tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6124287386112964064.post1520814002715703934..comments2014-11-18T09:03:27.361-05:00Comments on Debt Free Christmas Challenge: The Debt Free Christmas ChallengeMariannehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14056545918380161638noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6124287386112964064.post-55175380161182742942012-12-13T22:15:17.158-05:002012-12-13T22:15:17.158-05:00Being honest with people is key. We told relative...Being honest with people is key. We told relatives last year that due to expenses, this would be a low-budget Christmas. We told them in early November, so that they could plan their own gift-giving accordingly.<br />Also - having young kids is a free pass to cheap gift-giving! Get portraits done and frame 'em! That what the grandparents want!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6124287386112964064.post-61793932986513788392012-12-13T22:07:40.380-05:002012-12-13T22:07:40.380-05:00For us, the best thing was to ensure that the numb...For us, the best thing was to ensure that the number of people we were buying for didn't creep up over the years. <br />We buy for out kids, their teachers, our parents, and a couple of other relatives. That's it. We make gift recommendations to the grandparents so that the kids have toys they want and will actually use long-term, and we keep it simple. We host a brunch for all of our friends and they walk out with a goodie bag of treats (chocolate-dipped pretzels) made by the kids, and we're done. Our children have not come to expect a huge mound of gifts under the tree and we plan on keeping it that way.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com