The Hubs last night gave me a long lecture on how we are spending way too much money without thinking. Oops. Guilty as charged. He asked me then how I thought I could save money for 2011 because if I don’t start saving, then we will be going for no more holidays. Next step? My credit card will be confiscated *SHOCK-HORROR* We discussed why we had to spend so much and truthfully, we are just very easy with money. Too easy and this comes from my own mother’s frivolous easy-come-easy-go attitude with money. I explained that we had too many people we know that we had to buy gifts from and already I have shamefully cut down the amount of gifts we gave people and sometimes even didn’t reciprocate, just because we couldn’t afford it any more!

He said just because we have more than a lot of people doesn’t mean we can spend like the rich because we are certainly not cash rich! And besides, just because you have some spare cash doesn’t mean you have to spend it! Save it for a rainy day! *gulp* So 2011 will be a saving year for me.

This is what he suggested – instead of buying a book or a toy or some other object of commercial value, I was to bake them something. Something out of a labour of love…….

Hmm…..does he think I’m very free? He’s not exactly the one baking either and what about wrapping and packaging? All that costs money too! Have you seen the cost of pretty ribbons these days?

I eventually agreed but asked if I could at least get my mother her bday birthstone jewelry instead of somethin from the kitchen?

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