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    • Minion QueenM
      Minion Queen @wirestyle22
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      @wirestyle22 said in What Are You Doing Right Now:

      @Minion-Queen said in What Are You Doing Right Now:

      @wirestyle22 said in What Are You Doing Right Now:

      @coliver said in What Are You Doing Right Now:

      @wirestyle22 said in What Are You Doing Right Now:

      @DustinB3403 said in What Are You Doing Right Now:

      @wirestyle22 said in What Are You Doing Right Now:

      I still don't have Christmas gifts for my brother and fiance. I have no idea what I'm going to do.

      $100 Visa gift cards.

      I have a strict, no giftcard policy. I just think its the least personal gift you can ever give someone

      Or most personal... gifts are one of those things that make very little economic sense. People often don't value what you give them as highly as you do, or as much as the item is worth. Gift cards have a static value that is the same for everyone.

      I don't see the point of converting a currency you can spend anywhere to a currency you can only spend in a few places max

      If you give them cash it get's spent on groceries or something less fun.

      The issue is we have limited ourselves to $100 for each of us and I've had a lot of trouble finding something I think is great for that. 😞

      $100 How about a date night (find a show they would like or something like that) or Movie night

      One year we did a movie theme for all siblings. I got my sister a popcorn bowl, beer, popcorn with topping stuff, a few great movies that I knew they would like.

      Another it was fancy chocolates and wine.

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      • wirestyle22W
        wirestyle22 @coliver
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        @coliver said in What Are You Doing Right Now:

        @wirestyle22 said in What Are You Doing Right Now:

        @Minion-Queen said in What Are You Doing Right Now:

        @wirestyle22 said in What Are You Doing Right Now:

        @coliver said in What Are You Doing Right Now:

        @wirestyle22 said in What Are You Doing Right Now:

        @DustinB3403 said in What Are You Doing Right Now:

        @wirestyle22 said in What Are You Doing Right Now:

        I still don't have Christmas gifts for my brother and fiance. I have no idea what I'm going to do.

        $100 Visa gift cards.

        I have a strict, no giftcard policy. I just think its the least personal gift you can ever give someone

        Or most personal... gifts are one of those things that make very little economic sense. People often don't value what you give them as highly as you do, or as much as the item is worth. Gift cards have a static value that is the same for everyone.

        I don't see the point of converting a currency you can spend anywhere to a currency you can only spend in a few places max

        If you give them cash it get's spent on groceries or something less fun.

        The best gift is something the person really wants but would never buy for themselves. That is what I shoot for every year. I built Laura her own PC one year and got her a Chromebook the year before. She uses them every day and loves them.

        If the person isn't going to buy it for themselves then they don't value it as highly as you do. That being said I am forced to be hypocritical here. My wife generally has a no gift card rule for immediate friends and family.

        Laura is just super frugal. She lives a very modest lifestyle

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        • Minion QueenM
          Minion Queen @coliver
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          @coliver said in What Are You Doing Right Now:

          @wirestyle22 said in What Are You Doing Right Now:

          @Minion-Queen said in What Are You Doing Right Now:

          @wirestyle22 said in What Are You Doing Right Now:

          @coliver said in What Are You Doing Right Now:

          @wirestyle22 said in What Are You Doing Right Now:

          @DustinB3403 said in What Are You Doing Right Now:

          @wirestyle22 said in What Are You Doing Right Now:

          I still don't have Christmas gifts for my brother and fiance. I have no idea what I'm going to do.

          $100 Visa gift cards.

          I have a strict, no giftcard policy. I just think its the least personal gift you can ever give someone

          Or most personal... gifts are one of those things that make very little economic sense. People often don't value what you give them as highly as you do, or as much as the item is worth. Gift cards have a static value that is the same for everyone.

          I don't see the point of converting a currency you can spend anywhere to a currency you can only spend in a few places max

          If you give them cash it get's spent on groceries or something less fun.

          The best gift is something the person really wants but would never buy for themselves. That is what I shoot for every year. I built Laura her own PC one year and got her a Chromebook the year before. She uses them every day and loves them.

          If the person isn't going to buy it for themselves then they don't value it as highly as you do. That being said I am forced to be hypocritical here. My wife generally has a no gift card rule for immediate friends and family.

