{"id":11,"date":"2008-12-20T16:02:39","date_gmt":"2008-12-20T21:02:39","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.fcallc.biz\/blog\/?p=11"},"modified":"2024-11-23T08:32:22","modified_gmt":"2024-11-23T13:32:22","slug":"looking-for-a-great-christmas-gift","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.fcallc.biz\/blog\/?p=11","title":{"rendered":"Looking for a great Christmas gift?"},"content":{"rendered":"

At this time of the year, many people are struggling with how much to spend on Christmas gifts or even if they should go Christmas shopping.\u00a0 <\/span>I recently spoke to a friend who mentioned that she wasn\u2019t going Christmas shopping.\u00a0 <\/span>It\u2019s kind of hard for me to imagine not having Christmas gifts under the tree.\u00a0 <\/span>Growing up we always had a tree and plenty of gifts.\u00a0 <\/span>However I do understand several people\u2019s dilemmas.\u00a0 <\/span>Well, here are two suggestions that will help you to save money and still ensure that you have a great Christmas.\u00a0 <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

My first suggestion is to draw names out of a hat.\u00a0 <\/span>Each person will pick one name and will be responsible for purchasing a gift for one person.\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span>This will ensure that everyone has the opportunity to receive a gift.\u00a0 <\/span>Everyone will save money in the long run and no one will feel left out.<\/span><\/p>\n

My second suggestion is to give a financial gift.\u00a0 <\/span>For as little as $25, you can open a brokerage account with Sharebuilder.\u00a0 <\/span>\u00a0\u00a0<\/span>Sharebuilder is a great tool because it encompasses an educational component.\u00a0 <\/span>You will get your loved one involved in investing and will also educate him\/her in the process. Sharebuilder has three account options, basic, standard, or advantage.\u00a0 <\/span>Each of these accounts do not require an account minimum and comes with great research tools. Another great feature with Sharebuilder is the automatic investing.\u00a0 <\/span>If you\u2019re concerned about remembering to invest, you can easily set up an automatic investing option.\u00a0 <\/span>Of course my favorite feature has to be the education section.\u00a0 <\/span>The section is easy to comprehend even if you are a first time investor.\u00a0 <\/span>The education section has been expanded to include advice on topics such as investing, retirement, taxes and investment advice.\u00a0 <\/span>I use my Sharebuilder account tools on a regular basis and I have set up the automatic investment option for my account.\u00a0 <\/span>\u00a0\u00a0<\/span>The website address for Sharebuilder is <\/span>www.sharebuilder.com<\/span><\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n

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At this time of the year, many people are struggling with how much to spend on Christmas gifts or even if they should go Christmas shopping.\u00a0 I recently spoke to a friend who mentioned that she wasn\u2019t going Christmas shopping.\u00a0 … Continue reading →<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[40],"tags":[5],"class_list":["post-11","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-investing","tag-investing"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fcallc.biz\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fcallc.biz\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fcallc.biz\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fcallc.biz\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fcallc.biz\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=11"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.fcallc.biz\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":14,"href":"https:\/\/www.fcallc.biz\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11\/revisions\/14"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fcallc.biz\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=11"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fcallc.biz\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=11"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fcallc.biz\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=11"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}