Mom who racked up over $3K in debt buying Christmas gifts reveals how she’s saving money this holiday season

Mom who racked up over K in debt buying Christmas gifts reveals how she’s saving money this holiday season

A mom who ended up in $3,762 worth of debt after Christmas now buys gifts second-hand from Facebook Marketplace and Vinted. Katie Tradie, 30, racked up $3,762 worth of debt buying presents for Christmas and birthdays so vowed to cut back five years ago. The mom-of-three now buys 90 percent of the gifts second-hand which … Read more

15 gourmet holiday gifts for foodies in 2024

15 gourmet holiday gifts for foodies in 2024

New York Post may be compensated and/or receive an affiliate commission if you buy through our links. Featured pricing is subject to change. From the most luscious caviar to impeccably delicate petit fours, this holiday’s gifts for gourmets will satisfy the most exacting epicure. Highly designed chop sticks make ordering in elegant, or unleash your … Read more

The most stylish gifts for the men on your 2024 holiday list

The most stylish gifts for the men on your 2024 holiday list

New York Post may be compensated and/or receive an affiliate commission if you buy through our links. Featured pricing is subject to change. Bless ye merry gentlemen! Consider this your guide to gifting “for him”: an Armani leather globe for the world traveler, a Ralph Lauren mixology set for the hobbyist boyfriend and luxury offerings … Read more

The best luxury beauty, fragrance and makeup gifts for 2024

The best luxury beauty, fragrance and makeup gifts for 2024

New York Post may be compensated and/or receive an affiliate commission if you buy through our links. Featured pricing is subject to change. Green with envy? If your stocking isn’t stuffed with these luxury beauty and wellness gifts and goodies this year, you just might be.  Whether it’s a charming tree-shaped candle sleeve, turbo-charged massage … Read more

The best Glinda-inspired pink luxury gifts for everyone on your list

The best Glinda-inspired pink luxury gifts for everyone on your list

New York Post may be compensated and/or receive an affiliate commission if you buy through our links. Featured pricing is subject to change. For those who landed on the nice list this year, get your Glinda on and treat them with this season’s most glittery giftables. Whether your lucky recipient favors perfectly pink diamonds, twinkling … Read more

Do you gift people books? These are among the strangest ones you can give

Do you gift people books? These are among the strangest ones you can give

“Animal Farm,” “Snakes in Suits: When Psychopaths Go to Work” and “MI6 Spy Skills for Civilians” rank among the most eccentric books to give as a gift, according to a recent survey. In time for the holiday season, the survey of 2,000 American readers looked at book gifting trends, including some of the strangest books … Read more

Gen Z, millennial newlyweds are pushing this once ‘taboo’ wedding gift option

Gen Z, millennial newlyweds are pushing this once ‘taboo’ wedding gift option

Beggars can’t be choosers — unless it’s your wedding day. Many newlyweds are opting out of traditional cash-fund gifts and adding the option of helping to pay for a home purchase instead. Wedding resource websites like The Knot and Zillow Home Loans found that 55% more couples are adding a “home fund” to their wedding … Read more

Moms are hiding $100 gift cards inside diaper boxes with a note about ‘deserving the purse’ — here’s why

Moms are hiding 0 gift cards inside diaper boxes with a note about ‘deserving the purse’ — here’s why

Parents are paying it forward. While TikTok trends often get a bad rap, one viral movement is making it cool to be kind — and cashed-strapped mamas are the beneficiaries. Denaesha Gonzales, a mother based in Nashville, Tennessee, pioneered the new trend after shopping for baby items earlier this month. In a 17-second TikTok clip, … Read more

Happy 75th, Bruce! Springsteen, still the hardest-working rocker alive, gifts fans with two live albums

Happy 75th, Bruce! Springsteen, still the hardest-working rocker alive, gifts fans with two live albums

The Boss is the gift that keeps on giving — even on his own birthday. As Bruce Springsteen turns 75 on Monday, he is not slowing down when it comes to rocking for marathon shows — or releasing music to his fans. The New Jersey legend — who was “Born to Run” when he came … Read more

Grandma who refuses to buy gifts for grandchildren responds to criticism, reveals what she does instead

Grandma who refuses to buy gifts for grandchildren responds to criticism, reveals what she does instead

A grandmother who refuses to buy gifts for her grandchildren was told she ‘must hate them’ – but insists she has a good reason. Tammie Kelton, 50, told her grown-up children that when she became a grandmother, she wouldn’t buy the children gifts. Tammie – who is grandmother to four grandchildren aged nine, six, three … Read more

Bride blasts 70% of her wedding guests for failing to give her a gift — why shameless Gen Zers show up empty-handed

