Christmas is one of the most hectic times of the year and buying Christmas presents is arguably the worst part of it. There are so many factors that come with buying the perfect gift for every single person on your list — it's never an easy task. Here's a simple plan to make your holiday shopping a breeze:

1. Plan ahead

Plan what you're going to get your friends and family members in advance. This stops you from walking around Target on Christmas Eve picking through the leftovers with every other last-minute buyer.

2. Start shopping early

What better time to start your shopping than Black Friday? If you want to get an even further head start, start on Thanksgiving! Who needs a nice Thanksgiving dinner with your family when you're going to buy them the best gift ever?!

3. Forget about your shopping plan

Get so wrapped up in work, school, and life in general that you completely forget about your plan to finish your Christmas shopping early. Panic for at least five minutes about this and rush to make another plan.

4. Deny the ever-looming deadline

Once you've finished panicking, tell yourself that you definitely have time to finish Christmas shopping before it's too late. Use this extra time as an excuse to continue to put it off.

5. Rush out on Christmas Eve

Your procrastination has caught up with you, and now it's the day before Christmas and you haven't crossed everyone off your list. It's time to participate in the mad Christmas Eve dash with your fellow procrastinators. You won't get any of the sales — but hey, at least you'll have something for them.

6. Give up

Accept that you suck at Christmas shopping and buy gift cards for every person left on your list. Face it, if you still haven't bought them a gift, you probably don't care about them that much anyways.