Merry Christmas Eve everyone! Hope you all made it through the lead-up to Christmas with your wallet and plans for Financial Freedom well intact! In lieu of a post this week, I’ve elected to share a little Christmas poem as a reminder to us all that the most important things in life don’t come from a store. Wishing everyone a festive, safe, and budget friendly holiday season!
T’was the night before Christmas
And the house was quite calm
There was no Call of Duty
Nor Talking Tom
The kids sat with their parents
Snugged up on the couch
Watching the old Grinch
As he was being a grouch
The movie was free
And the popcorn cost pennies
But as they sat as a family
They made wonderful memories
The parents set a budget
Spending only the agreed upon amount
So New Years wouldn’t find them
With an empty Chequings account
Because they planned well
And didn’t spend without thought
They looked forward to Christmas
And all that it brought
There wasn’t a huge pile of presents
Heaped under the tree
But the family was happy
Just as filled with glee
With cell phones away, the parents were present
Each moment of the season
For the kids, it was the best
They didn’t need another reason
It was the whole families favourite
Christmas by miles
If they didn’t say it,
You could tell by their smiles
It turns out this family
Now already knew
What that Stinky Old Grinch
Was nearly about to
They knew that Christmas
Doesn’t come from a store
Maybe, just maybe
It means a little bit more.