I need to get some sort of gift for a friends birthday (who lives nearby) and for a kid of my extended family (lives further away).
Do you have any recommendations for gifts that go along with sorta frugal lifestyle? I can’t think of anything right now (pressure is on, birthday 1 is tomorrow)
Baked goods.
Everyone loves baked goods.
One-upping this. Learning to make bread even before the pandemic hit made me become regarded as a demi-god by anyone that had the opportunity to taste my sourdough or learn from me to make even just scones.
Dunno if age appropriate but I like to give knives when possible.
These are the most absurdly competent $10 tool you can buy if you can stomach the source (wally world):
I have a drawer-full and they make a great (cheap) “I was thinking of you” token.
I’d say my method is more “cheap” than “frugal” but I’ll usually coordinate with someone else (e.g. find out what they’re getting as a gift) and then buy accessories for that gift. e.g. They buy a game, I buy the expansion pack.
One time I gave my nephew two 20 packs of AA batteries for all the toys everyone else got him 😆
This is a great idea!