http://www.bluntmoney.com/is-it-a-year-of-scaling-back-for-christmas/ Thu, 13 May 2010 17:59:11 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 http://www.bluntmoney.com/is-it-a-year-of-scaling-back-for-christmas/comment-page-1/#comment-25126 Tread Softly Sat, 22 Dec 2007 02:04:01 +0000 http://www.bluntmoney.com/is-it-a-year-of-scaling-back-for-christmas/#comment-25126 Things are about the same for us this year...we couldn't scale back anymore without ignoring the season altogether. Things are about the same for us this year…we couldn’t scale back anymore without ignoring the season altogether.

]]> http://www.bluntmoney.com/is-it-a-year-of-scaling-back-for-christmas/comment-page-1/#comment-24992 Bellen Thu, 20 Dec 2007 16:35:52 +0000 http://www.bluntmoney.com/is-it-a-year-of-scaling-back-for-christmas/#comment-24992 Voted for other - sending 5 Christmas cards to family, other friends get an e-mail, 6 ornaments to family members bought on pre-christmas sale (have done this since 1st child born 33 years ago), instead of 'regular gifts' for 2 grandkids - opening investment accounts that will be a lasting gift, not a 3-months & it's outgrown/broken gift. That's it - no little gifts for something to open, no gourmet foods for drop-ins, no over-the-top christmas decorations. Plain & simple and full of love for us. Voted for other – sending 5 Christmas cards to family, other friends get an e-mail, 6 ornaments to family members bought on pre-christmas sale (have done this since 1st child born 33 years ago), instead of ‘regular gifts’ for 2 grandkids – opening investment accounts that will be a lasting gift, not a 3-months & it’s outgrown/broken gift. That’s it – no little gifts for something to open, no gourmet foods for drop-ins, no over-the-top christmas decorations. Plain & simple and full of love for us.

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