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Like others have said, I've been on the downsizing bandwagon for a couple of years now. When I started law school, I decided to limit my gift-buying to immediate family (parents and brother). I used to go all out in college--expensive gifts for various friends, extended family, and whatnot, plus hours of baking to fill countless tins and boxes of Christmas goodies. And of course, decorating. I've downsized in all aspects--I buy fewer gifts, make fewer goodies, and don't even put up a tree.
Some of my considerations are financial. I'm in law school, and have to make do with limited financial resources. But there are also lifestyle considerations....I like Christmas well enough, but the things that make Christmas special aren't really in my day-to-day life right now. I'm single, I live alone, and I don't have any children in my life save a couple of distant cousins. I'm hardly a grinch, but Christmas doesn't mean that much to me right now. I enjoy spending time with my immediate family--there are only a few times a year we're all together, since my brother lives in St. Louis. I have fun at holiday parties. I put up a few decorations. But going "all out" for the holidays....not for me. Not right now.
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