A Few Good Christmas Ideas

Here are a few ideas to help sort out the consumer lust this season brings.

First, if it’s a great idea today, it will be a great idea tomorrow. Don’t make any impulsive purchase. Decide if it is a need or want, and look at the checkbook before going any further. If it’s a real need, you will not care what the credit card or bank ledger says after the purchase. If it is a want, wait a day or two, and then go for it if you still feel the desire you felt at the store that first day.

Second, don’t buy anything just to make you feel better. You will always come back to your ‘emotional center’, and if your not happy with yourself, you won’t be happy after any particular purchase for long.

Third, don’t go shopping without a list of ‘who’ you are shopping for and ‘what’ you are need to get. In addition, a rough budget for gifts can help when you need more help making a decision.

Fourth, take inventory of how much you have. We must search to find a balance between what we have and what we want. Take a look at the following article, and realize you are probably very blessed right now. Then go into the Malls and have a great time. Giving is fun, knowing you thought it through before you stepped out the door.