Feeling strapped for cash? Don’t worry, you’re not the only one. If you are worried about what to get your friends and loved ones for Christmas, there are plenty of cheap gifts out there. You just need to use your imagination.

Some cheap gift ideas include:

*Magazine subscriptions are the gifts that keep on giving. Find one that fits the interests of the person. With any luck, they will think of you every time they read it.

*Movie passes or video rental certificates are always a safe bet. These can be purchased in varying amounts from theaters and video stores.

*If you are feeling creative, why not make a theme gift basket? One possibility is a Night at the Movies basket complete with microwave popcorn, a video tape or DVD or coupon for a video rental, candy, a 2-liter drink and anything else that can help complete their night at the movies.

*Another idea is a basket filled with different lotions or soaps. For this basket, you can also include bubble bath, a loofah, and small candles.

*A candle basket is another idea. Dollar stores have small, inexpsenive candles for sale. You can choose different scents and include them in the basket. To fill it in, add matches and a candle holder.

*If you are feeling creative and sentimental, you could fill a small photo album with new and old photos of you and the person receiving the gift. You could write captions to help remind the person of the special times you have shared together in the past.

*The ultimate cheap gift is a coupon book filled with IOUs for jobs to be done by you. You can offer to clean their house, cook dinner for them, spend time with them, etc.

If you still need more ideas for inexpensive gifts, check out stores like Wal-Mart and K-Mart. Right now, they have several aisles filled with already made baskets and tins of lotions, colognes, bath supplies, candies, cookies and other goodies.

Whatever you decide to get, remember that real giving begins and ends with the heart.