I suspect that if I made this post a long rant on the ever-lengthening Christmas season at every retail store in America, I would get a lot of nods of agreement.\u00c2\u00a0 It used to be that Christmas started when Thanksgiving was over.\u00c2\u00a0 Thanksgiving has been trampled underfoot, and now Halloween is the kickoff point.\u00c2\u00a0 At this rate, in a few years Christmas season will start on July 5th.\u00c2\u00a0 But as the saying goes, everyone talks about it but nobody does anything.<\/p>\n
There is only one way to stop stores from turning into winter wonderlands in July – stop buying into it!\u00c2\u00a0 Now, I don’t mean to not buy gifts.\u00c2\u00a0 In fact, it is smart to buy things early so that you aren’t rushed later.\u00c2\u00a0 My plan for the next year is to buy gift cards every time I have a little extra cash so that part of the ‘shopping’ is done far in advance.<\/p>\n
This year, the Poor house is moving the goalposts back to Thanksgiving.\u00c2\u00a0 After we take the Halloween decorations down, not a single speck of Christmas will be seen until we’ve digested enough of our turkey to move.\u00c2\u00a0 No buying new decorations, no putting up a tree.\u00c2\u00a0 And no shopping on Thanksgiving Day!\u00c2\u00a0 That’s another thing that will only go away if *we* make it.\u00c2\u00a0 Stores won’t open if few shoppers show up.<\/p>\n
Holidays are supposed to be more than excuses to shop and eat.\u00c2\u00a0 Each has a meaning, and even if you don’t subscribe to the religion attached to certain holidays, you can understand the emotion behind it.\u00c2\u00a0 Christmas is for giving, not shopping.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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