23 Gifts to Help Others Save
11. Water Filter
Purchase a water filtration pitcher or faucet filtration system for someone on your list, and give the gift of clean, good tasting water, minus the plastic bottle.
12. Crockpot
Know someone without a crockpot? Then, snag one on sale, and present it with a collection of your favorite crockpot recipes.
13. Smart Strip
TVs, computers and many other electronics in our homes use electricity even when they're turned off. Give the gift of a Smart Strip surge protector, which eliminates this type of energy use, and your friends and family will enjoy a smaller electric bill this month and every month to come.
14. Canning Kit
Know someone that enjoys spending time in the kitchen? Encourage the habit by buying them all the supplies they'll need to get started canning.
15. A Day Planner
Pick up a nice day planner for someone on your gift list, and you'll save the recipient the expense of having to buy one.
Tip: Choose a planner that allows you to write in the dates, rather than one that is made for a specific year. That way, if the recipient already has a planner, yours can be put up for next year.
16. Stamps and Envelopes
Know someone that enjoys writing letters or that pays bills by mail? Buy them a book of forever stamps and a box of envelopes, and they'll be able to keep up the habit for free.
Tip:Order from USPS.com, and you won't even have to leave home to shop.
17. A Finance Book
Help someone along the road to financial independence by giving them a copy of a book from a finance guru that you respect.
18. A Subscription to a Finance Magazine
Encourage smart financial decisions with a gift subscription to Money, Kiplinger's Personal Finance, Consumer Reports or Arthur Frommer's Budget Travel. There's nothing like a monthly reminder to spend wisely.
19. A Coin Sorter
A coin sorter is one gift that will literally help the recipient save money.
20. Quick-Dry Towels
Towels can take FOREVER to dry. Treat someone to a set of quick-dry towels, and help them cut down on the time their towels spend in the dryer (that's good for both their utility bills and the life of their towels).
