January Blues?

@Kandae11 (53769)
January 11, 2023 1:27pm CST
Are you the kind of person who would plan and budget carefully or are you a shopoholic ?- especially during the holidays. Yesterday l heard a woman in the market complaining that she was near broke and it was not yet mid January. She is not alone, many persons find themselves in a bind January and February after overspending during the Christmas holidays. What about you? Did you overspend during the Christmas holidays ? Or did you plan and spend wisely.
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Judy Evans
@JudyEv (326601)
• Rockingham, Australia
12 Jan 23
We have very few to buy for now so Christmas is very quiet and not really expensive for us. I think some families go over the top when buying for Christmas gifts.
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Kandase
@Kandae11 (53769)
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12 Jan 23
I agree with you there. Some families overspend on gifts.
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Marlina
@marlina (154165)
• Canada
12 Jan 23
I know some people who overdo it for Christmas.
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Richard Owiti
@MakOwiti (73)
• Nairobi, Kenya
20 Jan 23
Other families do it as a tradition and its something they inherited from their parents and spending is in their DNA.
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CarolDM
@CarolDM (203449)
• Nashville, Tennessee
11 Jan 23
I spend nothing over the holidays any more. But I get the blues during the winter for other reasons.
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Kandase
@Kandae11 (53769)
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11 Jan 23
I understand. I had no urge to spend last Christmas because l also had a kind of blues.
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Kandase
@Kandae11 (53769)
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11 Jan 23
@CarolDM Same to you.
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CarolDM
@CarolDM (203449)
• Nashville, Tennessee
11 Jan 23
@Kandae11 I wish you better days.
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Always smiling
@allknowing (130292)
• India
12 Jan 23
No issues there. When anything is need based I do not even look at the price.
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Always smiling
@allknowing (130292)
• India
12 Jan 23
@Kandae11 I would go for the best quality
Kandase
@Kandae11 (53769)
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12 Jan 23
Even when it is something l need I must check the price.
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Anna
@LadyDuck (460361)
• Switzerland
12 Jan 23
I spent nothing at all during the Christmas holiday. I did not buy more food than usual and we did not exchange presents. We celebrated without getting broke.
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Anna
@LadyDuck (460361)
• Switzerland
12 Jan 23
@Kandae11 We are both adults, we do not need to exchange gifts.
Kandase
@Kandae11 (53769)
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12 Jan 23
Wonderful. I did the same.
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Richard Owiti
@MakOwiti (73)
• Nairobi, Kenya
20 Jan 23
Maybe just for the sake of the kids, we do simple gift and presents purchase.
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DE
@DaddyEvil (137142)
• United States
11 Jan 23
Nope... We don't have the money to overspend. During the holidays or not.
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DE
@DaddyEvil (137142)
• United States
12 Jan 23
@Kandae11 I haven't had a job in two years now... We're just making ends meet.
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Kandase
@Kandae11 (53769)
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12 Jan 23
@DaddyEvil. Many people were out of jobs during the height of covid. Some became entrepreneurs and never returned.
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Kandase
@Kandae11 (53769)
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12 Jan 23
Same here.
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M Cheung
@Beestring (13477)
• Hong Kong
12 Jan 23
I would say that I usually spend wisely. I just buy things I need. My Christmas spending was within budget.
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Marlina
@marlina (154165)
• Canada
12 Jan 23
Good for you
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Kandase
@Kandae11 (53769)
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12 Jan 23
Good.
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dreamertink
@dfollin (24290)
• United States
11 Jan 23
Actually I spent under what I should have, but still having to make payments on that. Which is making it hard! I have never had a income of being able be a shopaholic.
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Kandase
@Kandae11 (53769)
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11 Jan 23
You are right. One has to have a certain kind of income to be a shopoholic.
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dreamertink
@dfollin (24290)
• United States
11 Jan 23
@Kandae11 Yep, that's true.
snowy
@snowy22315 (171163)
• United States
11 Jan 23
I did a good job with my holiday shopping. I don't have alot of people to buy for though.
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snowy
@snowy22315 (171163)
• United States
12 Jan 23
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Kandase
@Kandae11 (53769)
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11 Jan 23
More people, more spending.
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much2say
@much2say (53941)
• Los Angeles, California
12 Jan 23
I actually did not spend very much at all as we didn't exactly celebrate (end of this year we go back to celebrating). I try very hard not to overspend on anything these days . . . it pays to save!!
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Kandase
@Kandae11 (53769)
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12 Jan 23
It most certainly does.
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Kayla Tsukino
@kaylachan (58906)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
11 Jan 23
We planned and spent wisely. We know exactly what to do and how to fix it. I've been living on a fixed monthly income my entire adult life, so I really know how to manage my money.
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Kandase
@Kandae11 (53769)
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11 Jan 23
That's great. A lot of persons spend what they don't have. Meaning, they spend money already earmarked for utilities etc.
Marlina
@marlina (154165)
• Canada
12 Jan 23
I never go in debt for Christmas holidays
Richard Owiti
@MakOwiti (73)
• Nairobi, Kenya
20 Jan 23
Its true that most throw caution to the wind and indulge in overspending during festive season only to realise that January is not a joke. Sometimes little planning ahead is the best way.
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