Comments on: Can’t Christmas Be More Like Thanksgiving

By: One Frugal Girl

One Frugal Girl — Sat, 11 Dec 2010 03:49:03 +0000

@Anonymous - That's a great idea. I bet you could find ways to take a cheaper vacation so you could sustain that tradition year after year.

@Maureen - You should start your own holiday :-)

@Pam - Sorry to hear about your son and the car, but glad that you're going to spend time with the ones you love.

@Jerry - I haven't turned to eBay, but I do look for bargains throughout the year too!

By: Jerry

Jerry — Fri, 10 Dec 2010 21:17:32 +0000

Ugh! I completely agree! I LOVE Thanksgiving. We have 2 small kids so Christmas is really fun at their age but I hate the pressure to get a lot of gifts and it tends to lead to overspending. My insurance for staying within my budget is using ebay and buying throughout the year.

By: Pam

Pam — Thu, 09 Dec 2010 19:17:24 +0000

My son wrecked my car last week and it won't be repaired before Christmas. Also, since he's 19 our insurance rates are about to skyrocket. When I spoke with my Mom about not coming home for Christmas, she told me not to buy gifts for anyone in the family and that they would give us cash for Christmas. We are each others' gifts this year.

By: Maureen

Maureen — Thu, 09 Dec 2010 10:00:17 +0000

What about us poor Aussies we don,t have a Thanksgiving.
Maybe I could start a new Holiday, now when to have it, maybe right around my Birthday time LOL 🙂

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Thu, 09 Dec 2010 09:41:06 +0000

Instead of giving gifts this year, everyone in the family bought a 9 day stay at an all inclusive resort in the tropics. No gifts allowed! I don't know that this is something we will be able to do every year, but it sure made the holidays easy and exciting this year.

By: Red

Red — Thu, 09 Dec 2010 05:41:24 +0000

I whole-heartedly second this post!