louise

I tweeted @shell1207
http://shelllouise.co.uk Shell Louise

I subscribed by email
http://housepayne@blogspot.com Lisa P.

If I win a Kindle, hubby won’t have to buy it for me!!
http://housepayne@blogspot.com Lisa P.

I tweeted: http://twitter.com/#!/lisampayne
http://housepayne@blogspot.com Lisa P.

I subscribe via Google Reader!
suzy

i will be sharing on facebook soon. rss/email done. My budget check!! i know where i’m suppose to be.. now staying there is the challenge.

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