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Happy Holidays, and all that stuff!

December 25th, 2007 at 03:38 pm

So Merry Christmas to everyone, happy holidays, blah, blah, blah. (I'm such a Scrooge)

This has been the first year we've done NO presents, and told everyone NOT to buy presents for us. Of course my parents didn't listen and gave us some $$$ last night (they said buy what you'd like, but it's going to the emergency fund!) and $150 in mall gift certificates. I'm happy for the gift certificates, but I'd rather have the cash. There is nothing we need at the mall, but since our two-year anniversary is in a few days, we can each take one and go shopping and buy the other an anniversary gift, which otherwise we wouldn't have been able to do, so that makes me a little happy : )

I thought I would be sad for Christmas morning to come and not have any presents to open, but it's been sooooo nice not having to fight the crowds and buy gifts for people and worry about how to pay for them. This girl I work with and her husband are in the exact same position as we are as far as money goes, the only difference being that we're trying hard to get out of this mess while it seems she's getting further in. She opened a new credit card at Sam's Club in order to buy her husband an iPod for Christmas!! Eek! I'm sure that's on top of the million other gifts she bought, as her family is gift/spending crazy when it comes to Christmas. Too bad. I've tried to tell her about Dave Ramsey's book, but she really didn't care.

So yeah, I'm now all for no gift Christmas every year. Not having the added expense and stress of Christmas was just fabulous. It's going to be SO nice to go into the New Year without NEW extra credit card debt (what we have is enough, thankyouverymuch) and our teensy little emergency fund still intact.

I have a such a positive outlook for 2008 (can't wait for January to see about a raise at work....*crosses fingers*) I am going to work as hard as I possibly can to get this debt erased!!

3 Responses to “Happy Holidays, and all that stuff!”

  1. Englishteacher Says:
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    You're right. People are what matter at Christmas, not gifts. Best of luck to you and your husband! Merry Christmas!

  2. Ima saver Says:
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    Good for you. We have cut way back also.

  3. fern Says:
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    Good luck with that raise!

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