          My siblings and a few married friends with little ones have loved the date night gift card. Good excuse for peace and quiet.

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          • coliverC
            coliver @Minion Queen
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            @Minion-Queen said in What Are You Doing Right Now:

            @coliver said in What Are You Doing Right Now:

            @wirestyle22 said in What Are You Doing Right Now:

            @Minion-Queen said in What Are You Doing Right Now:

            @wirestyle22 said in What Are You Doing Right Now:

            @coliver said in What Are You Doing Right Now:

            @wirestyle22 said in What Are You Doing Right Now:

            @DustinB3403 said in What Are You Doing Right Now:

            @wirestyle22 said in What Are You Doing Right Now:

            I still don't have Christmas gifts for my brother and fiance. I have no idea what I'm going to do.

            $100 Visa gift cards.

            I have a strict, no giftcard policy. I just think its the least personal gift you can ever give someone

            Or most personal... gifts are one of those things that make very little economic sense. People often don't value what you give them as highly as you do, or as much as the item is worth. Gift cards have a static value that is the same for everyone.

            I don't see the point of converting a currency you can spend anywhere to a currency you can only spend in a few places max

            If you give them cash it get's spent on groceries or something less fun.

            The best gift is something the person really wants but would never buy for themselves. That is what I shoot for every year. I built Laura her own PC one year and got her a Chromebook the year before. She uses them every day and loves them.

            If the person isn't going to buy it for themselves then they don't value it as highly as you do. That being said I am forced to be hypocritical here. My wife generally has a no gift card rule for immediate friends and family.

            My siblings and a few married friends with little ones have loved the date night gift card. Good excuse for peace and quiet.

            My sisters have given us a free night of baby-sitting a few times in the past 5 months. Even without the additional money to go toward dinner it's really nice to just spend some time with my wife and hang out.

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            • wirestyle22W
              wirestyle22 @coliver
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              @coliver said in What Are You Doing Right Now:

              @Minion-Queen said in What Are You Doing Right Now:

              @coliver said in What Are You Doing Right Now:

              @wirestyle22 said in What Are You Doing Right Now:

              @Minion-Queen said in What Are You Doing Right Now:

              @wirestyle22 said in What Are You Doing Right Now:

              @coliver said in What Are You Doing Right Now:

              @wirestyle22 said in What Are You Doing Right Now:

              @DustinB3403 said in What Are You Doing Right Now:

              @wirestyle22 said in What Are You Doing Right Now:

              I still don't have Christmas gifts for my brother and fiance. I have no idea what I'm going to do.

              $100 Visa gift cards.

              I have a strict, no giftcard policy. I just think its the least personal gift you can ever give someone

              Or most personal... gifts are one of those things that make very little economic sense. People often don't value what you give them as highly as you do, or as much as the item is worth. Gift cards have a static value that is the same for everyone.

              I don't see the point of converting a currency you can spend anywhere to a currency you can only spend in a few places max

              If you give them cash it get's spent on groceries or something less fun.

              The best gift is something the person really wants but would never buy for themselves. That is what I shoot for every year. I built Laura her own PC one year and got her a Chromebook the year before. She uses them every day and loves them.

              If the person isn't going to buy it for themselves then they don't value it as highly as you do. That being said I am forced to be hypocritical here. My wife generally has a no gift card rule for immediate friends and family.

              My siblings and a few married friends with little ones have loved the date night gift card. Good excuse for peace and quiet.

              My sisters have given us a free night of baby-sitting a few times in the past 5 months. Even without the additional money to go toward dinner it's really nice to just spend some time with my wife and hang out.

              I could totally see loving that if I had a child for sure.

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              • DashrenderD
                Dashrender @wirestyle22
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                @wirestyle22 said in What Are You Doing Right Now:

                @coliver said in What Are You Doing Right Now:

                @wirestyle22 said in What Are You Doing Right Now:

                @DustinB3403 said in What Are You Doing Right Now:

                @wirestyle22 said in What Are You Doing Right Now:

                I still don't have Christmas gifts for my brother and fiance. I have no idea what I'm going to do.

                $100 Visa gift cards.

