This week, I’m sharing with you how you can have a more frugal and a more joyful Christmas this year with 5 of my best ideas on Christmas frugality. 

Today, I’m sharing with you frugal Christmas idea #2 - The video letter 

Last year for Mother’s Day, my sister came up with the idea to record a video letter to our mom. All 4 of our kids recorded little video clips on what they loved most about their grandma, their favorite food grandma makes, and their favorite way to spend time with grandma. Then I took all the clips and compiled them into a video that we put onto YouTube and showed it to my mom. There wasn’t a dry eye in the house. 

And the best part is that those memories will always be there and she can go back and watch any time. And what’s even better is as the grandkids get older and grow up, it will be special for all of us to look back on those memories and those sweet little kids telling their grandmother how much she means to them. 

A sentimental and heartfelt video letter works well for any loved one, especially someone you don’t see very often. You can keep it simple and just record something on your iphone and upload it to your computer, or if you want to get fancy with music or compiling different clips or photos, programs like iMovie and Movie Maker that come free with Mac and Windows computers, respectively, allow you to create something amazing and special for no-cost. 

Just pro tip on uploading the video - there are several ways to share a video, but one of the best is through YouTube, Vimeo, Google Drive or DropBox. The video will always live there, and you can make your videos private as well, so only specific people will have access to them. You could also transfer the video from your computer to a USB drive, which is a fun option if you’re sending something in the mail or want to create a physical gift with your video. 

That’s it for today. Thanks for listening. My name is Ashley Micciche and this is the One Minute Retirement Tip. 

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