Comments on: Christmas Hurt My Wallet

By: December 2007 Net Worth Report

December 2007 Net Worth Report — Tue, 01 Jan 2008 21:22:22 +0000

[...] and short term debt than I have available in cash. Ouch. What happened? Well, Christmas did bad things to my wallet. The details are all in that post, so take a look. I am not going to let that happen [...]

By: Llama Money

Llama Money — Mon, 31 Dec 2007 22:13:05 +0000

Yea it’s not really a whole lot of fun to talk about finances with the wife – especially when you barely see her and would rather be enjoying that time.

But it’s necessary, because I never want to be broke again. I just keep telling myself it will be worth it.

By: Jonathan

Jonathan — Mon, 31 Dec 2007 21:56:59 +0000

I know what you mean about blowing the Christmas fund. My wife and I also are meeting weekly to dicuss financial issues, specifically dealing with budgeting.

It’s a bit like pulling nails to do it, but I think it’s worth the effort.

By: Llama Money

Llama Money — Mon, 31 Dec 2007 02:03:49 +0000

Congrats on having a successful Christmas – hopefully it’s the first of many. We certainly had a great time, but I’m sure it would’ve been even sweeter without the aftermath of a huge credit card bill.

By: Eden

Eden — Sun, 30 Dec 2007 22:17:14 +0000

Sorry to hear Christmas spending went badly for you. I’m actually looking back on the first really successful Christmas season I have ever had. I made a budget, only spent cash, and followed my plan to the letter.

I’m sure you know what you needed to do though. You just made some wrong decisions. I think you are taking the right approach- recognize the mistakes now and commit to doing better next year. Best of luck.