Am I The Only One That Has Virtually No Gifts To Buy For The Holiday Season?

I wish!

Nope. My family gave it up and my wife and I?

My friends and family exchange only warm wishes and holiday greetings. I do take names from the ""Angel Tree"" at the library and make purchases to fulfill those wishes.

So you won't be buying any flashlights from QVC?

I am sending gifts to many this year. No flashlights from the Q, though.

My grown kids get money. Since my oldest son, his wife, & his baby daughter live in another state, I send an e-gift card for Toys R' Us so that my daughter in law can get things that she needs for the baby. My daughter & her boyfriend are co-habiting & he has 2 little girls from a former marriage. Until last year, I ran all over the place to look for the things that my daughter said they wanted. This year, they're getting a couple of toys & I'll be opening a savings account for each girl & putting money into the account for them.

We don't give as many gifts because of family and friends agreeing to cut back on it since the holidays got so commercialized. I don't miss it not one bit. We decided it's ridiculous to buy into the idea everybody must have a gift for everybody.

Nope you are not alone. I don't have any family to buy for this Christmas. I will get a little something for a friend and a neighbor lady that always helps me out, but otherwise I have nobody to buy for. It definitely makes Christmas more affordable but I miss the days of last minute shopping and staying up late on Christmas Eve wrapping presents. I would get a glass of wine and play holiday music and put everything under the tree overnight so it looked like Santa visited. I've always enjoyed giving gifts at Christmas instead of receiving presents.