How much do you plan to spend on the Holidays this year?

AllentownJake

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Sun Oct-04-09 06:41 PM
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Poll question: How much do you plan to spend on the Holidays this year?

How much do you plan on spending on Holiday shopping and gifts in 2009.

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bbinacan

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Sun Oct-04-09 06:42 PM
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1. More than 2008. n/t

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Quantess

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Sun Oct-04-09 06:42 PM
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2. As close to nothing as possible. Same as last year.

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ThomWV

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Sun Oct-04-09 06:43 PM
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3. +1

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Richardo

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Sun Oct-04-09 06:56 PM
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16. +2

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CTyankee

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Sun Oct-04-09 06:44 PM
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4. I'm trying to keep it down. Spent too much in years past, nobody really cares anyway.

I'm going on a big European trip in a week so I can't spend too much. My Euros alone were such a sticker shock...

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OffWithTheirHeads

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Sun Oct-04-09 06:44 PM
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5. What money? What Holiday? No job, no money, no holiday.

But I may make some presents.

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flvegan

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Sun Oct-04-09 06:45 PM
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6. To save money, I'm going to alienate everyone I know around Thanksgiving.

Then beg forgiveness in January.

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AllentownJake

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Sun Oct-04-09 06:46 PM
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7. Awesome plan!

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ThomWV

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Sun Oct-04-09 06:55 PM
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14. I like to start around the 4th of July, just to make sure there's plenty of time to get 'em all.

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asdjrocky

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Sun Oct-04-09 06:55 PM
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15. Can I use that?

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dixiegrrrrl

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Sun Oct-04-09 06:58 PM
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17. That's always worked for me.

We call it the Family Plan.

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bigwillq

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Sun Oct-04-09 06:46 PM
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8. About the same

I don't buy for a lot of people--Mom, Dad, Sis, Boyfriend---cards and little trinkets for a few friends. That's it.

Maybe a couple of hundred bucks.

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SoCalNative

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Sun Oct-04-09 06:47 PM
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9. Same as I do every year

Nothing.

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MrSlayer

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Sun Oct-04-09 06:47 PM
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10. I don't know.

I haven't yet considered it.

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aroach

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Sun Oct-04-09 06:47 PM
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11. Don't know what we'll do

One of my kids is still young and believes in Santa so I have to find a way for Santa to come but we are so broke this year it's all I can do to keep the utilities on and the kitchen stocked with food.

If he were any older I'd tell him the truth about Santa and just enjoy the holiday without gifts.

I know we won't be exchanging gifts between adults this year.

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FirstLight

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Sun Oct-04-09 07:50 PM
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23. I know everyone is so tapped it is hard to find help

but I have 2 little ones too...so try to put your family on a list with the local Childcare referral service, or the women's center, or call around to your local Kiwanis, soroptomists, etc to see if they have a "christmas wish tree"...(those people always have money and are looking for a way to make themselves feel better by helping others...)

good luck! I know how it feels, i am right there with you...I have convinced my little ones that santa stops by grandma's house first and choose to lighten his load there!

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dbonds

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Sun Oct-04-09 06:53 PM
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12. Everyone has agreed this year, no gifts.

Avoid the commercialism of something that is really a family event.

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TransitJohn

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Sun Oct-04-09 06:54 PM
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13. The same, meaning zero dollars.

I fucking hate Christmas. It's just aweful.

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Raine

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Sun Oct-04-09 07:03 PM
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18. More ...

last year I didn't spend anything, my father had just died after a long illness and I just couldn't get it together for the holidays. :-(

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Chemisse

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Sun Oct-04-09 07:08 PM
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19. I cut way back last year

And plan to keep it the same (at that cut back level) this year.

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Emmeric

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Sun Oct-04-09 07:08 PM
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20. Less

No need to fill the pockets of the bankers buying garbage I don't need with money i don't have.

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FirstLight

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Sun Oct-04-09 07:44 PM
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21. Less, but how do you spend less than almost nothing...

Got laid off in January...though the job was 20 hours a week, so that was barely nothing anyway...

maybe I'll just bake cookies and wrap them, since I have foodstamps.

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AllentownJake

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Sun Oct-04-09 07:44 PM
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22. This is unscientific but it is as I feared

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tinkerbell41

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Sun Oct-04-09 07:50 PM
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24. Last year I spent around 100.00

This year will be nothing. Maybe something small for my daughter.

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Ineeda

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Sun Oct-04-09 08:07 PM
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25. only buy books

for two little ones to build up their libraries and everyone else gets homemade cards only.

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Canuckistanian

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Sun Oct-04-09 08:09 PM
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26. About the same as 2008

And that ain't an indication of nuthin'.

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femmocrat

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Sun Oct-04-09 08:52 PM
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27. About the same. Even though we always say we are cutting back...

we never do.

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