Make money with these holiday business ideas

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For those who work full time, have household tasks and a family to tend to, finding time to shop for holiday gifts may be a nuisance. If you know families like this, offer your time as a personal shopper. To start, ask your clients about their gifting budget and who they need to shop for. From there, ask for more details about the gift recipients. What are their likes? Dislikes? You can make anywhere from $9 to $16 an hour, according to software company PayScale. (iStock.com/andresr)

Cutting coupons isn’t the only way to manage the nearly $900 American adults were estimated to spend on Christmas gifts last year. Starting a side hustle will give you a more flexible gift-giving or party-hosting budget, and you might have some left over to hit all the January sales come the new year. If you have the spare time and the necessary talent, get your crafting table set up and your day planner ready — these are the businesses you can start right at home. (Rosie Siefert, The Active Times)