I like to complete my Christmas cards in November so that I can mail them out right after Thanksgiving. I know, weird.
Since Hubby went on a buying spree in January a couple of years ago and bought a ton of on sale Christmas cards, I don’t have to buy any now. However, I do like to use Christmas stamps.
I was at the post office last week and bought enough Christmas stamps for my cards. They’re really cute this year, and I was pleased to mark that off my list.
Yesterday I pulled out the bin with my cards, stickers, and other items I used when writing Christmas cards and discovered that I had Christmas stamps from previous years. In fact, I had enough that I shouldn’t have bought stamps last week.
They are forever stamps, and I can use the ones I bought this year for next year, but I could have also saved some money this year, which would have been nice.
The lesson is to check your supplies before you buy more. I had kept the stamps in a Christmas bin with the cards. This year, I’m going to keep my Christmas stamps with my other stamps; that way, I can check my supply without pulling out the bin.
At least I have enough cards for years to come.