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| Tue, 09-21-2004 - 10:30am |
It's only 94 more days until Christmas!!!!!
How are you doing being prepared for it, if you celebrate?
| Tue, 09-21-2004 - 10:30am |
It's only 94 more days until Christmas!!!!!
How are you doing being prepared for it, if you celebrate?
There are two things entirely under my control that have wreaked havoc on our budget the past 2 years - Christmas and vacation. I'm determined that this year we get them under control by being more modest about Christmas and taking a shorter, less expensive vacation. I will NOT have my planning ruined again next year by overspending on those two things.
Kelly
I don't plan to spend too much money on christmas presents. I do have a sub-account for presents in our freedom account. It has a little something in it.
Boy....maybe i should start put more money aside for that. ACK!!!!! 94 MORE DAYS!!!!
MYM
Trisha
That's awesome about the Kohl's thing. I've never really shopped there, but there's one by my house so I plan on stopping there in a few weeks to start my shopping. I want to start shopping early this year. I usually wait till the last minute (like Christmas Eve) every year, and end up at the mall, very frustrated and overspending like usual. This year I want to plan it out a little better....oh and the boyfriend is Ok with a modest gift this year....and I expect the same from him....
This year my mother became very ill and is in a nursing home. She was an awesome cook, and I miss her food and baking sooooo much. I found her old cookbooks, and I'm going to start baking Christmas cookies this year. I'm attempting Thanksgiving dinner too, and maybe some pumpkin pie. I can't wait to start. The money for all the baking supplies is included in my Christmas budget......
Anyway, no more boyfriend after several years together-so no shopping for him or for his family, not that we really did anyway since they are far away.
My mum and the man she lives with both feel that lavish spending at Christmas is inappropriate and they don't feel comfortable with it and they don't like it. I thought I might buy them a set of new flannel sheets so it's something useful and not excessive, but that's about it. I would buy something small for my brother and his girlfriend, and maybe a $20 present for my roommate (I will get her a tool box because she keeps the few tools that she has in a shoe box with an elastic band around it...).
So, I don't plan to spend more than $100, $200 at the most. I'm not concerned about it.
Hope you get some great stuff at the store. I know that every city is different. I went to one in Houston where my brother lives and "WOW" what a clearance rack! It varies from store to store too, so if there is more than one store, go to both.
Trisha
Nicki
I'm trying to ignore it. lol. Mostly because my mom's birthday is 12/22, my dad's is 12/27. So, I"m wondering what I should get them this year. lol.
I've also told myself to spend