Gifts and Giving

When it comes to regifting, opinions fly! Some love it, some hate it--and two out of three of us do it anyway, according to Web site Regiftable.com.

Brought to you by the folks at Money Management International, at Regiftable.com you can check out guidelines for Regifting 101, take the regifting poll, read regifting stories, and add your own for a chance to win!

(If you don't want to regift? Be sure to check out the free printable personalized gift certificate page.)

Really, you shouldn't have:

Regifting 101

Need more guidance on the question of "to regift or not to regift?" MSN Money spells out the rules. We liked this one, a handy short-list of items not to regift:

Don't EVER regift these items. Certain items are a total, dead, instant giveaway that you not only are regifting, but you're too lame to put any effort into it: candles, soap, random books, mysterious CDs (unless your brother wants the hip-hop version of "Man of La Mancha"), obscure software, cheesy jewelry, scarves (do we not all own a scarf?), fruitcake, pens, cologne, boxed sets of extinct bath products (Jean Nate? No, no, no), videos or DVDs obviously acquired on a street corner, socks and any appliances or electronic gear the giftee would be puzzled to receive because they probably just got rid of it (including hot-air popcorn poppers and anything with a cassette deck in it).

12 Rules for Regifting Without Fear

From CNN Money, five insider tips to save money on Christmas gifts. Try these suggestions to beat the crowds and lower seasonal sticker shock this year:

Five Insider Tips for Smarter Holiday Shopping

Buying Christmas gifts online saves time and money, but is it safe?

Try these tips from the Federal Citizen Information Center to guard your money and your privacy when shopping online for the holidays:

Tips for Protecting Yourself When Shopping Online

Gift cards are an oh-so-popular solution to gift-giving dilemmas, but there's a cost for their convenience. Hidden fees and the possibility of theft or loss can take the joy right out of the gift.

Fight back with four great tips from Yahoo! Finance:

Four Tips for Avoiding A Gift Card Fiasco

Crafty gifts for guys can be hard to come by, which is why we like this easy-sew car organizer from blogger MayFly.

With pockets galore, it'll corral car stuff for Dad--or Mom--and keep the kids' toys organized in the back seat. Get giving with this easy-to-make holiday gift:

The Car Organizer How-To

Surprise, surprise--America's etiquette maven weighs in on regifting, and it's not a total ban! Okay, it's rarely appropriate, but Emily Post shares her criteria under which regifting passes the (etiquette) sniff test:

Reduce, Reuse, Regift?

November 21 is "Use Less Stuff" Day! To honor the occasion, scan this list of ways to have a less "waste-ful" holiday season. Reuse, reduce, recycle to give Mother Earth a Christmas gift, too:

42 Ways To Trim Your Holiday Wasteline

You love her, but you're stumped. What does a doting auntie give a fashionista teen--or her Nascar-fan mother? Christmas gift help is on the way, from Surprise.com.

This interactive gift suggestion web site asks you to input the gift-ee's age, gender, interests and hobbies. Surprise.com scours the Web for clever, creative gifts designed to please that hard-to-buy-for loved one. Get inspired!

Christmas Gift Ideas

Creating a gift closet is a wonderful way to plan ahead for gift giving occasions. It's also handy for those last-minute emergency events that spring up throughout the year, may otherwise catch you by surprise, and send you on a mad dash to the store. Developing a system that will work for you is simple and will prove to be not only a budget saver, but a timesaver as well.

Click the read more link below for gift closet tips from Sara Noel.