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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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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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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