Comments on: Unexpected Holiday Gift Purchases

By: Festival of Frugality #155: The Chic-Tacky Christmas Edition | Greener Pastures: Personal Finance

Tue, 09 Dec 2008 11:31:54 +0000

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By: Is Capitalism Dead? Fantasy Stock Investing Sites, Food Leftovers

Is Capitalism Dead? Fantasy Stock Investing Sites, Food Leftovers — Mon, 01 Dec 2008 04:28:16 +0000

[...] Family Income made some unexpected holiday gift purchases. We have been on a strict budget, so we’ve been careful not to do anything out of the [...]

By: The Smarter Wallet

The Smarter Wallet — Mon, 01 Dec 2008 04:08:14 +0000

I am the same way! I also feel obligated to get someone a present when they give us one. It’s tough not to feel we have to “measure up” and just say “thanks” to who gives us the gift. I am not sure if they are wanting something in return or are just happy with giving away presents… at any rate, it’s a lovely gesture we try to return each year. So we keep to simpler gifts and a strict budget for this sort of unexpected purchase.

By: Dawn

Dawn — Mon, 24 Nov 2008 21:10:48 +0000

I have a “friend” who for years would buy me a present – even though we hadn’t seen or talked to each other for the whole year previous. Every year I wished she would just stop… but I still felt obligated to buy her something, because I hadn’t talked to her enough to tell her we should quit exchanging. Finally I started buying her gift cards for places I love and shopped, so that if she stopped buying me things on her own, I had a gift I wanted for myself. It worked out – last year she didn’t bring me a gift – and I got a gift certificate to lovely spice store I love.