Christmas Spending

[ilovemk76]

Nothing!

http://frugalbeautiful.com/blog/giftless-christmas/

One can do charity work and do Christmas shopping.

One can adopt-a-family and still give gifts. Some can do both and still not be paying off credit cards in the spring.

Do you also not put up a tree since those light use energy to run and cost money?

Do you not take a vacation but spend all of you time off from work serving others in a soup kitchen and use the money to buy food for the hungery?

I don't care how much a person spends or how they celebrate. If they want to put gifts or a vacation on a CC, I don't care unless they don't pay their bills and want me to bail them out.

 

[Nayan]

One can do charity work and do Christmas shopping.

One can adopt-a-family and still give gifts. Some can do both and still not be paying off credit cards in the spring.

Do you also not put up a tree since those light use energy to run and cost money?

Do you not take a vacation but spend all of you time off from work serving others in a soup kitchen and use the money to buy food for the hungery?

I don't care how much a person spends or how they celebrate. If they want to put gifts or a vacation on a CC, I don't care unless they don't pay their bills and want me to bail them out.

There just comes a time when you have to say enough is enough. My son certainly isn't missing out because there's not a stack of gifts under the tree. Trust me, he has plenty of things already . I decided we had enough when my niece called to complain that my brother said he wouldn't buy her both and Ipad and an Iphone and since we had a lot of money we could buy them for her. I just told her in the best sympathy voice I could muster that no, we're not handing out gifts this year and I am sorry she's not getting what she wants. I got hung up on.

 

[ilovemk76]

There just comes a time when you have to say enough is enough. My son certainly isn't missing out because there's not a stack of gifts under the tree. Trust me, he has plenty of things already . I decided we had enough when my niece called to complain that my brother said he wouldn't buy her both and Ipad and an Iphone and since we had a lot of money we could buy them for her. I just told her in the best sympathy voice I could muster that no, we're not handing out gifts this year and I am sorry she's not getting what she wants. I got hung up on.

That is not a money problem but a brat problem.

 

[aubriee]

With two adult sons, two daughter-in-laws, my mom, spouse, and seven grandkids I'll be spending ALOT more than $700.00.

 

[DawnM]

Why would he say something like that to her? DO you have a history of spending $800 on this child?

That just seems odd. No one would be telling their kids (or even mine!) that *I* would spend anywhere near that on one child because no one would expect me to do it.

I think you need to have a talk with your brother and his child.

Dawn

There just comes a time when you have to say enough is enough. My son certainly isn't missing out because there's not a stack of gifts under the tree. Trust me, he has plenty of things already . I decided we had enough when my niece called to complain that my brother said he wouldn't buy her both and Ipad and an Iphone and since we had a lot of money we could buy them for her. I just told her in the best sympathy voice I could muster that no, we're not handing out gifts this year and I am sorry she's not getting what she wants. I got hung up on.

 

[Aliceacc]

-Three kids
-A husband
-Two moms
-All the little kids at my sister's on Christmas Eve: my 3 young nieces, and the "next generation"-- the kids of my older nieces and nephews: 4 with one more on the way.
- my daughter's 3rd grade teacher, two aides, her reading and speech pull out teachers, the audiologist, and 3 religion teachers.
-my friend and her 3 20-something daughters, like sisters to my own kids
-my husband's brother, his wife and their 2 20-something daughters

Yep, I'm over $700

 

[figment3258]

we will be over the 700$

my 2 dd's will each be getting a iPod touch this year
not to mention other gifts from american girl and some cloths
i am over the 7$ mark with just the girls

 

[C.Ann]

Nothing!

http://frugalbeautiful.com/blog/giftless-christmas/

Nice article - thanks for sharing..

It's always interesting to read about how others choose to deal with holidays; spending; their own traditions; etc..

 

[hsembrick]

We will be spending more this year

3 kids
My parents
His parents (2 sets)
My sister (who's only 17)
8 nephews
DH's grandfather

I will say that we are going to Disney the 10-17th of Dec so this is the majority of the kids xmas. They will be getting new bedding under the tree and santa gifts and thats it, I think!