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Old 01-29-2010, 08:00 PM
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Granted there are another 11 months before we have to worry about Christmas yet again, though those 11 months always seem to pass quickly and alot of people find themselves struggling to get their shopping done.

I know alot of people who tend to wait til the last minute to do this and then they arent able to pay their bills for a month and so on. This is never a good thing to do.

So by starting now and setting up a Christmas club account or just a saving account to put money into for the holiday, and add in as much as you can spare every pay day you will be quite pleased with yourself when Christmas rolls around once again.

I have always tried to do this, and it makes a big difference at the end of the year. I have even gotten a few friends to do this as well, and they were honestly surprised that they had enough in that account to get all of their shopping done and even a bit left over. They were also able to keep paying their utility bills with out skipping a month.

Even just putting in a few dollars every pay day will really add up through the year. Its alot better than waiting til the last minute then trying to figure out how your going to get your shopping done with very little money.
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Old 01-30-2010, 12:23 AM
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Christmas... thats a dirty word rofl! I'm not ready to hear that again already lol!

You are right though. It's a lot easy to do your gift buying over time rather than cramming it all in one month.

I have a Christmas Club and I intend to put some money into it out of each paycheck. At least that way i will have something to start with lol.
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Old 01-30-2010, 08:28 PM
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Christmas clubs are a great way to start getting ready for the holidays, because you know that they sneak right up on you when your the least prepared.

Putting just a few bucks from each pay into the Christmas fund, is going to give you one heck of a good start on your Christmas shopping when the time comes.
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