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Frugal holiday tips featured at Stillwater Public Library’s monthly finance program
(STILLWATER, OKLA. / Oct. 13, 2011) – On Monday, Nov. 7 at 7 p.m., Stillwater Public Library will present “Frugal Holiday How-tos,” a program on making a great holiday even on a tight budget.
Cheryl Dedrickson with the Consumer Credit Counseling Service of Central Oklahoma will teach participants how to make, to manage and to stretch their holiday budget.
“Forty percent of all credit card usage occurs in November and December,” said Dedrickson. “Without a careful and thoughtful plan, the holidays are a time when even the best money managers can step out of the bounds of their budget.”
The Consumer Credit Counseling Service provides free financial counseling year round, and advises consumers on the basics of good credit management so that they may avoid the stress of being in debt. Dedrickson will apply those principles to holiday spending, but also address the unique difficulties that come with holiday spending.
“One important step in managing holiday spending is identifying your family’s holiday values,” said Dedrickson. “Doing such an evaluation helps you direct your resources to what makes you and your family happy at the holidays, instead of trying to meet somebody else’s expectations.”
For people interested in giving gifts, but less expensively, the library will have a full gallery of inexpensive, easy to make gifts and the instructions for making them.
“Frugal Holiday-How-tos” is free and open to the public and is part of the Stillwater Public Library’s long term goal of providing realistic financial, business and career programming each month. In December, the library will feature the Consumer Queen who will teach advanced couponing techniques.
Library programs are sponsored by Friends of the Library and KOSU. For more information, visit the library’s website at library.stillwater.org or contact the library Help Desk at (405) 372-3633, ext. 106 or email askalibrarian@stillwater.org.
The Stillwater Public Library is located at 1107 S. Duck St. Library hours are Monday-Thursday, 9 a.m. to 9 p.m.; Friday and Saturday, 9 a.m. to 6 p.m.; and Sunday 1 p.m. to 5 p.m.
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