Merry Christmas!

Our family had a very nice Christmas! We spent under $1,000 for everyone:


Our family:
Myself
My husband
Our 6 year old son
Our 19 months old daughter

My side of the family:
Mom
Keith (mom's husband)
Dad
Deb (my stepmom)
Deb's mom
My brother Jared
4 of my cousins
4 Aunts
4 Uncles
Nan and Pap
I even got presents for my nan's dog (who used to be our dog) and her cat! (free food I got with coupons!)

My husband's "side":
13 of my husband's coworkers
A pollyanna gift for a coworker
My father in law and his girlfriend

A lot of the gifts I got next to nothing by using coupons and bartering my pads. I was able to get 6 bags of Starbucks coffee in exchange for pads, as well as a BUNCH of Mary Kay stuff in exchange for pads. I also made all the gifts for my husband's coworkers. We also bought some stuff on clearance long before the holidays.


I was awfully busy this month because of Christmas and I have lots of plans for January. I am starting to feel more motivation towards getting out of debt and making extra money. I have some major goals for 2008!