People with Holiday spirit!!  

One of my daughters works for Walmart and she said that they've been very busy so it looks like folks are shopping down here in my area. Everyone in my family is feeling the pinch in one way or another. If it's not a job loss, it the high cost of everything. My husband and I aren't cutting anyone out of our regular gift giving but we may spend a little less money this year. I told my oldest daughter and my son to concentrate on their children and not to worry about giving my husband and me anything since money is tight for both of them as well.

Well the Shops are certainly more packed this Year but it was on our News that the Retailers are a bit worried as many People are shopping online now and I have to admit if my Children where still little and I would have to do Food shopping and that I would be shopping online to
It is easier as there is no pushing and shoving and having to stand in the Queue
My Daughter was lucky enough with her Job as they did not have to cut back on Staff, but my Son in his Trade has been laid of again and that is the 3rd time this Year, so I hope in the New Year he will be able to get work again but he is working at Night at the moment so he is still earning but not very good

As what you say ,the economic crisis affect many people greatly .They cut back on everything through a year.Eventually,the Christmas make their spirit high.In my opinion,the happpy time is coming .

My husband and I got creative this year.

a) A friend of ours published a book

b) We were very active on websites like MyPoints and Swagbucks, which award Amazon.com gift certificates.

So we ordered our free gift cards, and then when we got them, we ordered the books. So Christmas didn't cost us much at all. We were lucky, and my friend sold about 15 books, because of us. :)

Some of my family is doing well, and some not so well. I have had a financially good year. Relationship wise it has had some rough spots. The stores seem packed around here as well.

Hello Sweetlady.

Yes, people here are busy doing their holiday shopping. I do think the sales will be up from last year. I also, though, know many who definitely pare back even yet and look for the best bargains for gifts they can find. It is good, though, since we never want to get in another situation like this one. This is true, too, for my family and friends. We are recovering, but have learned to be much more frugal in things than in the past, and that is not a bad thing :)

Karen

Before this year even started, I knew that it was going to be a difficult year for our family, but I also wanted to make sure that it would be a good holiday season for our children so I did something that I have never done in the past. I started my Christmas shopping extremely early so that I wouldn't have to be one of the people that was scampering around at the last minute to get my Christmas shopping done. That said, the extent of my holiday shopping this season was on Black Friday when I actually finished my Christmas shopping. I can tell you that based on that day alone, the shoppers were out in force.

Yes, the year of 2009 is not really good year for the holiday because of financial cricis, but lots of people are having a budget fun. Very soon the Christmas and New year eve are comming. As I believe people are preparing their budget for this events. Are you with me? I'm preparing a small budget for this eve and planning to celebrate the Christmas at my own home with a small budget. Of course, I'm not a professional cook, but I love to cook myself. I've more than ten family members at home. In the Christmas we sit together, pray, sing, dance, drink, eat together and enjoy ourselves. This is only the way to celebrate the eve with a small budget. Try to enjoy yourself whatever budget you have that's the way of happylife!

Places are more busier than I thought,more shopping than ever as if nothing had happened.I really enjoy it.To see that people are happy and enjoying themself as the day that is Christmas is coming closer.Happy Chrictmas in advance.

I think most people are eager to go for shopping especially during year end sales. At my place, there's a newly opened shopping mall and I was somewhat surprised to see that there were so many people carrying shopping bags. They just shop as if money is like water. I wonder whether they have been saving up for Christmas or they are financially stable. As for me and my hubby, we have tried not to over spend especially on gifts and just buy whatever we think that are suitable with reasonable prices. I am not sure about my friends, but I know other family members are trying to cut some expenses as well so that we can still save some to celebrate Christmas together.