Christmas Presents

Giving during the Holiday Season

Ever since being with Cindy, I've learned the importance of giving during the holiday season. She's great with giving to people even when she can't afford too much to her family and closest friends. We all say that friendship can be one of the best gifts that we can give someone but Cindy's taught me that you can always do more through little things that you give people.

Cindy and I through the past 4 years has compiled a list of people and presents and budget list that we keep track of every year. The list can change from year to year depending on our place of residency (i.e. I was in PR for most of that time). Some people are removed and some added in placement of proximity. Family presents tend to just get bigger because of new additions to the family (i.e. inlaws, babies, etc)


The List and Purchasing Wisely

This year we have a list of about 100 people with our budget being over $2,500. Yes..it's a lot, trust me I know. But nothing beats seeing people's faces when they get or open their presents. It's a moment to treasure and what the Holiday season is all about. To save money on our purchases, we try to go way before Thanksgiving when have free time so we can shop wisely and get the great deals and better gift purchases than if you were stressing out and fighting shopping frenzies. Shopping is never fun when you have RUSH the purchases.

With the economy on a downward spiral, it's even harder for people to give presents nowadays. The online sales and free shipping (and even returns) help out the budget and can save actual shopping time. If you can't afford to buy actual gifts, a holiday card is always nice! Just to let people know that you're thinking of them.