The Holidays can do many things - excite, overwhelm you and your bank account, frustrate and even cause you to second guess you relationship with one.  By and large, shopping for a sizeable group of people can leave your head hanging and your wallet empty.  This season, however, I promise you can get a leg up on gift giving.

1:  Think outside the box (and gift cards)

You're scrambling to find a last minute gift and suddenly, you get lazy - you purchase a gift card.  The truth is there are many darling, heartfelt gifts you can purchase online and have them delivered lickity-split.  Please, friends don't buy friends gift cards.  They're the easy way out.  Besides, you can return 90% of purchases to stores if you don't like a gift you've been given.

2:  Think exclusive and limited edition

Many stores and brands are offering gift sets exclusive to their store.  What's better than knowing a only a small quantiity of your special gift was produced? Bonus points if it's in special packaging - the receipient will think of you every time they use it.

3:  Set a budget

We can all go overboard when it comes to gift giving - you spend far more than you intended to, but they just HAVE to have that gift? You can find the perfect gift for anyone - there is more than one.  Set boundaries and budgets and you'll find yourself having a merrier Holiday season, knowing that come January 1 you're not broke as a joke.

4: Don't underestimate the value of services and handmade gifts

There are plenty of cool services out there, and you can buy someone a 6 month or 1 year's subscription.  Your gift will be both thoughtful and purposeful without having to be overly designed.  If you're on a super tight budget, consider making gifts.  I know it sounds cheesy and artsy-craftsy, but you can pull off something cute on very little moolah.  Besides, if you didn't have the money to buy them something, you could at least make them something.

I love the Holidays.  They give friends, parents and loved ones rational reasons to buy outlandish presents.  This Holiday season, you can add Schwinn & StyleITOnline.com to that list - we've teamed up to give away a Schwinn Debutante in every girl's favorite color - pink.  The moment I laid eyes on the Debutante, I knew it was a bike I had to have - the darling shade of pink, the headlight, and the retro shape are just a handfull of reasons why this is on my list of favorite things.

Admittedly, I don't know much about bikes, other than how to ride them, but EHow.com has prepared a lovely article on how to select the right Schwinn for you.  If you have to have the Debutante right this instant, enter your zipcode in the dealer locator to find a Schwinn dealer near you. If you're willing to take your chances, you can enter to win by following the rules below:

We're giving away a pink Schwinn Debutante valued at $489.99 with Christmas delivery (just call us Santa).

1:  Follow StyleITOnline.com.  OnSugar registration is required.

2:  Comment on this post before 11:59pm EST on 12/15.

Official rules:  Must live in the continental US.  One entry per user name. Winner will be notified via OnSugar's private messaging system.  Winner must respond to private message within 24 hours in order to expedite Christmas delivery.