The If-I-Have-To Christmas Gift

Is there someone on your Christmas gift list that you really don't want to spend the money on? Well don't worry. Today, I have a list of gift ideas that are not only cheap, but should also tell that “special” someone that you don't need to exchange gifts next year.

• A 2011 calendar – they're on sale this time of year, and very useful... for the next couple of weeks, anyway
• A roll of toilet paper – the gift that keeps on giving
• A box of sugar packets “borrowed” from your local diner
• A box of sugar-substitute packets – for the dieter
• A pad of Post-Its – everyone needs Post-Its
• A secondhand Slinky – your kid won't notice it's missing anyway
• The cheapest bottle of wine you can find
• Some dental floss – a useful and simple way to remind your “friend” that dental hygiene is a necessary part of life
• Some newspaper clippings on a topic of interest – a sort of “thinking of you” gift that costs nothing
• A check for $.100 – the difference between a $100 gift and a $0.10 is that decimal point