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Seniors Celebrate and Save Without Missing a Thing
I hesitate to tell you what this 77-year-old did this year - just ran out of year, and felt so guilty when the Christmas cards came in - everyone on email got an electronic Christmas Card, thanks to an English girlfriend, who loves the ones with snow and ice and so on! Didn't do this to save money, but I guess it did in fact. Friends in England, surprisingly, loved it!
I don't do Christmas any more, with four daughters and their families vying to do the Wilson Family one. This year, in fact, it is Christmas night - the lunchtimes going to their in-laws. Sensibly, no big meal, just nibbles, and everyone bringing whatever. My sister-in-law and I did a whole second sit down meal, alternately, for over thirty years, and wore ourselves right out - we think now we were nuts!
My husband and I have a traditional Christmas Dinner (kids do seafood, etc. on Christmas Day ) on Boxing Day, sometimes with friends who live near, or some who are alone. This year I bought a tiny tinned ham from Aldi, $4.99 - and plan to glaze and clove it!
Thanks for a year's worth of fun - on my favourite subject. We managed to knock $20 a week off our food/eating out budget which went towards our cruise. Honestly, we're doing better, eating so well, and enjoying the budgeting even more, even my husband is now right on to it - he's a great shopper, loves it, and is now proud of each save.
Mary Wilson
I don't do Christmas any more, with four daughters and their families vying to do the Wilson Family one. This year, in fact, it is Christmas night - the lunchtimes going to their in-laws. Sensibly, no big meal, just nibbles, and everyone bringing whatever. My sister-in-law and I did a whole second sit down meal, alternately, for over thirty years, and wore ourselves right out - we think now we were nuts!
My husband and I have a traditional Christmas Dinner (kids do seafood, etc. on Christmas Day ) on Boxing Day, sometimes with friends who live near, or some who are alone. This year I bought a tiny tinned ham from Aldi, $4.99 - and plan to glaze and clove it!
Thanks for a year's worth of fun - on my favourite subject. We managed to knock $20 a week off our food/eating out budget which went towards our cruise. Honestly, we're doing better, eating so well, and enjoying the budgeting even more, even my husband is now right on to it - he's a great shopper, loves it, and is now proud of each save.
Mary Wilson