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Prepare for holidays this weekend

Don’t miss these holiday posts from Smart from the week of Dec. 10, 2012.

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Continue America’s tradition to combat useless giving

Not give gifts for the holidays and to buck the trend of consumerism might seem like a new idea, but we are really borrowing from our ancestors. In 1911, the formation of a new women’s club began, called the Society for the Prevention of Useless Giving.

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