12-03-2007, 12:48 PM
Quote:Did that first Christmas song over the radio this year fill you with Scrooge-like gloom?
For many people, Christmas means a severe case of holiday dread, directly tied to a sense of obligation to spend money in order to have a meaningful celebration.
We all know the pain of those credit card bills in January and February. If we've been particularly festive, that pain might even stretch into the spring or summer, or -- yikes -- the next holiday season...
full article: http://www.bankrate.com/cnbc/news/pf/thr...ism_a1.asp