Buying gifts is never easy but for some reason people think that men are the only ones who need advice. But despite all the help out there and all the advice on what makes good gifts for women, most men will still go with flowers and candy for most occasions. And since there isnt much help out there for women, most of them will buy sports merchandise or car equipment for everything from birthdays to fathers day. Heres some solid advice to...more
Whenever youre stumped about what to give your husband, or your dad for his birthday or on fathers day, you immediately turn to the internet where any number of people will tell you to buy golf balls or car tires. Some will go so far as to suggest that you treat your husband to an outdoor experience like mountain climbing or kayaking. What no one realizes is that these kinds of gifts are one of two things; really cheap and small or really ...more
Moms gifts have never really been hard to buy, but buying for dad is a nightmare because few stores and even fewer magazines can give you a real suggestion and times like fathers day you start to think about bringing out the old crafting box and making something for dad (you did it when you were little). Unfortunately, fathers day crafts are not the way to go if youre an adult or even a teenager. While crafts are something that work for mom, your dad wont appreciate them much. Here are three reasons why you shouldnt do a home craft project for your dad on fathers day. He wont get it Remember when you were little and youd draw stuff and whenever you showed it to your dad hed say What is it? Hes very likely to say that again about whatever it is you decide to make because while women have the genes to appreciate a hand crafted gift item men just dont understand that kind of stuff. The only thing that would work is a hand knit sweater (try not to make any patterns on it) and he might like. The only problem is that he wont be able to use it till winter. There isnt much to make If you were making a crafts project for your mom, you could scrap together some recipes and...more
Buying gifts isnt easy and buying them on a budget is even harder. To make things more difficult, the gift giving occasions just keep on pouring in. Youre either buying something for a friend, a colleague or a family member. You may be able to pool funds at work when you have to buy a gift for a colleague but when you need to buy a gift for a...more
Fathers day gifts are in no way easy to pick out, and although theres a lot of hype around sports or auto related gifts, the truth is that very few people have that kind of a budget for fathers day and all this hype does, is create enough guilt for some people to kill themselves trying to get these kinds of gifts. There are other categories and...more
Picking fathers day gifts for your husband is never easy, in fact finding gifts for men is difficult all together and while the birthdays and anniversaries are somewhat easier, fathers day is nearly impossible. What makes it hard is that women have been convinced by TV ads and magazines that if they dont give their husbands a sports or car related gift, theyre terrible wives. So the immense pressure of guilt and the lack of a substantial budget makes it hard for women to find the right gift. What can make it easier is the simple truth that not giving a sports or car gift is not the end of the world and that men actually have other interests. Some, if not all, women have identified that there are other kinds of gifts that they can give their husbands which will be received just as well as anything else. Fun and Humor: The fact that your husband pokes fun at just about anything and likes to crack jokes when hes toasting the bride and groom at a family wedding may annoy the hell out of you but that means that youre husband has a funny streak and a funny gift will work just as well, if hes found of reading, get him something on parenting jokes. DIY: The fact that...more
Dads are underappreciated, theres no denying it because few expect to get anything on Fathers Day and the number of people who celebrate this day isnt big. The celebrations arent anywhere as big as the ones for mothers day. Neglecting fathers...more
The minute you think about buying a fathers day gift for your dad, you get a vision of yourself wandering aimlessly through hardware stores and tie shops trying to find something that doesnt look like what you bought last year and something that...more
Buying a fathers day gift for husbands is intimidating for most women, they usually end up buying things like a pair of socks or a tie. Some women actually use the holiday as an excuse to buy things for their husbands that theyll need, everyday...more
Most people make the wrong direction when it comes down to buying a fathers day gift. For some reason, everyone thinks that men will like gifts that can either be showcased like sports stuff or anything thats even remotely related to a car like...more
You know how you love getting flowers, chocolates and jewelry, going out to eat or just having a quiet candle lit dinner at home. You basically like being spoilt by your husband and he doesnt hold back on anything on your anniversary or on mothers...more
Choosing a gift for dad seems pretty easy on Christmas or on his birthday but come fathers day and youre clean out of ideas. On Christmas you can just pick up a catalog and its bound to point you in the right direction. On dads birthday all you...more