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#99306 - 12/15/06 12:24 PM
Re: Christmas shopping
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Every year for the past three years, we've set out a budget, lowering our Christmas expenses each year, with the goal in mind of significantly decreasing our limit by next Christmas.
However, with the arrival of a new baby at the end of November, and juggling the physical/emotional needs of my sick brother this Christmas (as well as dealing with my own fear of the future where my brother is concerned), we've ended up spending a lot more than anticipated or budgeted. But since this is a "special needs" Christmas for a few family members (especially my brother and our 5-year-old granddaughter [sister to the new arrival] who's afraid of being left out and pushed aside), we've decided to just throw away the budget this year and start over at a lower limit again next year!
Edited by Eagle Heart (12/15/06 03:28 PM)
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#99307 - 12/15/06 02:29 PM
Re: Christmas shopping
[Re: Eagle Heart]
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Registered: 07/11/04
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Loc: MA
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Every year we say we are going to set lower limits, but never seem to do it. I say I'm going to start cutting out the older nieces, nephews, etc. and just buy for the little ones, but I can't seem to bring myself to do it. I think next year with new grandchildren and all, we are going to have to. Time for the younger ones, I think.
As far as my kids, I always spend the same on my daughter and my son. My husband buys for his kids and does the same. We both buy special gifts for each other's kids, just from us. We keep that even too. My son always says his sister gets more. It's become a family joke. When they were little, she took so long to open her gifts and he ripped through his, so it seemed to him that she "got more." Now that he is older, he likes one big gift usually. Like this year, he wants gift certificates to Best Buy so he can get a new tv. I will give him one substantial gift card. His sister likes opening little things, so I usually get her one good gift and then a lot of little stuff. She ends up with a pile of gifts and it starts. Now, my daughter says that once the baby is here, she won't get as much. They love to tease me about this, but they really know they get the same and they do they spend more than they should on us.
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#99310 - 12/15/06 08:18 PM
Re: Christmas shopping
[Re: Vicki M. Taylor]
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Registered: 07/11/04
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Well, Kathy, you can try As I said before, my son usually has something in mind, which is great. It's easier for me if I can buy him one thing that he really needs/wants. Less time trying to figure out what to get him, less shopping time, carrying big bags around and less wrapping. One year, I bought him a digital camera and just a few other small things, socks, wallet, etc. But, my daughter never really asks for anything that's very expensive. I used to buy her clothes, and girl things and we did each other stockings with lots of little stuff. Last year, we got each other gift certificates to places we like such as Elizabeth Grady for facials, nail places, the mall, favorite restaurants and she got me one for the bookstore that came in handy. This year, we are doing pretty much the same thing. I got her a mall one so that she could go shopping after the baby is born. I'm sure she'll need new clothes. This will be the first year we are not doing the stockings. I'll wrap each gift certificate so she has more to open. Louisa
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