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Re: What will be on your Christmas list?
I am am a practical gift kind of girl. I keep asking for lowes and Home Depot gift cards from my in laws but I have yet to get it. I can't get them to understand I would rather buy a can of paint than have another sweater.
We really don't "need" anything and are trying to focus on building up wealth/investments. So our spending on physical items is pretty low. We also plan to book a vacation for March (last one before having a child), so we are saving for that instead of buying gifts.
Anyway, FI and I probably won't be getting anything for each other this year. DS is due on Christmas Eve, so I think that will be enough of a gift. I am planning on asking my mom for a housekeeper to come a few times. Really, anything to make my life simpler while adjusting to caring for 3 kids 3 and under.
I don't think we're really getting the kids many presents this year either. They got a ton of toys from family last year, and we just don't have the room for it. I've already picked up a "main" gift for each of them, and I think I'll just get a couple books on top of that.
I prefer to get gift cards to local businesses but that seems to be a little difficult for OOS relatives.
My lists are usually super practical and have included things like a huge bag of almonds that I like to snack on at work and ILs can easily buy with their Sam's membership...which is good for us since we don't have a club membership.
I'm actually thinking of just switching to Aldi for almonds. The freshness on the Sam's almonds is a little meh.
I see Aldi has gift cards now. Maybe I'll ask OOS aunt for an Aldi gift card.....it probably doesn't get more practical than that...but I would get enjoyment out of treating myself to some snacks or some of their non-food special buys like the rain boots I got earlier this year.
I should have added. Those two websites I checked out basically sold many of the exact same items in bulk for the same prices that I find at Costco and Sam's.
Yes, I pathetically have a membership at both Costco and Sam's, lol. Costco is super convenient, location-wise. But I scored a $10 Sam's membership with a Living Social deal. In my area, they have bigger stores and a few items I buy that Costco doesn't carry.