Bride blasts 70% of her wedding guests for failing to give her a gift — why shameless Gen Zers show up empty-handed

Their presence is the present, sweetie.  Showing up to a wedding empty-handed is no longer a déclassé “don’t” thanks to ungenerous Gen Z’s who’ve shamelessly abandoned gift-giving.   And their refusal to break the bank is breaking one bride’s heart.   “[I] recently had a wedding and had probably 70% of guests not give a gift/a card,” … Read more

Dear Abby: My daughter’s massive puppy is a danger and a burden

Dear Abby: My daughter’s massive puppy is a danger and a burden

DEAR ABBY: I am a retiree with diabetes and heart trouble. My husband is disabled. I’m his sole caregiver when I have the energy to do it. Our adult daughter lives with us and works full-time in the medical field on weekends. She does practically nothing around the house.  The real problem is, we have … Read more

Give Good Gift: 14 perfect presents for the hostess with the mostest

Give Good Gift: 14 perfect presents for the hostess with the mostest

New York Post may be compensated and/or receive an affiliate commission if you buy through our links. As if the anxiety of getting to the Hamptons, Hudson Valley, Berkshires, Jersey Shore or a plethora of other destinations for a weekend away from one’s normal life isn’t enough, there’s the added agita of the hostess gift. … Read more

Wedding crashers leave hilarious gift for newlyweds: ‘There’s no Uncle Dave and Aunt Nancy’

Wedding crashers leave hilarious gift for  newlyweds: ‘There’s no Uncle Dave and Aunt Nancy’

At least they’re not showing up empty-handed for a change.  Loose change and a few of bucks rarely meet the standard as a satisfactory big day gift.  But a cheeky pair of considerate wedding crashers’ small offering became a big hit a Virginia bride and groom’s recent nuptials.  Brother of the bride, Ben Carroll, shared visuals … Read more

‘Sustainable queen’ mom gifts her kids ‘trash toys’ she find on the street

‘Sustainable queen’ mom gifts her kids ‘trash toys’ she find on the street

“You’re coming home with me,” a mom begins in a video about giving her kids toys from the street, when she spots a filthy car discarded on a footpath. In a now-viral TikTok, Finleigh Powell explained her two-year-old son had wanted a toy car for a while, so she asked permission from the owner and snapped it … Read more

Bride’s ‘cute’ DIY wedding favors backfire: ‘Cheapest thing I’ve ever seen’

Bride’s ‘cute’ DIY wedding favors backfire: ‘Cheapest thing I’ve ever seen’

Wedding guests objected to these “cheap” party favors. Most people expect to receive traditional wedding favors such as bottle openers, shot glasses or tasty treats, but newlyweds Caleb and Lexi thanked their wedding guests with unique gifts that many people online slammed as “salty.” “Is that a wedding favor or flavor?” one person wrote online. … Read more

Bride and groom’s wedding non-invite slammed as ‘tacky’ gift-grab: ‘F–king greedy’

Bride and groom’s wedding non-invite slammed as ‘tacky’ gift-grab: ‘F–king greedy’

It’s the grift that keeps on giving.  Gifts — be they home goods, gadgets or that cold-hard green stuff — are often expected of wedding guests.  But a grubby bride and groom are currently on the receiving end of social media whip for expecting luxe loot from loved ones who aren’t even invited to their upcoming “private … Read more

Dear Abby: I want to throw away my daughter’s gifts, is that wrong?

Dear Abby: I want to throw away my daughter’s gifts, is that wrong?

DEAR ABBY: I have a 4-year-old daughter. She spends time at her grandma’s house and does arts and crafts projects there. When my MIL drops her off, she brings the project to our house. We enjoy seeing it for a few days, and my daughter plays with it for a few days. Then it gets added … Read more

Dear Abby: My brother’s alcoholic wife says he can’t speak to me anymore

Dear Abby: My brother’s alcoholic wife says he can’t speak to me anymore

DEAR ABBY: My older brother has had a tumultuous marriage to a manipulative, alcoholic, just-plain-mean woman. It has been bad over their entire 40-year marriage, including her physically assaulting him.  He called the police the last time and had them take her away. She eventually kicked him out, and he went to stay at our … Read more

NY baker blasts ‘beginner influencer’ demanding free cookies to ‘spoil’ bridesmaids

NY baker blasts ‘beginner influencer’ demanding free cookies to ‘spoil’ bridesmaids

He doesn’t play about his dough.  Freebies are absolutely not on the menu for wannabe influencers at Halfsies Cookie Company in New York.  And its no-nonsense owner, David Maffei, has absolutely no qualms about putting content-creating cons, including brides-to-be, on full blast.  NY bakery owner David Maffei tells The Post that giving away free treats to … Read more