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Christmas Present Tips for Guys

Christmas Shopping Tips for Guys

giftgreen1Most of us guys are useless at Christmas shopping. Here's a few tips I've picked up over the years.

Ladies, you might want to share this with the men in your family to avoid getting an undesirable and badly wrapped present this Christmas.

  1. Buying your Christmas presents at a petrol station or dairy on Christmas morning really isn't the done thing - apparently not everyone wants a funnel, box of biscuits or a car care kit. Don't do it.
  2. Get started early, no not on Christmas Eve, yesterday was already too late.
  3. First thing in the morning is the best time to Christmas shop, and I mean first thing, teenagers are still in bed.
  4. It's not the thought that counts, it's how MUCH thought that counts.
  5. Cash is a GREAT present for teenagers - and me.
  6. If you must give gift vouchers make sure they are from a shop the recipient actually shops in and try and avoid those with an expiry date.
  7. Wrapping and cards are important, you and I know it's just paper but for some reason they are important.
  8. Before you start browsing in a shop check that it does gift wrapping and accept the service - wait if necessary. If the shop doesn't do gift wrapping move on to the next. Unless you are an expert present wrapper - Yeah Right!
  9. Even if every present you buy is gift wrapped, buy plenty of wrapping paper and sellotape. You are going to need it because dairy's and petrol stations don't gift wrap and being a bloke you'll probably ignore number 1.

Guys ignore the above at your peril and have a wonderful Christmas.

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Looking for Dividend Yield?

Dividendyield.co.nz - A Resource for New Zealander's looking for Dividend Yield

Quite by chance I recently came across the website www.dividendyield.co.nz

It looks like a useful resource for those wishing to research New Zealand stocks that are likely to generate a sustainable income from dividends.

The website doesn't look pretty but the data does.

From dividendyield.co.nz website:

"www.dividendyield.co.nz is designed to assist investors with information as to dividend yields and also to help with strategic decision making in regards to their own individual investment requirements. Our primary emphasis is on dividend yield derived from ownership of shares. Regardless of whether you want a conservative or a more dynamic portfolio, here we have the tools, charts and information to help YOU decide what works best for YOU and YOUR circumstances. We are NOT financial advisers but are investors ourselves, and our goal is to be gatherers and presenters of information from many sources. We simply collate the information and endeavour to present it in an easily understood format. The column showing dividend yield % is formulated from both paid and declared dividends for most recent complete calendar year. How you use this information is up to you. Remember the structure and format here is based on the premise of creating income from the dividend yield NOT income from capital growth. Holding shares for dividend yield may of course realize capital growth (or loss) depending upon timing of entry and exits."

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