Warning: the following may be too shocking for those who need their holidays to be all sweetness and light. This is a gift guide for people who are buying the big gift for themselves this year and economizing on everybody else. The nation’s longest recession since World War II has resulted in some drastic decisions. According to Black Friday’s numbers, 15 percent of people said they were shopping only for themselves. But what if you could have it both ways? An iPad and the world’s chicest case from Happy Owl Studio for you, and marvelous presents for $20 and under for everybody else? It’s not ungracious unless the gifts are awful. So this is dual-purpose gift-giving advice—some big-ticket choices to stick in your own stocking, and their affordable tradeoffs. Trust us, it’s a win-win.
