http://www.blogsmonroe.com/budget/2008/11/m-networks-money-saving-tips-for-the-holidays/ A frugal living blog for Monroe, Mich. Sat, 07 Nov 2009 12:54:10 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 hourly 1 http://www.blogsmonroe.com/budget/2008/11/m-networks-money-saving-tips-for-the-holidays/comment-page-1/#comment-7895 Marti Mon, 24 Nov 2008 23:18:44 +0000 http://www.blogsmonroe.com/budget/?p=3934#comment-7895 I remember the Fall that I had 7 children from 16 years old to 9 months. I worked full time as a Paramedic (24 hours on, 48 off) and was in Nursing school. Realizing that with Finals a week before Christmas that I could NOT do it all, I called a family conference. I asked the kids to come up with a list of 3, only 3, of the things we normally did at the holidays. We would do those but not everything. Guess what? All of the time consuming, costly things I thought they would choose were not on the list. I forget now what they wanted to do but we had an inexpensive, relaxed Christmas. Moral: Call your own family conference and listen to the children. I remember the Fall that I had 7 children from 16 years old to 9 months. I worked full time as a Paramedic (24 hours on, 48 off) and was in Nursing school. Realizing that with Finals a week before Christmas that I could NOT do it all, I called a family conference. I asked the kids to come up with a list of 3, only 3, of the things we normally did at the holidays. We would do those but not everything. Guess what? All of the time consuming, costly things I thought they would choose were not on the list. I forget now what they wanted to do but we had an inexpensive, relaxed Christmas.
Moral: Call your own family conference and listen to the children.

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