Everyone has different perspectives on what to buy and how much to drop 💵 for the holidays.
Who wants to be a Scrooge?
We start feeling the twinge of guilt if we don’t buy something for parents, grandparents, aunts and uncles, nieces and nephews, friends, neighbors, and so on.
Then while shopping, we are seduced by the sale prices and the desire for something new. Why shouldn’t we treat ourselves, as well?
Without a doubt, retail marketers are stellar with redirecting our focus to spend on ourselves as well as each and every person who touches our life in some way.
Yet what if we stop and think about expressing our love, affection, or friendship in a different way? 🤔
Certainly, thoughtful packages under the tree are always appreciated. But if we are frantically shopping with no particular item in mind because someone already “has everything” or is “hard to shop for“, is a physical present the ideal token of our love?
Or will it end up being something never used or stashed and forgotten in a drawer or closet?
Think about the impersonal “teaser” items on racks jamming store aisles or suggested items on curated lists of “what to buy“. They are often the first things to declutter when it’s time to keep only what matters.
Consider giving what doesn’t have a physical price tag attached.
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