                I have a strict, no giftcard policy. I just think its the least personal gift you can ever give someone

                Or most personal... gifts are one of those things that make very little economic sense. People often don't value what you give them as highly as you do, or as much as the item is worth. Gift cards have a static value that is the same for everyone.

                I don't see the point of converting a currency you can spend anywhere to a currency you can only spend in a few places max

                Well I would hope you know them well enough to know that they will like the place you buy a card for assuming you don't buy a visa gift card.

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                • DashrenderD
                  Dashrender @Minion Queen
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                  @Minion-Queen said in What Are You Doing Right Now:

                  Add a good bottle of wine for when they get home and voila you got your brother lucky for the night 😉

                  Something about that just seems wrong. 😉

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                  • DashrenderD
                    Dashrender @Minion Queen
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                    @Minion-Queen said in What Are You Doing Right Now:

                    @wirestyle22 said in What Are You Doing Right Now:

                    @coliver said in What Are You Doing Right Now:

                    @wirestyle22 said in What Are You Doing Right Now:

                    @DustinB3403 said in What Are You Doing Right Now:

                    @wirestyle22 said in What Are You Doing Right Now:

                    I still don't have Christmas gifts for my brother and fiance. I have no idea what I'm going to do.

                    $100 Visa gift cards.

                    I have a strict, no giftcard policy. I just think its the least personal gift you can ever give someone

                    Or most personal... gifts are one of those things that make very little economic sense. People often don't value what you give them as highly as you do, or as much as the item is worth. Gift cards have a static value that is the same for everyone.

                    I don't see the point of converting a currency you can spend anywhere to a currency you can only spend in a few places max

                    If you give them cash it get's spent on groceries or something less fun.

                    This is probably the most important part about a gift - I tend to think it's about the fun factor - date night as someone said, a drone, whatever.

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                    • DustinB3403D
                      DustinB3403
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                      Yeah I'd love generic gift cards. Makes for a great time, doesn't take a ton of effort to pick up, and will give the person exactly what they want.

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                      • gjacobseG
                        gjacobse @gjacobse
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                        @gjacobse said in What Are You Doing Right Now:

                        @DustinB3403 Good point... Let me change that and see.

                        Seems that going from the Cyborg to Default and back 'fixed' it... for now.

                        Will hae to see.

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                        • scottalanmillerS
                          scottalanmiller @DustinB3403
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                          @DustinB3403 said in What Are You Doing Right Now:

                          Yeah I'd love generic gift cards. Makes for a great time, doesn't take a ton of effort to pick up, and will give the person exactly what they want.

                          AKA cash

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                          • scottalanmillerS
                            scottalanmiller @coliver
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                            @coliver said in What Are You Doing Right Now:

                            @wirestyle22 said in What Are You Doing Right Now:

                            @Minion-Queen said in What Are You Doing Right Now:

                            @wirestyle22 said in What Are You Doing Right Now:

                            @coliver said in What Are You Doing Right Now:

                            @wirestyle22 said in What Are You Doing Right Now:

                            @DustinB3403 said in What Are You Doing Right Now:

                            @wirestyle22 said in What Are You Doing Right Now:

                            I still don't have Christmas gifts for my brother and fiance. I have no idea what I'm going to do.

                            $100 Visa gift cards.

                            I have a strict, no giftcard policy. I just think its the least personal gift you can ever give someone

                            Or most personal... gifts are one of those things that make very little economic sense. People often don't value what you give them as highly as you do, or as much as the item is worth. Gift cards have a static value that is the same for everyone.

                            I don't see the point of converting a currency you can spend anywhere to a currency you can only spend in a few places max

                            If you give them cash it get's spent on groceries or something less fun.

                            The best gift is something the person really wants but would never buy for themselves. That is what I shoot for every year. I built Laura her own PC one year and got her a Chromebook the year before. She uses them every day and loves them.

                            If the person isn't going to buy it for themselves then they don't value it as highly as you do. That being said I am forced to be hypocritical here. My wife generally has a no gift card rule for immediate friends and family.

                            We do too. Exceptions for teens and only rarely there. Sometimes the adults do it but with stipulations like "this is for this exact thing but this is so you can verify that you are getting the right thing".

