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Gift Guide: Kyle Fixes Men’s Gift Guides

Back by overwhelming demand — or at least Abra told me there was demand in order to get me to write this — welcome to Kyle’s Gift Guide 2023. (Yeah, I really had to twist his arm. *eyeroll*) I’ve spent a few days reviewing the other gift guides and it appears many influencers still don’t understand what men want or they just don’t care and …

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Gift Guide: <$25 Stocking Stuffers

There’s no way around it: occasionally you have to give your partner socks for Christmas, or buy your Dad a gift card, or get your Mom a robe.  For whatever reason, sometimes those stellar gift ideas just won’t fit.  This, however, creates an opportunity to restore a bit of holiday cheer with a great stocking stuffer.  Here are a few ideas in the under-$25 range.

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Ask the Editor: Gift Guides Vol. I

Every year, I love pulling together gift guides.  But this year, I’m not feeling the holiday spirit.  So I asked Thirtyish’s Facebook followers and newsletter readers to submit their gifting needs for some personalized help.  Here are the first batch of queries.

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Five Useful Secret Santa Gifts <$25

Secret Santa gifts can be a challenge to get right.  The first step is to determine which Secret Santa gift-giver you are: Do you like funny gifts?  Useful gifts?  Cool gifts?  Personally, I am a giver of useful gifts.  Here are five picks that suit my fancy.

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