Comments on: I Want a Hot Wheels Game and a Wii for Christmas!

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Mon, 14 Dec 2009 06:09:51 +0000

[...] i want a hot wheels game and a wii for christmas! – this is an oldie, but a goodie. i first ran this post last december. enjoy! i thought i had it all figured out. a couple of weeks ago, i wrote about ways to keep your children from getting the gimmes this christmas. … [...]

By: Streaming Christmas Music

Streaming Christmas Music — Fri, 02 Jan 2009 11:54:14 +0000

Going into debt is bad… very bad. I’m glad that you’re able to get them a Wii… I agree that sometimes, you must never always say yes to your kids. They need to learn that they can’t get everything they want in life. And most of time, things they want are not really things they really need or want in reality…

By: Lorie

Lorie — Sat, 20 Dec 2008 15:32:37 +0000

Our kids will only get one main gift each year plus their stocking & maybe a book. My son is only 3 & hasn’t started asking for things yet so I picked out something I think he will really enjoy & play with – the Tonka Bounceback Racer. Our daughter is only 6 weeks old so we haven’t bought anything for her since she doesn’t know anything of what’s going on. Plus, they’ll both get lots of gifts from grandparents & other relatives.

By: money funk

money funk — Fri, 19 Dec 2008 16:49:20 +0000

haha! Getting the WII huh? I think it is a wonderful family gift! And these kids know everything! My daughter’s list of course keeps growing each and everyday. But I finished her shopping, luckily.

This year we capped on our spending indulgences for the kids. They will always find more they ‘want’. So, you can only go so far. We, of course, went a tad over but still managed to do pretty good.

Happy Holidays!

By: Fern Greene

Fern Greene — Fri, 19 Dec 2008 15:58:43 +0000

With a 4 y.o. and a 12 week old, this isn’t a huge issue for us – yet. But our son’s wants are on the upswing, and I can imagine that next Christmas will be tricky.

We’re keeping a lid on it by sticking to a three present rule. (Hey, if baby Jesus only got three, why should Freddie Greene make out like a bandit?) I suppose those three gifts *could* be a bike, a video game and a lifesize, remote-control operated dinosaur. But they’re not. We spent about $100 on two Thomas toys, but used a $60 gift card to Amazon (courtesy of Coinstar redemptions) to offset the cost, and rounded it out with a box of race cars from eBay.

Anything more than that would be just plain overwhelming – not just to our budget and our small house, but to our son!

By: Cyndy

Cyndy — Thu, 18 Dec 2008 20:28:04 +0000

Thank you for this article. I hope that lots of folks read it and take careful thought about thier spending and giving this Christmas. Not only to thier kids but to one another.

My husband and I both have things we want. We always have things we want. But we pared things down to things we could really use and/or need. For example, he really needs hankerchiefs and socks. So, that’s what he’s getting.

We don’t need half of the things we want or even already have. Sometimes being frugal is about just living a more simple life…with less.

By: mama lieveheersbeestje

mama lieveheersbeestje — Wed, 17 Dec 2008 14:58:52 +0000

I am reading this with concern.. Overhere in the Netherlands, people are also giving more and more expencive gifts to their children. I don’t. We give them some pyjama’s, socks, candy, a book and some creative things like glue, sissors, paper, collorpencils a.s.o. I love gifts that can be used up! Like glue and pencils. Next year they will need it again. I don’t understand why so many American children have to watch tv the whole day, overhere the advice is one hour per day for children upon 16 years.. Although we also mostly watch tv in the evening, more than one hour. Also, we don’t have so much commercials, so when the commercials come, we all ran to the toilet or kitchen to fix some tea. I also see the same with christmas decorations. Each year the shops want to make us believe that we need another collor decorations. Well, we have the same for 23 years now, some are even from my grandparents, and keep them save at the attic the whole year to unpack them with joy each december..

By: the frugal momma

the frugal momma — Wed, 17 Dec 2008 01:35:17 +0000

We got one too, family gift! I am trying to get them 1 thing from their list, but that’s it. They would both change their lists if they knew the big gift anyways!

We are having a cash Christmas, so I’m not going overboard. I have managed to acquire a bunch of little things to fill stockings, clearance can be great some times!

By: Alisa

Alisa — Tue, 16 Dec 2008 20:56:47 +0000

I think that it is good that children don’t get everything they ask for. It is important to teach young children about making wise choices, sacrificing, living within their means, and saving for major purchases.

Be well.

By: AJ McCreary

AJ McCreary — Tue, 16 Dec 2008 18:54:10 +0000

Great post! I want every thing, lol but I don’t get it. One becasue I don’t need it and two because that is rediculous. I do not impulse buy for the exact reason of not wantingto go into debt. If I really want something I can go home think about it over night and come back to get it. usually by the time I get home I don’t want the item. I make lists and stick to them!

This Christmas with my 2 year old is the same, we have focased on tradition, decorating, baking, enjoying Christmas lights around town, singing carols. Im currenly debating starting this santa buisness but even if I do that I won’t go broke doing it. These people that buy buy buy for the holidays are crazy. My parents did that becasue they could and wanted to and honestly (i have told them this) it was not enjoyable. It was overwhelming. Its alot better to get one or two new things and be able to enjoy them rather than 10 things and play with each of them for a few minuets.

My co-worker and I were just talking and she gave me a tip that I loved: Save some of the gifts that your kiddo gets for b-day or Xmas (from relatives friends etc)for another day, when they are being really good or afetr a scary drs appointment. That way they can enjoy their items and you can cut back on the clutter. I also do the however many new toys come in we donate that many old toys!