Emily's list: Holiday shopping edition

The holiday shopping season has begun, and from all reports, merchants are more eager than ever to attract shoppers. In this week's round-up, we showcase blog posts around the Web that provide tips on saving money and avoiding debt on shopping.
 
1. Gather Little by Little shares exciting news: He and the rest of the M-Network have put together a free e-book on saving money during the holidays. Go to his post to get the download link.

2. Lynnae at Being Frugal knows that buying all that Thanksgiving food can be expensive, so she explains how you can use all those leftovers to create other delicious dishes.

3. Are you finding yourself putting holiday gifts on your credit card without giving a second thought? That kind of behavior can get dangerous fast, so My Two Dollars explains how you can ditch that addition to plastic.

4. The holiday shopping season means tons of great deals on holiday gifts. All the mark-downs can go to your head, so Single Guy Money provides tips, such as staying on budget, especially when shopping on credit.

5. Borrow from None gives additional excellent tips on surviving Black Friday here and here.

6. Stop Buying Crap offers five short but sweet reminders that we could all use when we get caught up with holiday shopping.

7. Free Money Finance has a wonderful guest post that explains why you should cut back on gifts this winter. It's easy for your emotions to get the best of you, but do you really need more debt.

8. Who doesn't love the convenience of giving gift cards as presents? Master Your Card lists six ways you can buy gift cards for less than full price. Just make sure you don't buy one for a store that is going out of business!

9. The holidays are emotional, and you will probably want to buy your sweetheart the world. But if you're sharing a budget, you need to make decisions together. It may not be the best idea to surprise your spouse with a $1,500 plasma television if you're on a tight budget or haven't even discussed a budget! Prime Time Money offers six other suggestions for arguing less about money with your significant other.

10. The holidays are the perfect opportunity to teach your children about saving, spending and sharing. Million Dollar Journey showcases a new product, the Moonjar, which teaches kids about all three concepts at the same time. It even comes with a cute little storybook. I love it!