As a way to help cut down on Christmas gifts expenses and also teach a lesson at the same time, we have started the "3 Christmas Gifts." As most everyone probably knows the story, after Jesus was born, 3 Wise Men or Kings came to look for Jesus. They brought with them 3 gifts of Gold, Frankincense, and Myrrh. Based on this, we only buy 3 gifts for each girl.
After hearing of a few friends that follow this, we decided that it was a great idea for our family. On the financial side of things, it really helps to not go overboard with gift giving. This is our second year doing this and I am really loving it especially since we are even more financially strapped than usual. It helps us financially plan out exactly what 3 gifts we are buying them and how much they are (sometimes you can bundle a few small ones together as one gift too). Another reason we went with it was because our girls always get spoiled from their Grandparents and Aunt and Uncle, so we don't need to spoil them. They don't need tons of presents and they are remembered that Jesus received 3 special gifts when He was born.
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