http://blogs2.startribune.com/blogs/kablog/2008/11/28/the-best-gift-of-all-no-holiday-stress/ Put the \"personal\" back in personal finance, the \"me\" in money management, the \"I\" in investing. Mon, 23 Nov 2009 17:55:55 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3.3 http://blogs2.startribune.com/blogs/kablog/2008/11/28/the-best-gift-of-all-no-holiday-stress/#comment-9808 Heather Wed, 03 Dec 2008 03:11:12 +0000 http://blogs2.startribune.com/blogs/kablog/2008/11/28/the-best-gift-of-all-no-holiday-stress/#comment-9808 With regards to stress, I have found that the problem does not lie with buying presents, but the fact that there is a serious time crunch. My family wants to do lots of things together, there are cards to write, friends to see, concerts for the children to participate in, plays and concerts to attend, and a few birthday parties to plan too. It all adds up to lots of stress. I'm not sure how to deal with this, but the gifts are so low on the list of stressful things that I don't even consider it a top ten. With regards to stress, I have found that the problem does not lie with buying presents, but the fact that there is a serious time crunch. My family wants to do lots of things together, there are cards to write, friends to see, concerts for the children to participate in, plays and concerts to attend, and a few birthday parties to plan too. It all adds up to lots of stress. I’m not sure how to deal with this, but the gifts are so low on the list of stressful things that I don’t even consider it a top ten.

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