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I’m over on Hope for Women talking about Savoring the Holidays — Even on a Limited Budget. ^[1] Here’s a snippet of my article:

Just because you have a tight budget does not mean you can’t enjoy Christmas. In fact, you might find that you enjoy the holidays even more when you don’t have a lot of money to spend. It forces you to slow down, simplify and get creative.

Give Experiences vs. Expensive Gifts

If you don’t have money in your budget to give your children expensive gifts, that’s OK! Focus your energy on making special memories together.

Check out Christmas movies from the library, listen to Christmas music on the radio or on Pandora, play board games, pop popcorn and make hot cocoa, and drive around and look at Christmas lights. Laugh together, talk together, be together. I promise these are much more important in the long run than being able to afford some high-dollar toy.

Read the entire article here. ^[1]