The Rural Voice, 1999-12, Page 21and so on. One of the dues may lead
you to a neighbour's house for the
next clue, he says, and that leads you
to visit with your neighbour before
you go on to find the gift.
Gifts are an area of great stress,
and pose a dangerous potential to
compound your problems. Often.
Field says, people overspend on
Christmas and the problem really
comes in February when the bilk
come in. This kind of spending is
encouraged by lending institutions,
he says. In one recent mail he got
four pre -approved credit card offers.
All he had to do was call in and
activate the cards. The credit card
companies know Canadians'
propensity to buy Christmas gifts on
credit. he says.
Spend within your means, Field
says. Use cash whenever
possible so you aren' ,tempted
to overspend. Discipline yourself.
Del Bianco says stress is caused
by the gift that carries little personal
experience: it's just nice. You've
bought and paid for a very nice
present but when someone opens it
they say "Oh that's nice" but the gift
has little connection to you.
Add a personal element to your
gift. For your teenager, record a -tape
that says how you really feel toward
him or her. The son or daughter may
not listen to it right away but they
will listen to it, perhaps late some
night when you're not around, and
the message of love will be delivered.
Similarly a gift may include a
beautiful letter that's wrapped up as a
gift. The letter should be one that
took some time and thought to
compose and have a special meaning
for the recipient.
Such things help overcome the
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