“Christmas shopping never stresses me out because I love my family very much and love shopping for them,” Junior Felix Zeballos said. “Christmas is my favorite time of year.”

First make a budget, many people tend to forget the amount of money they spent. Make a list of the amounts of money you want to spend for each person. This technique makes Christmas shopping less expensive. Download the gift pony on an ipod touch or android, to avoid overspending.

” I always have to make a budget before I go shopping,” Junior Mckenna Tollack said. “If I do not make a budget, I will spend way to much money.”

“One year I made my sister a potato head and knit my mom a sweater,” Senior Devon Pinto said. “I bought a potato and found stuff around my house and it turned out looking really good. She loved it she still plays with it today. My mom also always wears her sweater.”

Make a list of ideas for everyone’s gifts before shopping. Entering a store having no idea what to get will seem very frustrating and nonpleasurable. Try looking online before hitting the actual stores.

“The hardest part of Christmas shopping is deciding what to get people,” Tollack said. “Christmas shopping is a lot more enjoyable when I have a list on what to get people.”

Overall, holidays are a happy time of year and should not be spent stressing out about Christmas presents.

“I love Christmas shopping because it puts you in the holiday spirit,” Olivier said. “I love giving to others.”