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                            • wirestyle22W
                              wirestyle22 @scottalanmiller
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                              @scottalanmiller said in What Are You Doing Right Now:

                              @coliver said in What Are You Doing Right Now:

                              @wirestyle22 said in What Are You Doing Right Now:

                              @Minion-Queen said in What Are You Doing Right Now:

                              @wirestyle22 said in What Are You Doing Right Now:

                              @coliver said in What Are You Doing Right Now:

                              @wirestyle22 said in What Are You Doing Right Now:

                              @DustinB3403 said in What Are You Doing Right Now:

                              @wirestyle22 said in What Are You Doing Right Now:

                              I still don't have Christmas gifts for my brother and fiance. I have no idea what I'm going to do.

                              $100 Visa gift cards.

                              I have a strict, no giftcard policy. I just think its the least personal gift you can ever give someone

                              Or most personal... gifts are one of those things that make very little economic sense. People often don't value what you give them as highly as you do, or as much as the item is worth. Gift cards have a static value that is the same for everyone.

                              I don't see the point of converting a currency you can spend anywhere to a currency you can only spend in a few places max

                              If you give them cash it get's spent on groceries or something less fun.

                              The best gift is something the person really wants but would never buy for themselves. That is what I shoot for every year. I built Laura her own PC one year and got her a Chromebook the year before. She uses them every day and loves them.

                              If the person isn't going to buy it for themselves then they don't value it as highly as you do. That being said I am forced to be hypocritical here. My wife generally has a no gift card rule for immediate friends and family.

                              We do too. Exceptions for teens and only rarely there. Sometimes the adults do it but with stipulations like "this is for this exact thing but this is so you can verify that you are getting the right thing".

                              I did that with her engagement ring. I gave her a 'placeholder ring' so we could shop together for the ring she truly wanted. She likes her placeholder ring and doesn't want another one. Again, very frugal.

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                              • DashrenderD
                                Dashrender @wirestyle22
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                                @wirestyle22 said in What Are You Doing Right Now:

                                @coliver said in What Are You Doing Right Now:

                                @wirestyle22 said in What Are You Doing Right Now:

                                @Minion-Queen said in What Are You Doing Right Now:

                                @wirestyle22 said in What Are You Doing Right Now:

                                @coliver said in What Are You Doing Right Now:

                                @wirestyle22 said in What Are You Doing Right Now:

                                @DustinB3403 said in What Are You Doing Right Now:

                                @wirestyle22 said in What Are You Doing Right Now:

                                I still don't have Christmas gifts for my brother and fiance. I have no idea what I'm going to do.

                                $100 Visa gift cards.

                                I have a strict, no giftcard policy. I just think its the least personal gift you can ever give someone

                                Or most personal... gifts are one of those things that make very little economic sense. People often don't value what you give them as highly as you do, or as much as the item is worth. Gift cards have a static value that is the same for everyone.

                                I don't see the point of converting a currency you can spend anywhere to a currency you can only spend in a few places max

                                If you give them cash it get's spent on groceries or something less fun.

                                The best gift is something the person really wants but would never buy for themselves. That is what I shoot for every year. I built Laura her own PC one year and got her a Chromebook the year before. She uses them every day and loves them.

                                If the person isn't going to buy it for themselves then they don't value it as highly as you do. That being said I am forced to be hypocritical here. My wife generally has a no gift card rule for immediate friends and family.

                                Laura is just super frugal. She lives a very modest lifestyle

                                My wife is kinda like that. Mostly because she grew up in a very poor family.

                                Heck, I think her family was a bit like the family in shameless, only with more shame than that family has.

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                                • wirestyle22W
                                  wirestyle22 @Dashrender
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                                  @Dashrender said in What Are You Doing Right Now:

                                  @wirestyle22 said in What Are You Doing Right Now:

                                  @coliver said in What Are You Doing Right Now:

                                  @wirestyle22 said in What Are You Doing Right Now:

                                  @Minion-Queen said in What Are You Doing Right Now:

                                  @wirestyle22 said in What Are You Doing Right Now:

                                  @coliver said in What Are You Doing Right Now:

                                  @wirestyle22 said in What Are You Doing Right Now:

                                  @DustinB3403 said in What Are You Doing Right Now:

                                  @wirestyle22 said in What Are You Doing Right Now:

                                  I still don't have Christmas gifts for my brother and fiance. I have no idea what I'm going to do.

