One of my problems with over-spending on presents comes from the fact that I am not sure if what I bought will fit or is exactly what they want so I seem to buy a whole bunch of back-up gifts. And then, if I have collected too many gifts for one person I will keep some of them until their birthday. But, since I have forgotten how much the gifts cost, I think that I have to go out an BUY another gift because the one that I have doesn't count because I didn't pay for it right then. Also, if I find something on super-sale or maybe something was free, I buy more to make all of the gifts worth at least $20. That is bad too because then I might have one $20 gift for one person and 10 gifts that equal $20 for another. Then I have to buy more to even out the NUMBER of gifts. Crazy, I know. After a while kids stop appreciating what they get and just start comparing their gifts to their siblings and then they are unhappy. That is not the kind of attitude that I am looking to encourage. So I must try to restrain myself, not only for my bank account's sake but for the children as well.
Sunday, October 28, 2007
More Thrift Store Gifts
One of my problems with over-spending on presents comes from the fact that I am not sure if what I bought will fit or is exactly what they want so I seem to buy a whole bunch of back-up gifts. And then, if I have collected too many gifts for one person I will keep some of them until their birthday. But, since I have forgotten how much the gifts cost, I think that I have to go out an BUY another gift because the one that I have doesn't count because I didn't pay for it right then. Also, if I find something on super-sale or maybe something was free, I buy more to make all of the gifts worth at least $20. That is bad too because then I might have one $20 gift for one person and 10 gifts that equal $20 for another. Then I have to buy more to even out the NUMBER of gifts. Crazy, I know. After a while kids stop appreciating what they get and just start comparing their gifts to their siblings and then they are unhappy. That is not the kind of attitude that I am looking to encourage. So I must try to restrain myself, not only for my bank account's sake but for the children as well.
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