5 Gift Ideas When You Are Broke
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5 Gift Ideas When You Are Broke

It's hard to buy 10 gifts when you only have $10.

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5 Gift Ideas When You Are Broke
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It is now the holiday season, which means you have to buy people gifts with money you do not have. The holidays are supposed to be fun and relaxing, but it's impossible when you are stressing about blowing all your money on gifts for your family, friends, etc. Well, I am here to help with a list of gift ideas that won't kill your wallet.



1. Homemade Baked Goods

Food is always the best gift! Baking is very affordable, and even if you can't bake, there are so many easy recipes that are hard to mess up. homemade gifts show you put some effort into it, plus, who is going to be disappointed with cookies?


2. Sentimental

When in doubt, take the cheesy route! If you can't impress people with fancy gifts, then get them something sentimental. A meaningful gift always wins people over. Something as simple as a framed picture of you and the person your giving the gift to is a great and cheap gift idea.


3. Christmas Ornament

Another great idea is giving a homemade Christmas ornament. It's something nice they can put on their tree every year, plus, there are many cheap DIYs you can find on Pinterest.


4. A Basket of Stuff

When you can only afford cheap things, it looks like you put a lot of effort in and spent a lot when you have a basket of cheap things. Above is some ideas of what kind of cheap baskets you can make. Get creative, or just use Pinterest.


5. List of Ideas

If the other ideas are not helpful to you, then here are 101 gift ideas under $5,so I am sure you can find something in there!

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