Everyone celebrates the holiday season their own way, with individual traditions that make it unique for themselves and loved ones! In the past few decades, a big part of Christmas has become focused on bigger trees, better decorations, snazzier presents. They make these some of the funnest months of the year, but sometimes it’s nice to be reminded of the simple and significant reasons to celebrate and enjoy our vacations.
Save your money, your planet, your time, and your sanity by rediscovering the meaning of Christmas! Porter McConnell, Christmas enthusiast, offers these reminders on her personal and informative blog called Slow Christmas.
Porter notes that the average family spends $1,400 on Christmas each year, and you don’t have to pay that chunk of change just to have fun with your loved ones. She focuses on spending quality time with them, creating traditions:
“When you think about it, what we like about giving and receiving gifts is the thought put into it, and the feeling of being loved.”
The blog highlights homemade gifts and recipes, and tips to help busy families spend quality time without spending money. Readers can pledge to give an experience gift, a donation, or something they made instead of just one obligatory gift this year. Furthermore, she encourages families to go green, support small businesses if possible, and do something for charity. Her philosophy is totally aligned with ours here at Elfster, because we all need more ways to avoid unwanted gifts and simplify our gift-giving routines!
