![]() Hence, my approach to celebrating the holidays echoes this philosophy. My goal is to spend only on the things that matter most to me and to acknowledge that I don’t need rampant consumerism in order to enjoy life. My goal isn’t to forgo spending on things I love in order to save a few more bucks. My goal in living a life of extreme frugality isn’t to scrimp every last penny. ![]() As long as we’re able to keep our overarching financial goals in line, I think a bit of celebration makes for a well-rounded, fulfilling existence. There’s no shame in doing things just because we enjoy them. It’s a beautiful time of year and also a chance to just plain have fun. We love the coziness of fall, the hilarity of Halloween, the gratitude of Thanksgiving, and the divine midwinter festivity of Christmas. Frugalwoods and I are fairly notorious holiday celebrants. Far from skipping the holidays–or even celebrating them oh, I don’t know, “mildly”–Mr. However, if you’re more like me and qualify somewhere along the spectrum of secretly (or not so secretly) wishing summertime would hurry up so that holiday season can start, then this story is for you. And that is certainly an approach one can take. To simply pretend they exist not and eat beans out of a can in the dark while muffling the sound of sleigh bells in the snow by wearing a hat indoors because you refuse to turn your heat on. Obviously the ultimate frugal approach is to skip the holidays. ![]() Don’t Skip The Holidays… Frugalize Them! Last year’s Christmas postcard I can’t get enough of festive tidings and yuletide trimmings and hall decking. I could simply say: “don’t send holiday cards because they are expensive and decidedly un-frugal.” But, as those of you who’ve been reading for a few years know, I’m a holiday junkie. ![]()
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