{"id":34941,"date":"2023-11-28T04:15:20","date_gmt":"2023-11-28T12:15:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lenpenzo.com\/blog\/?p=34941"},"modified":"2023-10-23T09:33:09","modified_gmt":"2023-10-23T16:33:09","slug":"7-ways-to-cut-down-on-your-christmas-shopping-list-this-year-3","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lenpenzo.com\/blog\/id34941-7-ways-to-cut-down-on-your-christmas-shopping-list-this-year-3.html","title":{"rendered":"How to Trim Your Christmas Shopping List"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/lenpenzo.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/santas-list.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright wp-image-34942\" src=\"https:\/\/lenpenzo.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/santas-list.jpg\" alt=\"how to trim your Christmas shopping list\" width=\"395\" height=\"395\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lenpenzo.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/santas-list.jpg 640w, https:\/\/lenpenzo.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/santas-list-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/lenpenzo.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/santas-list-300x300.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 395px) 100vw, 395px\" \/><\/a>Santa gives Christmas gifts with a &#8220;Ho, ho, ho.&#8221; However, people who don&#8217;t have a legion of elves to help them often feel like &#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/lenpenzo.com\/blog\/id10351-the-best-household-ceos-understand-the-power-of-saying-no-2.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Ho, ho, NO!<\/a>&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>If the expectations of gift-giving have become too much for your budget, consider reducing your Christmas shopping list this year. It&#8217;s possible to do this in a way that&#8217;s both considerate and effective.<\/p>\n<p>And who knows? You might just be providing relief to others who are in the same situation but unsure what to do. That&#8217;s a gift in itself.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Talk It Out<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>With close friends and family, be upfront about your financial concerns. Some folks may enthusiastically jump on board. If not, be willing to negotiate a happy medium.<\/p>\n<p>There are lots of possibilities:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Perhaps you can exchange homemade items or set a dollar limit everyone can afford<\/li>\n<li>Re-gift unloved items to new homes that will appreciate them<\/li>\n<li>Give time instead of objects; offer to babysit, dog walk or go shopping<\/li>\n<li>Draw names so each participant is only responsible for one gift<\/li>\n<li>Pool resources for a group activity that everyone shares<\/li>\n<li>Maybe a group will give presents just to the kids<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>If everyone is like-minded, you might just do away with gift-giving all together.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Think It Through<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Make a list of everyone you <strong><em>think<\/em><\/strong> you&#8217;re expected to give gifts to this Christmas season. Then consider each name carefully.<\/p>\n<p>Sometimes holiday gifting becomes rote. Are there people on the list you&#8217;ve lost touch with during the rest of the year? If people are no longer front and center in your life, why are you buying them presents?<\/p>\n<p><strong>Give Teachers a Break<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Teachers <strong><em>should<\/em><\/strong> be recognized for their hard work, but how many of them really need another mug, candle or apple-shaped decoration?<\/p>\n<p>Instead of presents, give teachers notes of appreciation. Be specific about how instructors have impacted your children&#8217;s lives. Knowing their efforts are paying off makes teachers smile during the Christmastime or at any time throughout the year.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Start a Revolution at Work<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>If you&#8217;re looking to trim your Christmas shopping list, it&#8217;s a good bet many of your co-workers are in the same boat. With that in mind, if your workplace has always done gift exchanges, be brave and suggest stamping that out this year. If you really feel the need to spread workplace cheer, bring in a cookie tray or give cards with handwritten thoughtful notes.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Try Alternatives<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>If you can&#8217;t justify buying certain folks presents but still want to recognize them during the season, handmade holiday cards are welcome surprises. Getting kids involved in this activity reinforces <strong><em>giving<\/em><\/strong> rather <strong><em>getting<\/em><\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>If you&#8217;re not feeling crafty, e-cards are a free way to send greetings. No postage required. Or consider a phone call. In these days of texting and email, real live one-on-one communication sometimes becomes a novelty.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Make a Donation<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Donating to charity in another family&#8217;s name is one way of covering several Christmas gifts at once. But do this carefully; make sure the charity is something the receiver really supports.<\/p>\n<p>For example, perhaps your aunt and uncle are organ donors. If so, donate to an organ-donation awareness charity in their name. You could give them a card highlighting an important statistic about the chosen charity, such as an organ donor can save eight lives by donating.<\/p>\n<p>Donations won&#8217;t work for everyone; so you run the risk of your recipient being really disappointed. Also, when you make a donation for someone else, that person may get on the charity&#8217;s mailing list as well. Further <a href=\"https:\/\/lenpenzo.com\/blog\/id4828-enough-how-to-stop-pesky-credit-card-offers-other-junk-mail-2.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">solicitations could be annoying<\/a> or even burdensome.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Chop the Food Budget<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Christmas presents aren&#8217;t the only shopping costs that add up and up and up; holiday menus can get out of hand, especially if you entertain. So re-think your shopping list.<\/p>\n<p>Many holiday food items are on sale in the weeks preceding the holidays, so stock up. Manufacturers also tend to offer coupons for both treats and staples.<\/p>\n<p>If you have time, or <strong><em>make<\/em><\/strong> the time, prepare foods rather than buy them. For instance, homemade cookies are far cheaper than ones available at a bakery.<\/p>\n<p>If you traditionally host a party, try asking your guests to a potluck instead. While you&#8217;ll save time and money, everyone will find the variety of foods different and exciting.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Give It a Try<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Finally, don&#8217;t spend another year grumbling about commercialism and worrying about holiday credit card bills. Try cutting back on your shopping list this year. As cliche as it seems, it&#8217;s true: The Christmas spirit isn&#8217;t about <em><strong>things<\/strong>.<\/em> It&#8217;s about sharing, togetherness, family, friends and peace.<\/p>\n<p>And you won&#8217;t find all that good stuff in any store.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: right;\"><span style=\"font-size: smaller;\">Photo Credit: kevin dooley<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Santa gives Christmas gifts with a &#8220;Ho, ho, ho.&#8221; However, people who don&#8217;t have a legion of elves to help them often feel like &#8220;Ho, ho, NO!&#8221; If the expectations of gift-giving have become too much for your budget, consider reducing your Christmas shopping list this year. 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