Economy Affecting The Holidays

As Christmas of 2009 gets closer, it still seems that the economy is showing no real signs of improvement, as many people remain without jobs. Those who find themselves without jobs are finding the expense to purchase Christmas presents to be extremely difficult. To avoid spending money on multiple gifts and spending high dollar amounts on a single person, people instead are making homemade gifts, playing secret Santa, or even putting spending limits on presents for one another. As a result of having a bad economy, more and more people the past few years are trying to do whatever it is necessary to cut back, such as purchasing fewer decorations to place on the outside of their homes to avoid having high electric bills from the displaying of Christmas lights. Another thing people are having to do is celebrate by themselves with their immediate family, rather than spending the money to travel to be with their extended families like in years past.

As a result of the economy, it seems that many people are trying there best just to make it through the holiday by trying to save as much money as possible, along with trying to avoid the great sales and discounts that many companies are offering. In many families, especially mine, Christmas is a time to experience great family traditions. It seems though that the traditional Christmas that so many families are use to experiencing is slowly drifting away.