Does anyone elses family/friends think they're crazy?

moneysavingmumofone

For buying birthday/xmas presents so far in advance? My mum thought i was nuts for starting in september this year!:rotfl: We're trying to get out of debt by december this year so i need to buy things cheap when i see them to save me money in the long run. Ill be the one thats not skint in january 2009:D So far ive already got bil x 2, sil, niece, stepdad (most of stepdads) xmas presents:D and sister and nieces birthday presents and part of my uncle, mil, sister and bils:D Also got my sons birthday presents sorted!

grotbags19

Yes, my sister used to think i was bonkers until i told her how much i spent on Christmas presents last year and now she's on the same bus , but i still can't convince my mum , some people just won't learn!

Yipeee! i've got a star!!:P

moneysavingmumofone

congrats on your star:T

mary43

I;ve always bought from the charity shops throughout the year for my two mates as we always do a 'santa bag' for each other, plus birthdays but this year I'm going the whole hog and setting my target forn finishing the lot by August...............OH looks a bit bemused when I show him my latest bargains but I told one of the shop assistants this morning what I was doing and she said what a brilliant idea. I'm trying to do it all as cheaply as possible so keeping a notebook of what I've spent so far. Only going out once a week stops me buying stuff for myself 'on impulse'............when I go out I'm on a mission as it were.........................lol:j

mikki2d

Yep, they all think I am crazy .........right up until about two months before Christmas when I have most things in and they haven't started. Then I get 'you're so organised' and 'you're so lucky'.
I always get comments about how unusual my cards are - all bought in January for 99p a box from 'posh' shops - how beautifully wrapped my gifts are - paper. bows and boxes bought in January too.

piglet6

Yep, like mikki2d, they all think I'm crazy at the moment, but when it gets to November and I'm 90% finished (I like a little bit of last-minute "festiveness"!), they are all envious - particularly as I have bought things in sales at bargain prices throughout the year so my last minute purchases tend to be "extras" and stocking fillers, while my "big" presents have been gained for a fraction of their real worth...!!

Piglet

Di-Dough

Its so good to know that Im not the only one - I started shopping for Christmas 08 in December 07 as I had already finished my x-mas shopping - if i see a bargin I pick it up - dont like to say its for Christmas at the moment though - get funny looks of people

SugarSpun

Up till November I'll be crazy. When I'm at home drinking hot chocolate and my friends are battling cold winds, icy rain and hordes of fellow shoppers, I will be fortunate and organised.

And smug.

sylphraven

Yup, OH thinks I'm nuts, until he realised I'd got everyones xmas pressies before December, & how each time he said "You do realise its .... birthday tomorrow" which normally got the answer, yep, his pressie was bought Months ago, its in the cupboard waiting for you to wrap it.

Unfortunately buying my sons class xmas cards yesterday may have backfired, I bought jigsaw cards & ones you can have santa, rudolph or a combination of them mixed showing (hat, feet & main part are on hinged pieces of card, like the kids books), OH now thinks the guys at his work would love them, he's never given cards out before! Gona hide them & hope he forgets, lol.

My mom thought I was mad until I rang her this morning to let her know I'd got her 1 4m roll of shiney silver paper to use as general wrapping paper, 3 5m rolls of cream paper with mistletoe on and 3 2m rolls of red merry christmas paper to use at the end of the year. "Are you mad" she exclaimed "that musta cost a bit, why on earth buy it so early" After hearing it only cost £1 the lot she was very happy & plans to take a bit more notice of my money saving tips, lol.

moneysaver12

ive been buying christmas presents and birthday presents early, got my nephews birthday present, got two of my nieces there xmas and birthday presents, got a birthday present for another niece, just need to get her xmas present and the other niece her xmas and birthday present. Going to boots on monday to get some more presents. Got my mums and sisters birthday presents too

alison99_2

I've already made great headway with my Christmas shopping and yesterday I bought all my Easter eggs in Woolies at a £1 each. Bargain!