Communicate with family and friends so
they can buy children's gifts that are valuable. I would imagine one of the
most frivolous things on which people spend money is gifts for others. Desire
or guilt to get a present for friends, family, or acquaintances leads us to
non-researched purchases of underappreciated treasures.
What would happen if people signed up for wish lists and
made it known what store they preferred? Even if someone didn't want to fully
fund a person's Harley Davidson, they could purchase a gift card to THE RIGHT
shop. Putting items on your wish list can also help you resist impulse spending
by waiting a bit before making the purchase.
There are lots of ways to tell someone they matter. Another
idea is to create a gift certificate as a gift - not a monetary gift
certificate but a quality time gift. Consider giving a movie, dinner, or coffee
date, I'll babysit for you, text chocolate and I'll bring it home. There are infinite
options to save money from being wasted.
I LOVE FlyLady. If you haven't found her, look her up online.
http://www.flylady.net/ She's awesome!
Her goal is to help you unclutter your house and your life. This past fall she
had the most wonderful article/suggestion. With Christmas coming up, she had a
prewritten letter you could steal - it basically said "Friends and family,
we love you. We've been working on getting rid of clutter in our house. Please
- do not send gifts. We don't need anything. If you WANT to send a gift, then
please send money that we can deposit into savings accounts." What a great idea - being super intentional
about not allowing others to clutter up your house.
And hey - why not let someone else feed your pig!
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