Seeing this topic, took my thought back to last year's festive season, a man who went for a loan just to have a wonderful Christmas celebration with his family hoping that he will pay back the loan with his farm produce when they are ready for harvest.
Apart from that, there have been so many stories about people incurring debt just because they want to fill the spirit of Christmas as they have been doing the previous years. Many people are doing this sort of thing just for them to partake in the joy of Christmas. We don't necessarily have to go that extreme just to have a fun full day with our families.
There are so many fun activities that don't require one spending a whole lot. The only thing is identifying those activities that uplift your soul and make you feel better. For me, Christmas doesn't have to look like a rotational thing in the sense that every year, everyone tends to do the same thing, killing, cooking rice, etc without thinking outside the box for things that can be done that would still still keep them in that spirit of the Christmas season.
Personally one thing I detest with passion is being indebted, for me to avoid excessive spending that will lead many to calling my phone 24/7 requesting for their money. Though sometimes, we might know how to
avoid getting ourselves indebted but having that determined mind will help a lot because eating with peace of mind is better than earring and having so much thought about how the chicken money was from this, clothes from this and so much.
For me, making the most out of this festive period without being indebted is making plans beforehand. Before the beginning of this season, I had already made out a list of what I will be needing to make that day what it should be. I must say that I crossed multiple lists to finally arrive at one that I stick to.
The thought of buying Christmas decorations crossed my mind but after pricing one or two and calculating the numbers needed to make my house look like what it should be and the amount involved, I decided to go for a personalized desire. I already bought the needed items for the designs which once I'm done with them, I will share them here. After getting all the items, I realized the price was even less than I expected. I know it will take my time but it would be a fun activity for me.
In the aspect of eating on that day, I haven't really placed much priority on how to or what to cook on that day, having many relatives around got me covered in the aspect of food. Knowing that it's a season of sharing, joy and celebration, taking advantage of that would not just give me access to unlimited food but also save me the stress of cooking and give me quality time to be with my relatives.
With all these being taken care of and everything working out as planned, I will be comfortable with no much thought running through my mind of money for this and that. I know for a man with family, there are so much to buy for the family members to be happy but there are still ways he can do all these without spending more than what he has budgeted.
