But this conversation needs having now, before most people start buying gifts. Older members of a community, who were usually more financially stable, gave younger people gifts and money to help them get started in life. Then as that couple aged, over the years they paid it back, by giving gifts at younger couples’ weddings. Let’s work together to ban unnecessary Christmas presents. I’m talking about cutting out the unnecessary presents for the ever-extending list of friends, cousins, ­neighbours and teachers we feel obliged to buy for, and starting the conversation with family and friends.

Source: Daily Mirror October 06, 2018 23:48 UTC