                                  $100 Visa gift cards.

                                  I have a strict, no giftcard policy. I just think its the least personal gift you can ever give someone

                                  Or most personal... gifts are one of those things that make very little economic sense. People often don't value what you give them as highly as you do, or as much as the item is worth. Gift cards have a static value that is the same for everyone.

                                  I don't see the point of converting a currency you can spend anywhere to a currency you can only spend in a few places max

                                  If you give them cash it get's spent on groceries or something less fun.

                                  The best gift is something the person really wants but would never buy for themselves. That is what I shoot for every year. I built Laura her own PC one year and got her a Chromebook the year before. She uses them every day and loves them.

                                  If the person isn't going to buy it for themselves then they don't value it as highly as you do. That being said I am forced to be hypocritical here. My wife generally has a no gift card rule for immediate friends and family.

                                  Laura is just super frugal. She lives a very modest lifestyle

                                  My wife is kinda like that. Mostly because she grew up in a very poor family.

                                  Heck, I think her family was a bit like the family in shameless, only with more shame than that family has.

                                  Her family is very financially minded. They'd go without everything to accrue money. I'm kind of moderate where I think you should have a good savings and retirement fund while also experiencing life--as much as possible anyway.

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                                  • DashrenderD
                                    Dashrender @wirestyle22
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                                    @wirestyle22 said in What Are You Doing Right Now:

                                    @scottalanmiller said in What Are You Doing Right Now:

                                    @coliver said in What Are You Doing Right Now:

                                    @wirestyle22 said in What Are You Doing Right Now:

                                    @Minion-Queen said in What Are You Doing Right Now:

                                    @wirestyle22 said in What Are You Doing Right Now:

                                    @coliver said in What Are You Doing Right Now:

                                    @wirestyle22 said in What Are You Doing Right Now:

                                    @DustinB3403 said in What Are You Doing Right Now:

                                    @wirestyle22 said in What Are You Doing Right Now:

                                    I still don't have Christmas gifts for my brother and fiance. I have no idea what I'm going to do.

                                    $100 Visa gift cards.

                                    I have a strict, no giftcard policy. I just think its the least personal gift you can ever give someone

                                    Or most personal... gifts are one of those things that make very little economic sense. People often don't value what you give them as highly as you do, or as much as the item is worth. Gift cards have a static value that is the same for everyone.

                                    I don't see the point of converting a currency you can spend anywhere to a currency you can only spend in a few places max

                                    If you give them cash it get's spent on groceries or something less fun.

                                    The best gift is something the person really wants but would never buy for themselves. That is what I shoot for every year. I built Laura her own PC one year and got her a Chromebook the year before. She uses them every day and loves them.

                                    If the person isn't going to buy it for themselves then they don't value it as highly as you do. That being said I am forced to be hypocritical here. My wife generally has a no gift card rule for immediate friends and family.

                                    We do too. Exceptions for teens and only rarely there. Sometimes the adults do it but with stipulations like "this is for this exact thing but this is so you can verify that you are getting the right thing".

                                    I did that with her engagement ring. I gave her a 'placeholder ring' so we could shop together for the ring she truly wanted. She likes her placeholder ring and doesn't want another one. Again, very frugal.

                                    Well with a ring, there are two schools of thought - the one like yours, where you pick it out together, and the other where it's really a choice that's make entirely by the guy, showing that he knows his woman.

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                                    • DashrenderD
                                      Dashrender @wirestyle22
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                                      @wirestyle22 said in What Are You Doing Right Now:

                                      @Dashrender said in What Are You Doing Right Now:

                                      @wirestyle22 said in What Are You Doing Right Now:

                                      @coliver said in What Are You Doing Right Now:

                                      @wirestyle22 said in What Are You Doing Right Now:

                                      @Minion-Queen said in What Are You Doing Right Now:

                                      @wirestyle22 said in What Are You Doing Right Now:

                                      @coliver said in What Are You Doing Right Now:

                                      @wirestyle22 said in What Are You Doing Right Now:

                                      @DustinB3403 said in What Are You Doing Right Now:

                                      @wirestyle22 said in What Are You Doing Right Now:

                                      I still don't have Christmas gifts for my brother and fiance. I have no idea what I'm going to do.

