Originally Posted by
bearisgray
spending only what one can afford and paying cash for the items?
deciding (as a group) to donate to a charity instead of participating in a " gift exchange"?
baking only enough goodies to last until the middle of January?
committing to only the activities one has enough energy for?
( I realize that there are some things one has to do - like it or not - in the interests of family harmony)
why on earth would any of these reasons lead to being called a Scrooge?