Comments on: Christmas, the Season of Giving, and Giving, and Giving . . .

By: Tina

Tina — Sat, 08 Dec 2007 00:27:58 +0000

Wonderful ideas! I love the thought of all homemade gifts. They are so much better, no matter how much you make because they come from the heart.

I also agree, when no money is coming in,you need to be very frugal. Even with money in the bank, you never know how long you are going to need it to pull you through the tough times.

Thank, you

By: Terrence

Terrence — Mon, 03 Dec 2007 15:25:29 +0000

Never give when it hurts. Believe me, your loved ones will prefer it.

This year, my girlfriend and I agreed not to give gifts this year because I was out of work. This despite the fact that I actually have a lot saved. We agreed to this because it was painful for us to think of spending money when money wasn’t coming in, no matter how much we had in the bank.

If you really want to give gifts, a very simple token of appreciation of around $5-$10 is always appreciated. Like Susy says, handmade is even better.

By: Susy

Susy — Mon, 03 Dec 2007 14:39:42 +0000

This year my sister & BIL were having a rough year so we decided it would be a “homemade” Christmas. Nothing but homemade gifts and there was a $10 per family limit to spend on ingredients for homemade gifts.

It’s been fun thinking of thoughtful homemade gifts.

I’m making my dad a quilt with all of his boyscout patches from when we was young.

My mom, sister & grandma are getting homemade potholders with home canned organic chicken stock and a bean soup mix.

My BIL is getting a pan of his favorite maple-nut rolls to bake on Christmas morning and my grandparents are getting a pancake gift basket.

Our nieces are getting homemade play potholders & aprons for their play kitchen (and their easy bake).

I think it’ll be a fun Christmas all around. And I’ve only spent $10 so far on gifts for everyone on my side of the family.

I’m excited to see what everyone else comes up with for their homemade gifts! It’sl al