Holiday Spending

Gifts are the most common money spenders during the holidays. Christmas is a big holiday where a lot of gifts are purchased and given to people all around the world, whether it’s for a grandchild or a sister out of state. When people hear the word Christmas, they think of gifts. Do you?  You may think differently; you may think of spending your money to people in need.  A lot of Christmas gifts consume a large expense including UGGs or IPads. Instead of buying gifts for others, why don’t you give the money to the people suffering to buy a house or help the starving kids in different counties? I’m not sure people understand that others can’t afford expensive items. I know some people especially kids love toys and love the thought of opening their favorite present that’s underneath the Christmas tree on Christmas morning, but you shouldn’t be thinking of toys, think of getting together as a family and being able to hug your mom or dad on Christmas and say “Merry Christmas” because not many people get to do that. Christmas isn’t just about gifts, it’s about the birth of Christ and some people forget that. According to many articles, it is the one holiday with the most money spent. Christmas may be the largest holiday in terms of expenses, but Thanksgiving is also a very expensive holiday. Turkey and other food pertaining to Thanksgiving dinner can be very expensive. Not all people may eat the traditional Thanksgiving dinner but a lot of people do and the expenses including the food are expensive. Any Holiday including food can be expensive. Including Christmas, you have to buy the food for the Christmas parties. Valentine’s Day is also a food expense holiday because of the dinners relationships go to. Also the gifts the girlfriends get include diamonds and jewelry. I believe people don’t understand the meaning of a dollar bill. Some people see it useless and some people see it as a big effect on their life. People use their money differently and I don’t think some of those people understand that instead of buying something you may not use in a couple of years, they can give the money to someone in need so they can use it for a lifetime.