Comments on: Question of the Day – Holiday Budget Busters http://allfinancialmatters.com/2007/12/03/question-of-the-day-holiday-budget-busters/ A personal finance blog dedicated to discussing such topics as budgeting, asset allocation, 401K, IRA, cash flow, insurance, financial planning, portfolio management, and other areas in personal finance. Fri, 25 May 2012 02:50:51 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v= By: frugal duchess http://allfinancialmatters.com/2007/12/03/question-of-the-day-holiday-budget-busters/comment-page-1/#comment-185517 frugal duchess Fri, 07 Dec 2007 18:14:35 +0000 http://allfinancialmatters.com/2007/12/03/question-of-the-day-holiday-budget-busters/#comment-185517 Last-minute tag team gifts: You give me and now I give you. We have tried to avoid this by stock piling gifts during major sales. Last-minute tag team gifts: You give me and now I give you.
We have tried to avoid this by stock piling gifts during major sales.

]]> By: db http://allfinancialmatters.com/2007/12/03/question-of-the-day-holiday-budget-busters/comment-page-1/#comment-183863 db Mon, 03 Dec 2007 23:43:31 +0000 http://allfinancialmatters.com/2007/12/03/question-of-the-day-holiday-budget-busters/#comment-183863 P.S. -- How I keep this under control is reminding myself that I've committed to owning less STUFF and put a strict limit on the amount of stuff I can store (three medium sized storage tubs.) If I exceed my assigned storage capacity (which is full) then I have to get rid of some stuff. P.S. — How I keep this under control is reminding myself that I’ve committed to owning less STUFF and put a strict limit on the amount of stuff I can store (three medium sized storage tubs.) If I exceed my assigned storage capacity (which is full) then I have to get rid of some stuff.

]]> By: db http://allfinancialmatters.com/2007/12/03/question-of-the-day-holiday-budget-busters/comment-page-1/#comment-183861 db Mon, 03 Dec 2007 23:39:52 +0000 http://allfinancialmatters.com/2007/12/03/question-of-the-day-holiday-budget-busters/#comment-183861 Well, I've really worked to get this beast under control -- but my biggest budget buster is on unneeded decorative stuff. I enjoy the process of going shopping for Christmas decorations and coming up with something new and creative to make the house festive way too much fun for my own good. Over the past few years I've really cut down on this little gotcha, but I still feel the siren call of the christmas ornaments (and I go for the fancy expensive ones that are little works of art, not the cheap tacky ones). Not to mention the allure of lots of live pointsettias and little pine trees. Well, I’ve really worked to get this beast under control — but my biggest budget buster is on unneeded decorative stuff. I enjoy the process of going shopping for Christmas decorations and coming up with something new and creative to make the house festive way too much fun for my own good.

Over the past few years I’ve really cut down on this little gotcha, but I still feel the siren call of the christmas ornaments (and I go for the fancy expensive ones that are little works of art, not the cheap tacky ones). Not to mention the allure of lots of live pointsettias and little pine trees.

]]> By: Heidi http://allfinancialmatters.com/2007/12/03/question-of-the-day-holiday-budget-busters/comment-page-1/#comment-183844 Heidi Mon, 03 Dec 2007 22:39:47 +0000 http://allfinancialmatters.com/2007/12/03/question-of-the-day-holiday-budget-busters/#comment-183844 Gifts for my partner. I used to blow $500 or more on gifts for him alone. Gifts for my partner. I used to blow $500 or more on gifts for him alone.

]]> By: Pierluigi Rotundo http://allfinancialmatters.com/2007/12/03/question-of-the-day-holiday-budget-busters/comment-page-1/#comment-183818 Pierluigi Rotundo Mon, 03 Dec 2007 20:59:55 +0000 http://allfinancialmatters.com/2007/12/03/question-of-the-day-holiday-budget-busters/#comment-183818 even if you can invest them and get more money...:) Pierluigi Rotundo even if you can invest them and get more money…:)

Pierluigi Rotundo

]]> By: Pierluigi Rotundo http://allfinancialmatters.com/2007/12/03/question-of-the-day-holiday-budget-busters/comment-page-1/#comment-183817 Pierluigi Rotundo Mon, 03 Dec 2007 20:59:28 +0000 http://allfinancialmatters.com/2007/12/03/question-of-the-day-holiday-budget-busters/#comment-183817 Clothes...and shoes.. Pierluigi Rotundo Clothes…and shoes..

Pierluigi Rotundo

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