I have 4 kids, 3 grandbabies ( will have a 4th by christmas)..spouses of kids, 3 parents, the hub, and a couple of good friends at work. This year, we are sortof "Skipping Christmas" and the whole family is renting a big vacation home the week after Christmas to create a memory rather than buy a bunch of little gifts that will be forgotten. I suggested this idea to the family after my dad passed away this last Christmas (we learned he was dying on the 22nd and he passed away on the 29th). Everyone is truly excited all year and looking forward to it..and there is no pressure to search for gifts. The kids are each chipping in a small amount to help with food...and the hub and I are putting what we would normally spend into the rental.
I usually budget $50 per week and shop sales throughout the year. This is probably extravagant to some, but it is something I love doing and I sacrifice other places to enable me to do it.
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"Work like you don't need money, Love like you've never been hurt, and dance like no one's watching" Satcheil Paige
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