Episode 39: Christmas Gifts on a budget, Giving to Pay it Forward. Dec 22, 2010.
Today’s show is a Christmas special as we focus on gift giving. Not just the physical gifts you give to immediate family, but gifts of the heart to help those in need.
Show notes:
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- How to spend less on Christmas gifts for the kids.
- How to teach your kids the life skills of not filling voids with material things.
- How to teach your kids to pay it forward by being a blessing to others in need.
- We list several ways to be a blessing to others this year. We’ve done some and we’re planning to try the others. What are you doing this year to serve & help others?
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I like to hear that your budget for the kids is just $40/child this Christmas. That is awesome! A single mom on Craigslist asked for $500 for Christmas for her 3 children as a “loan.” Wow. We spent a little over that for EVERYONE on our list (16+ people.) There was a woman who responded to her request stating that she’d give the woman $30 to go to the dollar store and get 10 gifts per child, which is plenty.
I have decided that next year, we are making many more homemade gifts. Jams/jellies/wine/beer/cross-stitch/picture albums. At $0.40/bottle for homemade beer, $1.66/bottle of homemade wine, and jams/jellies from fruits from the garden, the costs are minimal. Plus, they are memorable (not to mention desireable!)
Great podcast, as always!
Yep, it’s not necessarily easy, but definitely doable. Plus, with all the other presents sent to the kids from grandparents, aunts & uncles, and godparents, the house was filled with more gifts than the kids can really play with. I love your homemade beverage idea – inexpensive and memorable. Great stuff!