Academy

Free

• Gift buying basics: budget, price and fit

  Set a cap per person, know what each budget band buys well, and read the price on a product page the right way before you buy.

  35 min, 3 lessons.

Membership, $499.00 a year

• Organize a Secret Santa or white elephant exchange

  Agree the rules before the draw, draw names in secret with exclusions, run a white elephant game with a clear stealing rule, and handle the usual problems.

  55 min, 4 lessons.

Membership, $499.00 a year

• Evaluate gift guides, product pages and gift budgets

  Find out how a gift site makes money, test its price and review claims, and plan a yearly gift budget from your own numbers.

  1 h 10 min, 4 lessons.

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