Monday, November 14, 2011
40 days to CHRISTmas do da do da...
So I've been hunting down black Friday ads like it's my part-time job. The deals make my eyes light up with possibility. Of course I'm not made of money or even making any money unless you count the occasional survey, so... at some point in the next week & a half I have to make my picks for deals and gift giving. I got my nieces list, roughly know what to do for my hubster, and well usually wing it for my parents. But with all the deals & dollar signs I have to step outside my bargain hunting self- in my world it doesn't matter what gift you get or how much you spend. It is the thought of giving and of course bonus points if it is something I wanted or can use. I was thinking about my nieces and how I'd love to spend a certain amount but then multiple it buy 4 or 5 and it's a rather large sum. Too large for my current financial status.... so I keep the thought in my heart that it shouldn't matter about the $ of the gift but the action of the love to give. I know there are many people in the world that don't understand that concept but it's how I feel and if others do not- they can deal it with it on there own time....
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Yeah, we're cutting back on the children's gifts. Only 1 present from Santa and 2 from us. I remember that I really didn't get that much and I was totally okay with that...oh well, they will have a few more little things in their stockings though. :)
ReplyDeleteSo do you try to spend the same amount of money on each kid? How do u do it? Christmas giving is so complex, if you have the money to give more do u or should you have a more humble respect for the holiday, is is $ amount per kid/person or item amount or both. After watching some parenting shows on tv I think I'd like to do some kind of volunteering with my kids or give back- like donating gifts to lower income families or visiting a nursing home or something. As an education of others and appreciation for what we have. My brother probably thinks i'm silly. And i'm not even sure how i'd put it together but the joy of giving/donating is a better feeling than any gift I receive. Maybe u stay in the east we can work on a project together or something someday...
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