to save money at christmas time I started using swagbucks all you do (and it is absolutely free by the way) is use swagbucks search engine intead of google or yahoo and they reward you for searching everytime I get 450 points I can trade it in for a $5 amazon.com gift card!
http://www.swagbucks.com/refer/seahorsesanna
I love to get things for free with very little work on my part (especially quilting stuff :)