How to decorate your house without going broke

When the Christmas season comes around, everyone feels the need to decorate just a little bit more the guy next door.

What you need

Write down all the things that you will need so you do not end up going to the store and finding a bunch of cute things that you do not need!
Put the lighting on any high shelves and around the ceiling, the legs of the table(s) too. This looks nice, but not over powering.
Put the small lights on the sides of the tables and on shelves that are noticeable to your family and guests.
Place the tree in the room of your choice and do not forget the lights and the candy canes; for the kids.
If you put lights on the mantles then add some boughs on top of them, it brings out the rest of the lights on the tree.
It is good idea to put plenty of lights around ceilings or walls; you do not want it to look like more lighting is needed.
Using any type of icicle lights is great. This helps the house look great and it does not overdue the rest of the decorations.

A good store to look in would be Dollar stores. You can get a lot for your money and not feel like a cheapskate.

Set your village up in a place where it cannot be disturbed, but it can be seen. Make sure you have plenty of cotton underneath it to create the illusion of snow. Use a small cosmetic mirror to create the illusion of an iced over pond to ice-skaters. Finish it off by placing a strand of multi colored lights around the village.