so christmas is coming up as you all know and its that time of year again to cancel all my accounts and spoil my wife with a little something extra, about $300 bucks worth extra to be exact lol (two months of wow)
I hate the holidays :(
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so christmas is coming up as you all know and its that time of year again to cancel all my accounts and spoil my wife with a little something extra, about $300 bucks worth extra to be exact lol (two months of wow)
I hate the holidays :(
Hehe, man I am glad I am single right now. My Ex her Birthday was in January, so I had Christmas, her birthday then Valentines day >< talk about bad. Next time I am in a relationship I'll make sure the girls birthday is in like June/July hehe spread that whole gift giving out during the year.
Lucky you dont have my family mate...
1 sister and a 2 nieces b'days in Dec
Uncle, Aunt and another sister in Jan
Cousin and my birthday in Feb
Brother and nephew in March
:( bad 4 months coming up for me... but it is a good thing that I have an agreement with the family... I dont waste money on buying stupid presents for them and they dont waste money on me...
lol i dunno if that would fly with the wifey
go do a odd job for someone and make 300 bucks lol, keep ur 10 accounts ;0
my christmas wish to the family: Don't give me anything so i don't have to get you anything that way in can still just spend my money on wow.
That right there gave me a warm fuzzy feeling, just what christmas is all about.Quote:
Originally Posted by Zal
I can't imagine being with a woman who expected hundreds of dollars of gifts every occasion. I guess it's my luck that my past girlfriends just wanted something personal and had some thought behind it, and I'm the same way. Every long-term relationship I've had, we'd buy each other stuff all year anyway. But then, I'm usually attracted to low maintenance, sensible women - my last gf forbid me to buy her flowers, because they were a waste - but buying her a potted plant was encouraged, because she could take care of it. :)
Vday has always been a challenge for me, because I do not agree with nor support the diamond business, I've known about the blood diamonds years before that movie came out, I knew about DeBeers' monopoly and abuse decades ago, I just will not buy diamonds. Other precious stones, maybe, if I can find out where they came from, but diamonds, no way. That can get...difficult.
As for my family and friends, once you get out of the 20's, gifts are pretty much forgotten, and that's fine. A card or a phone call or a dinner out means more to me than some "stuff". All of my siblings are the same, we exchange cards and phone calls, and if we're around we get together and have a big family breakfast, but Xmas presents are all about their kids, we're fine just drinking coffee and watching them open presents. :)
I dunno. As I get older I get less materialistic - I get itchy when I start getting too much stuff, and I start giving stuff away, or throw it out, or donate it. Less is better. Don't give me presents, it's stuff, and I don't want it.
The humor is, in WoW, I'm the opposite, I'm a complete pack rat and my toon's banks are full and guild bank is stuffed with stuff. :D
whoa whao whao whoa now. don't blame debeer's when the root of the problem actually lies within the governing bodies of those south African countries. Those countries are so fucked up i don't even... blood diamonds are just a side effect of the corrupt, always in civil war, stone age 3rd world countries.Quote:
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I am hearing a move towards Off-Topic?
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Originally Posted by alcattle
easy there Mr. Dictator. don't have a nervous breakdown because a topic went slightly off topic.
I don't celebrate Christmas or anything that is more about guilt and obligation than anything else. My husband and I don't need excuses or debt to make each other happy.
lolololololololo who caresQuote:
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Every time my DK dings and angel gets its wings.
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Originally Posted by Chumbucket
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I just budget for my hobby. I've nogotiated christmas down to everyone pulls a name out of hat and gives a small personal surprise gift to that person - no vouchers and no wishlists to simple purchase off.
Christmas is about great food, close family and the kids. Let the kids have all the presents. :)
I love spending money and buying gifts for friends and family. :)
This. I got over the presents thing years ago.Quote:
Originally Posted by Slats
OP sounds like a great idea, brownie points ahoy! I could cancel for two months and spend the money on the missus with the added Christmas good will of 'You know that game you're always complaining about me playing? Well, not only am I stopping it for two months but the money I'm saving I'm spending on you too! Merry Christmas!'
Only slight drawback is, give an inch take a mile, she may decide that she likes the house to be a WoW-free zone and insist on the other 10 months too :eek:
haha thats great lol, Wow-free zone... like thatl happen ;0Quote:
Originally Posted by Brocher
O and, im going on a trip ;0 so no Christmas for me!, going to Belize and laying on the warm beach drinkin frosty drinks!
I guess thats my present from my parents.
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Originally Posted by Khatovar
I've got my wife on-board with that, now if only her family would listen...
I buy my wife a WoW account every year that is $154 a year for a Chritmas gift. Since she never really gets into the game I now have enough accounts to Mutibox. If we stay together another 5 years I'll be able to 10 box. Now that is really great.:)