it's almost christmas time!

I figured out today that if we buy one Christmas gift every payday (not including this one), that would be 10 people that will have presents this year that otherwise wouldn't if we waited till the holiday season. Or if we ended up buying one present for all three girls every payday, they'd each have 10 gifts each! With all the savings and good deals I've been finding, it would be super easy to up the number of people every payday. One just seems like an easy and doable plan. That's 10 more people than we bought for last year. lol It's easy to find quality presents for low cost. For us, it's more the thought that counts rather than the cost. One year I couldn't get my brother anything even though we promised to gift each other. I ended up getting old baby pictures of us together and put them into a multi-photo frame and gave it to him for Christmas that year. He was really proud of it - and still is. It's really not the cost, but the thought behind it. I think if we start now it will be easier to gift everyone this year - including our own children. Be on the lookout for gifts at your local garage sales, thrift stores, antique stores, clearance racks, and even weekly sale ads.

I guess it's never too early to take care of Christmas shopping. I know we're always low on money around that time of year and usually can't get anything for anyone. There's been a time or two when we even waited till after Christmas sales to get things for the girls. It'll feel good to go ahead and get this stuff early and be able to bless our family this year.