Comments on: Our Holiday Gift Giving Plans

By: Kate

Kate — Sat, 29 Nov 2008 19:21:47 +0000

What a lovely post. I hope you enjoy your low key and stress-free holiday.

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By: Frugal Trenches

Frugal Trenches — Sat, 15 Nov 2008 12:15:14 +0000

I can really relate. I have so many friends (particularly in the North America) who seem to buy for hundreds. I buy for my mum, my niece and my closest friends but I only really buy experiences for them, not stuff. Much better way to be!

By: sheri

sheri — Fri, 14 Nov 2008 05:20:41 +0000

Sorry, my comment above is WAY too long, and there are far too many smiley faces. I guess I’m in a smiley mood

By: sheri

sheri — Fri, 14 Nov 2008 05:18:50 +0000

Great post! I like your attitude towards Christmas — keeping it simple and enjoyable and not going overboard on gifts.

We used to go ALL out on Christmas — oodles of gifts and WAY too much stuff.

But after years of being caught up in this Christmas Consumer Frenzy, we had what we like to call “A Christmas Epiphany”, and decided to make some (drastic) changes in how we viewed Christmas. We aren’t religious, we don’t want the clutter, and we don’t need more stuff.

So now, we skip Christmas (happily

Gave the tree away on Freecycle, donated the ornaments and decorations to Goodwill, and no longer take part in the Christmas Consumer Craze.

Like you guys, we love those winter walks — bundle up all the kids, walk through the neighbourhood, admiring the beautiful light displays. And then come home and thaw our frosty noses over a nice hot mug of vegan cocoa It’s a beautiful season and the holiday meal is one of my favorite things

We just hopped off the Consumer Bandwagon, but we aren’t Grinches

By: Lissa

Lissa — Fri, 14 Nov 2008 04:39:03 +0000

This link made me think of you…

http://www.goods4girls.org/