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Playing Elf – Unexpected Benefit of Keeping a Gift Journal
I had an unexpected success this Christmas that highlights how important it is to keep a gift journal. We had picked out a gift for my sister in-law about a month in advance. My wife wanted to make her something so she needed lead time. A few weeks before Christmas, though, I overhead a conversation … Continue reading
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Are Picking a Terrible Gift for You Niece or Nephew?
If you don’t have nieces or nephews congratulations, you are not going to be the worst gift giver at Christmas. Oh, wait, you do? Bad news. Economists, being the super fun party people that we know them to be, have studied the economic value of Christmas giving and, unsurprisingly found that many Christmas gifts have … Continue reading
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Research That Allows You to Peer Into Your S.O.’s Brain – And Pick Better Gifts
You don’t know your significant other (S.O.) as well as you think you do. It’s not your fault, no one does. We can spend a lifetime pursuing them and yet there will always be more to know of each other, more to discover. That’s what keeps it fun, I think. But as charming as mystery … Continue reading
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Can This Help Your Friends Pick Better Gifts?
Your friends need your help. But they won’t ask for it. If you have a birthday coming up they don’t know what to get you. They may know your interests and hobbies, but out of the worlds of your (no doubt) fascinating pursuits they don’t know what you need and want now. So it goes … Continue reading
The Three Steps to Getting Better Gifts
You know you want to ask. 99.99% of gift advice on the internet is about finding a good gift idea for someone else. This isn’t one of those articles. You know you want to ask but let me save you the awkwardness and ask for you: how can I get my family to buy me … Continue reading
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Martha Stewart’s Mistakes Can Teach You to Pick Better Gifts
Martha Stewart is a terrible gift giver. You would be too if you were in her position, though. Think about it. I’m your friend (you’re still Martha, remember) and you give me a set ofhand-printed tea towels for Christmas (really a gift suggestion from her website).What can I say? I didn’t want tea towels. I … Continue reading
The Best Gift Ideas for Anyone
You’re about to miss your chance. Some day soon you are going to go shopping for a gift and come home with the wrong thing. You’re going to waste money and time picking out a gift that your giftee doesn’t want. How do I know? Because I did the same thing for decades. I used … Continue reading