Do you feel that we as American spend too much at Christmas?

@abilbrey (114)
United States
December 28, 2006 12:48am CST
I wonder with all the mass marketing that attacks us before Christmas do we spend to much of our hard earned money? I have made it a habit to buy my kids a Savings Bond every Christmas for their future education as we are not well of. In doing so I wonder if spent less and saved more at Christmas how big of a effect it would have on our financial state in the future.
3 responses
not4me
@not4me (1711)
• United States
28 Dec 06
Well, I can't speak for other Americans but we sure did. We set a budget of $500 for our two girls and we went over by about $200. Some of it was on extra shipping fees and one of the gifts was a swing set for our new house from Santa but still. It was a lot! To compensate, my husband and I don't spend any money on valentines day or on our anniversary. It was actually my idea once I realized that even though we are crazy about each other, we didn't care for those mushy holidays.
abilbrey
@abilbrey (114)
• United States
28 Dec 06
I hate to admit it but we did the same also. We did make it a priority to get them each a $100.00 savings bond. It is 2 eazy to go over any budget with the cost of goods this day and time.
natuser28
@natuser28 (907)
• United States
28 Dec 06
Yes, specially for the people who all ready have or barely making it every month. Tell don't bother, not to be rude or the grich. But put money away for a rainy day.
abilbrey
@abilbrey (114)
• United States
28 Dec 06
I agree completely. There are days it has rained quite hard inside my home.
OhPenYin
@OhPenYin (289)
• United States
28 Dec 06
I think that we spend WAY too much at Christmas time! $600 for the PS3....$250 for the Wii. These prices are way too much for gaming systems, yet people pay it anyway. Yes! we spend too much.
abilbrey
@abilbrey (114)
• United States
28 Dec 06
I agree my girls asked for both of them and I said no way. It bothered me enough that people were being shot while standing in line to buy one. This is not the message I want to send to my kids that a game station is worth being mugged or hurt for. It is just not realistic anymore. They have a PS2 and never play it. I just can not see paying for it.