Christmas is anyone else feeling it's going to be harder this year?

Sorry to hear about your rough times.
I know Christmas will be harder for me this year as well, but not because of anything tragic such as the death of my partner, but because I am making about half as much money as I made this time last year. It's been tough just keeping up with my bills, and I have relied too heavily on credit, now I am reaping what I sewed.
I have just applied for some part-time jobs to help me get ahead. My boyfriedn and I plan on buying a house together soon and planning for marriage, and I certainly cannot do it when I am falling behind terribly on basics!
Best wishes to you.*hugs*

Do not loose heart.
Time never remains same.
hard times will pass.
Financial turmoil is happening almost every 8 years or so for the last couple of years.
I hope you have a happy christmas though times look rough now.

I am wondering about christmas this year also. I have two girls and their birthdays are in September. So i just finished their birthday party and spent around 1200 dollars on all of it and now have to turn around and do Christmas for them and my husband and family. I usually go to work part time around this time of year but things have been so hectic with my daughters field trips and the other one's doctors appointments that I don't know when I will have time to work. I will have to make a decision and game plan this week for it though or I will not be able to do much. You know, it doesn't help that the cost of living is going up on a daily basis with groceries, utilities and gasoline for the cars but the rate of pay is not increasing with it. It is really putting a strain on the working class.

So sorry about your lost. And I agree I think it is going to be hard for everyone I know I am not going to be able to buy as much and it worries me with having my grandson I always want him to have what he wants, but not sure about this year.

Oh, I'm so sorry that it's going to be rough for you. But Christmas is still a couple of months away and you never know what's going to happen from now until then.

As for me, Christmas will be a bit hard because I just started grad school so I don't have any extra money lying around. I don't mind not getting presents, but it'd be a bit awkward not being able to give anything back.

I can't spend a lot of time with family this year because of certain scheduling problems, so I'm a bit upset about that. But, please try to remember that Christmas is not about presents or anything like that.

things are bad. if i'm w/my family that's enough for me. everyone should feel that way.