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Debt Management, Relief & Consolidation

Cheap Going Away Gift Basket

Since my friend was moving cross-country, I decided to put together a little going away roadtrip-ready gift basket. This was super cheap to put together, but is thoughtful and practical at the same time. In my basket I included: 3 current magazines, purchased through trade-in credit at our local used bookstore (tip: this is a great idea for magazines to flip through while you travel, too. They sell current issues for as little as $1 at our store). Cost: $0 3 dollar store snacks (Corn Nuts, Yogurt-covered pretzels, and trail mix). Cost: $3 3 candies from Walgreens (Skittles, Lemon heads, and Rasinetes). Cost: $3 1 basket from Dollar Tree. Cost $1 Total Cost: $7 Another idea that I had after I’d already given the basket to