As Thanksgiving ends, most people look forward to the Christmas season.

Christmas should be a time to reflect upon the past year and to meditate upon the goodness of God for blessing you throughout the year.

However, many people miss the true concept of Christmas and are only focusing on shopping and more shopping.

The intense shopping begins on Black Friday and culminates on Cyber Monday.

Statistics showed that Christmas retail sales for 2021 has been forecasted to grow a whopping $843.4 billion USD, which is approximately 8.5% increased since last year 2020. (Statista)

Chances are your hard earn money will be part of this statistics.

Only the merchants get richer during the Christmas season and the consumers get significantly poorer.

So, I want to share with you five things that you can do to avoid overspending during this Christmas season.

1. Carefully assess your bank account and ask yourself, “Can I afford to spend any money during this christmas season or can I repurpose or reuse the things I already have?”
2. Reorganize your home and get rid of all the unnecessary stuff by selling or donating. You can also make a list of the essential things that you and your family need.
3. Make a budget and make up your mind to stick to it.
4. Avoid internet shopping. If you need to purchase items on the internet, first select the items and wait a few days before buying. Chances are when you return to complete your sale, some of the items will be less appealing.
5. Avoid participating in gift exchange at work or church. I believe this tend to encourage unnecessary spending. Instead, look around your neighborhood and identify people who are in need and surprise them with a gift. This simple act of kindness is the true essence of Christmas.
6. Do not celebrate a baby in a manger but celebrate a fully grown man who went meekly to the cruel cross to die for the sins of humanity. By remembering the death and resurrection of Jesus Christ, you will be more grateful to God for life instead of things.

With these few tips I guarantee that you will enjoy a more satisfying and peaceful Christmas season.

Share with us how you plan to avoid overspending during the Christmas holiday.

Thank you for reading and have a blessed day.

Published by Beverley

Beverley has been serving the Lord since she was a child. At an early age, she recognized that God had a special plan for her life, but it was not until in her adulthood that she surrendered her total life to God and accepted the mandate that God placed on her life. The Lord called her into His Kingdom to be an encourager, intercessor, teacher, scribe, priest, and to proclaim the Word of God. Since then, Beverly has established a blog to teach us to become the oil and wine. The oil and wine are purified and mature products, which is the advanced level that the Lord expected of us. In 2017, Beverley published her first book, Harm Not The Oil And Wine. In it, she described her trials and how God helped her to overcome them, and to live more victoriously. The book also exposed the enemy of our souls with detailed information about his past defeats and future extinction. Wright spents most of her time studying the Bible to know the truth of God’s Word. She believes that only God’s truth can expose the deception of the enemy, and uproot and tear down spiritual strongholds. You can learn more about Beverley’s life and testimony on her website becomingtheoilandwine.com. You can also find her on Facebook and Google+ under the name of her blog, and on Twitter as @Theoilandwine. View all posts by Beverley