Making the Holidays Special on a Budget with Lifestyle Expert Tara Aronson The holidays are a special time of year and now more than ever it can also be a frustrating time financially with the economy weighing heavy on everyone’s mind. But there’s no need to cancel Christmas or your holiday spirit because you can still make the holiday season special — even on a shoestring. Budget minded elves just need to know that cutting down on holiday spending, doesnt have to mean cutting down on holiday fun. The secret to making the holidays memorable when money is tight is to be creative from planning holiday parties to giving great gifts that work with anyones budget. Tara Aronson is a sought-after lifestyle expert for national local television news and radio programs and has appeared on CNNfn, LIVING IT UP WITH ALI & JACK, SOAP TALK, THE OTHER HALF and many more. As an author, columnist, media personality, organizing marvel and mother of three Aronson is also the author of Mrs. Clean Jeans’ Housekeeping with Kids. She receives hundreds of letters and e-mails daily from both women and men, who want to ask her advice on her Web sites mrscleanjeans.com. Aronson holds B.A. in journalism from San Diego State University and has been a reporter for the San Diego Tribune and one of the two biggest wire services in the country, UPI (United Press International). Her popular “Coming Clean” column in the San Francisco Chronicle’s Home & Garden Section, regularly enlightens readers on lifestyle advice, tips, and secrets. Provided by Carlo Rossi, Bamboo Pet Products?
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