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Budgeting for Holiday Spending?
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| We designate specific savings for holiday things. |
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| We don't designate specific savings for holidays. |
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| We have a Christmas Club Account. |
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| We have a specific budget for gift giving. |
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| We have a specific budget for travel. |
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| We have a specific budget for food/entertaining. |
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| We don't do anything special to prepare for spending more. |
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| We use credit cards, and pay them off later. |
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| We really don't spend any more for holidays. |
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| We don't give presents for Christmas. |
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| We budget for more charitable giving. |
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| We don't have a budget (but we should) |
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| We have a budget (but don't stick to it) |
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| We spend $100 or less for holiday things. |
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| We spend $101-$499 for holiday things. |
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| We spend $500 - $999 for holiday things |
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| We spend over $1,000 for the holidays |
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| We spend over $2,500 for the holidays |
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| We make our Christmas gifts |
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| OTHER (please explain) |
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Total Votes : 59
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(last vote on : 10/16/2009 11:40:47 PM)
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RE: Budgeting for Holiday Spending? - 9/30/2009 11:16:43 AM
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BelleWeather
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ORIGINAL: Harvie
Wow! You sound prepared!
I buy or make presents through out the year.
It takes almost a month to get a package to my family, so I have to ship early or it doesn't get there until after the holidays (Russian Orthodox Church follows the Julian calendar, Christmas is January 7).
In 2002, my church adopted an U.S Army platoon. We regularly send care packages and gifts to the soldiers, and their families. We finished collecting and gathering last week. We pack this weekend, and will be shipping before Halloween.
Next week, our church social project is to make mittens, scarves and hats for the food shelf to distribute. We have been collecting winter boots and jackets since last spring to the same purpose.
I have an international competition the week before Thanksgiving and time is fleeting--That involves 4-5 hours of practice everyday....
dance classes to to teach....
a business to operate....
8 private parties and 9 public venues to perform....
I suddenly (God is generous!) have a suitor....
There isn't enough time before Christmas is upon us.
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RE: Budgeting for Holiday Spending? - 10/4/2009 9:52:55 PM
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CMT8808
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I did not want to do the santa thing, but my husband did. I wanted to do the 3 kings day which is January 5th and find it more bibical, as the 3 kings (wisemen) brught the Christ child gifts.
Anyhow I will start my shopping for him in about a week or so, but for our friends and family we generally send gift cards, this way they can get what they need or want.
I do not do well in the Christmas rush with folks, some can be brutal over meaningless things..
Sometimes if the Spirit hits me, I will do home- made gifts.
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RE: Budgeting for Holiday Spending? - 10/5/2009 11:08:02 PM
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timzagain
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ORIGINAL: MamaAng
Wow, writer that is awesome. 
Does anyone else do gift baskets? Any other ideas besides women's personal hygiene type stuff?
This year will my first venture into the world of gift baskets. Might have to rethink that a bit for my sister - I've been planning a Kick Back and Relax themed basket (an antidote to her over-stressed life) but sis announced recently that she dislikes gift baskets as she finds them boring! For her basket, I had planned some women's personal hygiene stuff, in addition to a new CD, a perpetual calender with bible verses for the busy mom etc.
Other gift baskets I'm planning:-
1) A basket of food for DH's two elderly bachelor uncles who are roommates. I've started accumulating the non-perishable items by picking up a few extra things as I do my weekly grocery shopping
2) A beach fun basket - beach pail, inflatable arm bands, sunglasses etc for a little boy on the list
3) Pirates of the Caribbean basket - a puzzle, a POTC story book with accompanying telescope, pirate themed school supplies
4) Creepy Crawly Basket - a book on bugs, plastic bugs, magnifying glass, butterfly net, a plastic container for "capturing" specimens, and a notebook for drawing the bugs etc
What I love about gift baskets is that I can (1) customize the basket to the needs/ interest of the recipient and (2) spread out the cost of the gift by buying a few things every now and then.
I'm not convinced that gift baskets are always cheaper, maybe because I've gone overboard with my perpetual quest to pick up "just one more thing"
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RE: Budgeting for Holiday Spending? - 10/11/2009 7:32:49 PM
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Liv4Him06
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I always say I'm going to start shopping for Christmas early, but it fails each and every year. I usually start anywhere from the end of November -- but never on black Friday (that's a scurrry day) -- to mid December.
As for planning financially, we don't really have a budget per say but we definitely won't buy anything on credit. Our Christmas gift buying motto is: If we can't afford it in cash, we don't purchase it.
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