The other night my boyfriend’s father told me a great gift giving story that I am going to share here, since I think it illustrates the idea of a symbolic gift perfectly.

Because I would like to keep details of the story private, I’m just going to give you the broad strokes…

Once upon a time, a highly revered gentlemen, who did a whole lot of work for a group that he was involved with, helped them immensely by ghost writing an important report. This group was aptly appreciative of his hard work and thought of a pretty unique way of showing their gratitude:

Symbolic Gift

Yes, they got him a cheap trophy. A plastic, fake gold trophy, like a little league player might get.

Why was this a great gift?

First of all, if I …read more

In this day and age we often e-mail invitations and thank you’s.  A very inexpensive yet very personal way to thank somebody doesn’t even have to cost a lot, nor needs any special wrapping – sending a thank you card, bought or even made, is just as viable as giving a thank you gift.

Black and Cream “Thank You” Cards
There are so many styles to choose from. You can get thank you notes that say “Thank You” on the front or inside, you can use a blank card or even a homemade card. You can get cards that reflect the reason why you are thanking them – animals for baby shower thanks or hearts for wedding thanks, etc. It doesn’t matter what you choose as long as you think they are attractive. Yes, this is Frugal Friday but not …read more

I swear, I am not in any way affiliated with the folks over at Aerobie (although I just signed up to be notified of their new products – yeah!). I just love any of their products I’ve tried so far (and, judging from all the positive reviews on so many of their products, so do lots of other people!).

So, imagine my surprise and delight as I’m walking through the store and I see the Aerobie® Football?!?!? What??? I didn’t even know they made a football!

This is exactly like the football I got! Pretty and fun – the best of both worlds.

Aerobie® Football available through Amazon
Well, you know I had to get it as a gift for my boyfriend who just loves footballs or any type of sports related ball. He even taught me how to throw a …read more