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A year’s supply of greeting cards [Part 1]
I recently did the maths to work out how much I actually spend on greeting cards in a 12-month period. I love pretty cards so I usually spend around £3.50 on each one, and I purchase on average 33 a year. My total annual spend? £115.50. I was actually shocked to see the total in black and white.
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A year’s supply of greeting cards [Part 2]
Holey moley. Has anyone out there made 35 cards - requiring medium-to-advanced skills - in one day? If so, you have my deepest admiration. It took me a total of 15 hours. And that’s allowing for the fact that I (coerced) begged my husband to help me get the job done (he’s a graphic designer, after all, so he’s far more skilled in this area than me). Here’s a breakdown of how the Day Of The Cards unfolded:
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How to save on baby cards and gifts
copyright: bensonkua on flickr
The Noodle is lucky enough to have baby friends who are a few months older than her, so we’ve been to a good number of 1st birthday parties already. Of course, this means a whole stack of birthday cards for babbas and as Hallmark and its shareholders know - cards are a lucrative business.
At £2.75 a pop, and with at least 10 babies to buy for in our immediate circle of friends, I could end up spending £27.50 on cards alone. Luckily, I’m in with a group of similarly fiscally-minded mammas who have all agreed that we only buy a gift for one baby and that the gift should cost a maximum of £10. I guess you could say that not only am I saving on cards, I’m also saving on gifts, to the tune of £90! Read full post
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