On-A-Budget Gift Ideas

At one point, we all have had to learn to budget. Whether that’s a class you had to take in college or for financial reasons. Prices are also on a rise, making it harder and harder to find affordable gifts for loved ones and events. To make it easier, here are some budget friendly gifts, all ranging from $0-$200.

• Bath & Body Works

A store that is pretty reasonable and always having sales. It’s the perfect place to get your friend their A Thousand Wishes perfume that they’re running out of or your mother a candle you know will last a awhile. The prices are always different depending on if there's a sale and the size of your product.

• Huda Beauty

A woman-owned beauty business that has both expensive and inexpensive products. You can get anything from perfume to eyeshadow to skin care products. You can spend anywhere from $20 to $200, depending. I would suggest the $32 Creamy Obsessions Eyeshadow Palette or $32 Huda Beauty Habibti Eye and Lip Set. There’s so many to choose from!

• Hand-Made Flower Bouquets

A simple but thoughtful gesture. You can make the bouquets out of any materials so if you want to make it out of newspaper or candy. This gift can range from $0 to $20. It also shows the effort you put in despite some possible financial setbacks.

• Pandora

While Pandora Jewelry can get expensive, there’s some good, cheaper jewelry. It’s very classy and you can get a piece that is meaningful for the other person. Some good items would be the $35 Band of Hearts Ring, one of their $85 necklaces, $70 Red Heart Stud Earrings, or a birthday month gift collection. Once again, many options from Pandora.

• Luxury Perfumes/Body Washes

Surprisingly, luxury perfumes and body washes are pretty inexpensive. These perfumes can still get expensive but it’s an average of $50 - $12,000. Of course, we are just going to list the ones that are $200 and under. Dior has good ones like $56 J’adore Eau de Toilette Roller-Pearl, $70 J’adore Les Adorables Body Milk, and the majority of their Miss Dior collection are under $200. Prada perfumes are more expensive but you can still find some under $200. The Paradoxe Intense EDP is $105 or Prada Candy Florale is $75.