Donate to a Charity.

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This can be anything from dropping some change into the charity box placed near the register at your local grocery store to cutting a big check to your favorite charity.  Also, if you need a suggestion my friend is trying to get 100 coats for 100 refugee children.  Here are the details.

FREE:

Go through you and your kids clothes and give ones that no longer fit to a second hand store, shelter, or even a friend that could use them.  This is the prefect time of year to do this because you will likely be putting the summer clothes away anyway.

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After going through the kids things on Saturday I added to my pile of things to take to the DI.  I always get a pile going and never take it.  Lucky for me last week I got a call from the friends of MS and they were looking for donations.  All I have to do is put it on my porch and they will pick it up.  As my pile was getting bigger I had to continue to remind my kids that some children don’t have the money to buy shoes or toys and that their old toys may be the only thing they will get for Christmas.  I think this creates a great opportunity to help your children be grateful for the things they do have rather than just focusing on the things they want.