                                      $100 Visa gift cards.

                                      I have a strict, no giftcard policy. I just think its the least personal gift you can ever give someone

                                      Or most personal... gifts are one of those things that make very little economic sense. People often don't value what you give them as highly as you do, or as much as the item is worth. Gift cards have a static value that is the same for everyone.

                                      I don't see the point of converting a currency you can spend anywhere to a currency you can only spend in a few places max

                                      If you give them cash it get's spent on groceries or something less fun.

                                      The best gift is something the person really wants but would never buy for themselves. That is what I shoot for every year. I built Laura her own PC one year and got her a Chromebook the year before. She uses them every day and loves them.

                                      If the person isn't going to buy it for themselves then they don't value it as highly as you do. That being said I am forced to be hypocritical here. My wife generally has a no gift card rule for immediate friends and family.

                                      Laura is just super frugal. She lives a very modest lifestyle

                                      My wife is kinda like that. Mostly because she grew up in a very poor family.

                                      Heck, I think her family was a bit like the family in shameless, only with more shame than that family has.

                                      Her family is very financially minded. They'd go without everything to accrue money. I'm kind of moderate where I think you should have a good savings and retirement fund while also experiencing life--as much as possible anyway.

                                      I'm with you - what's the point in retiring and having money - you'll be old and cripple... I want to enjoy live while I can. 🙂 Not all of use can be @scottalanmiller

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                                        Ready to go home and crawl back in bed with my lovely lady

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                                          scottalanmiller
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                                          Hanging out in the hotel with the kids. @Dominica is over inspecting the house.

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                                            DustinB3403 @Dashrender
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                                            @Dashrender said in What Are You Doing Right Now:

                                            @wirestyle22 said in What Are You Doing Right Now:

                                            @Dashrender said in What Are You Doing Right Now:

                                            @wirestyle22 said in What Are You Doing Right Now:

                                            @coliver said in What Are You Doing Right Now:

                                            @wirestyle22 said in What Are You Doing Right Now:

                                            @Minion-Queen said in What Are You Doing Right Now:

                                            @wirestyle22 said in What Are You Doing Right Now:

                                            @coliver said in What Are You Doing Right Now:

                                            @wirestyle22 said in What Are You Doing Right Now:

                                            @DustinB3403 said in What Are You Doing Right Now:

                                            @wirestyle22 said in What Are You Doing Right Now:

                                            I still don't have Christmas gifts for my brother and fiance. I have no idea what I'm going to do.

                                            $100 Visa gift cards.

                                            I have a strict, no giftcard policy. I just think its the least personal gift you can ever give someone

                                            Or most personal... gifts are one of those things that make very little economic sense. People often don't value what you give them as highly as you do, or as much as the item is worth. Gift cards have a static value that is the same for everyone.

                                            I don't see the point of converting a currency you can spend anywhere to a currency you can only spend in a few places max

                                            If you give them cash it get's spent on groceries or something less fun.

                                            The best gift is something the person really wants but would never buy for themselves. That is what I shoot for every year. I built Laura her own PC one year and got her a Chromebook the year before. She uses them every day and loves them.

                                            If the person isn't going to buy it for themselves then they don't value it as highly as you do. That being said I am forced to be hypocritical here. My wife generally has a no gift card rule for immediate friends and family.

                                            Laura is just super frugal. She lives a very modest lifestyle

                                            My wife is kinda like that. Mostly because she grew up in a very poor family.

                                            Heck, I think her family was a bit like the family in shameless, only with more shame than that family has.

                                            Her family is very financially minded. They'd go without everything to accrue money. I'm kind of moderate where I think you should have a good savings and retirement fund while also experiencing life--as much as possible anyway.

                                            I'm with you - what's the point in retiring and having money - you'll be old and cripple... I want to enjoy live while I can. 🙂 Not all of use can be @scottalanmiller

                                            And at that point others can pay for your medical bills (like the kids and grandkids) so spend it all now.

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