As we all know, roses come in different colors and, for guys, they better be coming to the doorstep of your special lady’s house on Valentine’s Day, or there will be problems.)

But, did you know that the colors of roses indicate certain emotional attachements (or lack thereof)? So, review the following Valentine’s Day flower guide to make sure the arrangement you send your sweetie isn’t undoing the arrangement, so to speak.

Red Roses… love (naturally) and also passion.
Yellow Roses… friendship and domestic happiness.
Pink Roses… elegance and poetry (You can mix these with the red roses for romance.)
White Roses… flowers for brides.
Purple Roses… eternal love (Or, you’re in love with Prince.)
Black Roses… death, as in you’re sleeping with the fishes.

So, when you’re ordering your bouquet, you can add the right combination of roses to make sure your message is coming in loud and clear… well, maybe not loud… that would be a neon green or paisley rose.

You barely have the confetti vacuumed out of the carpet and the hype for Valentine’s Day has already started.
Don’t shrug it off. This could be the most important spoiling day of the year: the one critical time to spoil your wife or girlfriend; the one day you have to totally spoil your husband or boyfriend.
And your significant other will be watching you, especially in mid-February, for the following signs:

• Perspiration and shortness of breath
• Bad hair
• Crazed, harried look in the eyes
• Phone calls at odd hours

All these signs indicate that you haven’t done your Valentine’s Day shopping and that you haven’t made reservations for your special dinner.

To avoid this suspicion, shop early… and shop often!

Old man winter is not known as a wistful romantic and Valentine’s Day is still a month away, but you can turn winter drudgery into romantic spoilings.
Here are a few ideas to show her how much you care:

• Clear the frost off of her windshield in the morning before she goes to work or school.
• Shovel her walk.
• Walk her to her car if the walk is slippery.
• Buy a cozy, warm throw or blanket.
• Fix her a hot bowl of soup for lunch.
• Make a nice meal after work, or take her to a favorite restaurant.
• Buy her a book or magazine for those shut-in snow days.

So, put on your hat and scarf and prepare to do battle with the elements while you win your true love’s heart… and maybe a little frostbite.

New Year’s Eve is a great time for popping the question… or for considering the idea of popping the question.
After all, New Year’s is a time for thinking about the future… that and experimenting with hangover remedies.
So, if you are ready to get engaged, or just want to see what options are out there, check out some local jewelers, or do a search online to see what types of engagement rings are out there and what the relative costs are.
You can even take your sweetie to a shop and have her get some feedback. If you’re afraid of spoiling the surprise, you can try this maneuver. Have her friend… or one of your female friends… take her to a jewelry shop. The friend can tell her that they’re boyfriend is looking for rings for them. Then, have her gather some info on what types of rings your sweetie likes and dislikes.
If you’re not ready, consider a promise ring.
For the ladies, this is a great time to start dropping some hints. Send the guy in your life a few links, or strategically place a jewelry advertisement in between his Sports Illustrated and Fly Fishing magazine. Hey, it might work.

Remember last year’s resolution?
Wait. I’ll dig it up for you… Here it is (you had it all crumpled up under the old junk mail): I will not procrastinate in making the love-of-my-life happy.
So, why haven’t you made reservations for this year’s New Year’s celebration?
You don’t necessarily have to go all out with noisemakers, party favors, limos, and crowds of inebriated revelers. In fact, a nice quiet dinner for just the two of you is the perfect way to emphasize your special relationship.
(If you have kids, make sure you line up a sitter as soon as you can.)
One more thing: save yourself some money with a certificate from Restaurant.com. They have a special that lasts until New Year’s eve. You can get a $25 gift certificate for three bucks.

70% off sale at Restaurant.com. Purchase $25.00 Gift Certificates for only $3.00 with savings code COUNTDOWN

This may help you with your 2006 New Year’s Resolution… save money!
Happy new year!

Did you make out pretty good this Christmas?
Good.
You may want to leverage this holiday bounty into some new year cheer by engaging in what I call Spoiling Arbitrage.
I’m not suggesting re-gifting. What I am suggesting is using those gift cards and gift certificates to purchase something your boyfriend, girlfriend, husband, or wife might like. Or, you might want to purchase something you both can share or an item that the whole family can use!
The cool thing is that stores are FULL of great deals right now. After Christmas sales are in full swing. You should be able to get the item you want for a lot cheaper than your expecting… so you’ll have a little money left over to pick up something for yourself. (And you won’t feel like Scrooge doing it!)

We previously told you about the various chocolate gifts under $15. Of course, those of you with a little extra cash will enjoy World’s Finest® Chocolate’s variety of gifts from $15-$25.

One can never get enough chocolate. Of course, don’t forget about the personalized chocolate gift we told you about earlier too.

If you’re reading this site and tomorrow is Christmas, then there isn’t too much we can do to help you enjoy giving one of our tremendous gift ideas. Instead, you can use the gift that everyone enjoys: Amazon gift certificates.

Gift certificates are a great last minute gift since they can be sent instantly to someone you love. Plus, considering the amazing number of products on Amazon.com, you don’t have to worry about someone not being able to purchase something they like.

Send your last minute Christmas Gift Today!!

Today I read someone describe Amazon as the Walmart of the internet. Yes, I know that Walmart has had a ton of pad PR, but the point is that Amazon is similar to Walmart in that it has almost everything you could want to purchase in one place. Of course, this also means that Amazon has some of the best deals you can use to spoil him or her. This page will be regularly updated with some of Amazon’s best deals so check this page regularly to see what other Amazon deals are available right now.

The Amazon Kindle that we wrote about previously has garnered a lot of interest from people. So much interest in fact that Amazon is sold out of the Kindles. For those of you that are still interested in giving the gift of a Kindle you can still find Kindles on eBay. They are brand new and as good as getting them from Amazon. Well, except for the premium that you’ll have to pay to get one. At least you’ll be able to say that it’s a unique gift.