tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7166949416950161358.post6826942200483813378..comments2023-11-16T08:19:42.110+00:00Comments on ~ EssexHebridean ~: Frugal Friday - and Merry Christmas!Robynhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04175531371914205163noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7166949416950161358.post-21924618907222604102012-12-28T17:23:32.868+00:002012-12-28T17:23:32.868+00:00It's mad giving a child that age something so ...It's mad giving a child that age something so expensive isn't it, and yet all over the place on FB etc I was seeing people posting about the massively expensive presents they had received or given - I wonder how many of them will still be being paid off in July?!Robynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04175531371914205163noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7166949416950161358.post-47159552515005693982012-12-25T14:49:27.641+00:002012-12-25T14:49:27.641+00:00As I have no income any more I told my kids (grown...As I have no income any more I told my kids (grown up) and the rest of the family that they were getting fridge magnets for Christmas - I saw a kit of empty ones you just print a photo or dream up (or steal!) a snappy phrase and put it in the holder. I told them this for months until I almost believed it - and still succumbed to guilt and sent an order into Amazon a couple of weeks ago for some dvds and second hand books. <br />This morning on FB I saw that someone had bought my three year old nephew an ipad!!!!! What!! BarnsleyHistorianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17706725823398288376noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7166949416950161358.post-52068096528257873442012-12-21T22:36:24.457+00:002012-12-21T22:36:24.457+00:00The problem is, it's a vicious circle isn'...The problem is, it's a vicious circle isn't it - these people spending a fortune on their kids now, that they can't afford, are teaching those children that - exactly as WWC says above "You have to spend lots of money". they then carry that forwards....well it's no wonder that more and more people are getting into debt, is it! Your thrifted gifts sound fantastic too I hope some will make it to the blog once they've been given!Robynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04175531371914205163noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7166949416950161358.post-71614790448340857252012-12-21T18:18:06.750+00:002012-12-21T18:18:06.750+00:00Last year I used home decorated brown paper to wra...Last year I used home decorated brown paper to wrap gifts. I couldn't find my roll today so used some 4 year old leftover wallpaper, some ribbon my Mum gave me and some ribbons and bits that I saved from some crackers a couple of years ago. KL delivered gifts to her friend today in a gift bag she'd originally received from my Mum. I'm so glad that I can renovate/ sew etc and that my family appreciate homemade and thrifted gifts. K and A will be receiving a renovated chair, 4 personalised, homemade cushions and a large amount of the Hornsea crockery they collect for a total cost of less than £10.I am amazed by the amount of money spent and the type of gifts that are thought of as normal these days - an ipod touch for a child still at infant school is one example. My husband's great niece will be 1 next month - the house is already like a toy shop, so goodness knows where all the gifts bought by her parents are going to go.Scarlethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01729719876504930455noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7166949416950161358.post-11366624712307360042012-12-21T13:03:11.195+00:002012-12-21T13:03:11.195+00:00It's heart-breaking hearing some of the storie...It's heart-breaking hearing some of the stories isn't it - people do end up with the idea that they are judged if they don't keep up, and sadly, with kids, that's often true I think - I remember hating the "comparisons" of who got what after christmas...<br />I have been there before with the forgetting where things are put...in fact, there were a few items that didn't make it to this years kids goody-bags, too! xxRobynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04175531371914205163noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7166949416950161358.post-19980501568854850422012-12-21T12:25:38.536+00:002012-12-21T12:25:38.536+00:00Was thinking about you last night as there was som...Was thinking about you last night as there was something on the news about Christmas debt - man trying to get a loan from his local credit union because "you have to spend lots of money at Christmas, it's what you do". Aargh.<br /><br />We've recycled last year's wrapping paper this year, and most cards were ones we got for 19p a box(should have been £3.50) in Waitrose last January.. er, yes, last January, not this January - it helps if you get bargains to remember where you put them!<br /><br />(although some 'jolly girls' did get special cards that seemed apt! ;-))<br /><br />Happy Christmas xWittgenstein's Watering Canhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09802488065084521504noreply@blogger.com