tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37476114.post6007668556377913915..comments2024-03-24T03:19:18.249-04:00Comments on An English Major's Money: In Which Our Heroine Substantially Exceeds Her Gift Budget: A Stream-of-Consciousness MonologueEnglish Majorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00276582833751319518noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37476114.post-48611211331260979572007-12-27T14:12:00.000-05:002007-12-27T14:12:00.000-05:00I also went a little crazy on Christmas presents t...I also went a little crazy on Christmas presents this year...oh well! :)SavingDivahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10267021491907810696noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37476114.post-80593633767657446932007-12-12T23:33:00.000-05:002007-12-12T23:33:00.000-05:00Revising your gift budget for the reasons you've d...Revising your gift budget for the reasons you've described doesn't sound too crazy. A thought, though, is this particular digital frame something really special, or might there be good alternatives? My ex got his brother a nice digital picture frame last year, and it fit just within the $100 limit in their family gift exchange so there might be some deals out there if you search for them.E.C.https://www.blogger.com/profile/05595667311126848588noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37476114.post-5349625263876613092007-12-12T21:17:00.000-05:002007-12-12T21:17:00.000-05:00$170 isn't so bad. I think that wanting to give gi...$170 isn't so bad. I think that wanting to give gifts because you love people can be the source of horrible financial situation (people taking out payday loans to cover Christmas and whatnot).<BR/><BR/>But I also think that wanting to give people thinks that they'll love because you love them is a perfectly normal and laudable desire. As long as you don't think the price tag has to be XX to match the relationship, then you're on a great relational track. The only goal is to find ways to keep it from totally screwing up your budget. ;)<BR/><BR/>I think talking to your sister sounds like a good idea.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37476114.post-80173132658417163042007-12-12T20:37:00.000-05:002007-12-12T20:37:00.000-05:00That sounds like a great idea. Your money is for w...That sounds like a great idea. Your money is for what you want to spend it on- if gifts are that important to you, then you should certainly go ahead and spend the money on them. Plus $170 isn't THAT crazy. One of my coworkers bought her parents a flat screen tv last christmas for $2k.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com