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» Learning to be rich, Day 12-20 schuss.net — Thu, 09 Jul 2009 20:13:02 +0000

[...] 18: No Christmas gifts this year. That’s kind of harsh, don’t you think? I mean, why are we saving money all year if [...]

By: terryann

terryann — Thu, 09 Apr 2009 00:03:17 +0000

i ‘quit’ christmas a few years ago. i told everyone in the family not to buy me a gift and that i would only purchase one gift each for the kids under 18. most of the family was SO relieved not to have the hassle of gifts. now, every year, we go to the movies and have dinner and thouroughly enjoy forgoing the presents.

By: Maegan

Maegan — Tue, 03 Mar 2009 19:00:14 +0000

One suggestion I read about recently was limiting the gifts. The writer had stated his family had established a custom of giving only 3 gifts to each person, group-gifts I am assuming. The writer stated they came up with this idea as baby Jesus received 3 gifts and they were trying to keep in the true spirit of Christmas.

I do like this idea, and realistically, if you go in with someone else, a sibling, parent, etc. for a gift for someone, together you can come up with a better gift than your budget/brainstorming skills might allow alone.

By: John

John — Wed, 24 Dec 2008 03:33:33 +0000

Giving gifts is not of Christian origin, but was a Roman holiday that over time was associated with Christmas. The true meaning of Christmas is the birth of Christ – not Santa and giving “stuff.”

I say get back to what it is really about and follow Jesus’ example and be angry with the merchants who wanted to profit off of God in the temple.

By: Sara Makinen

Sara Makinen — Mon, 22 Dec 2008 22:23:06 +0000

I totally agree with Vessa above me. My husband and I both work in the restaurant industry and it is so bad this year that we can’t buy presents even though we want to. Also, I think it is very selfish of people not to buy gifts when you can afford them. It is a way to show loved ones you care about them. Right now I am trying to figure out how I can get something for my husband without spending money.

By: Vessa Allan

Vessa Allan — Mon, 22 Dec 2008 13:24:16 +0000

Ya know I’ve worked in a restaurant as a server for over 30yrs. to support my three children alone. One left at home. I really resent his suggestion because we have to work for a living too. I guess you want us to be unemployed as well. And let me tell you we’re the first person that gets screwed because we rely on tips to get paid. Our owners who are very wealthy corporate assholes make us claim 100 percent so we see no paychecks. You should really watch what you say.

By: Lauren Burns

Lauren Burns — Mon, 08 Dec 2008 14:44:04 +0000

My family is doing a starter version of the “No Xmas Gifts”… we are giving small gifts to each other, but are focusing on donating to charity with the money that we would have otherwise spent. There are a lot of great organizations that help a lot of people that are not getting the support they normally would and need. Here are some tips that I’ve found to make donation gifts more charitable:
1. Tailor the donation to the recipient. I am looking for a literacy-based charity as this is a cause near and dear to my mother.
2. For kids, the Heifer project can be a great intro to charitable giving. We are giving cousin/children some chickens or goats through the Heifer project. The $$ donated toward these animals goes to families in other parts of the world, but there is the thought of something tangible that the kids can think about.

By: Vivian

Vivian — Fri, 05 Dec 2008 21:11:22 +0000

Our family draws names with a $100 limit. That way each person only has to buy one present, and it can be something of higher value, or several smaller items, whatever works best. The kids are a free-for-all though, however because of this, last year the kids had more presents than they knew what to do with. So this year I’ve cut back to 1 present per child instead of the 2 or 3 we did last year. Christmas Budget reduced from $800-1000 down to $300.

For close friends we had a nice holiday dinner and played games, instead of exchanging presents. The time spent together is far more valuable to us than any material item in a box.

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