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How to Save Money and Spend Less During the Holidays! War on Gifts!

772 views · Published 6 November 2017 · 18:09 · Indexed 29 October 2026

Channel: Canadian Real Estate Channel · 2017 · Education

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It’s Time to Embrace the War on Gift Giving!

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If you're interested in spending less this holiday season, or if you want to take the stress out of holiday shopping - this is the video for you! You don't need to spend a ton this black Friday or cyber Monday!

The holiday season can be a very stressful time, and a lot of that stress is due to personal finances. Far too many people feel they have an obligation to give expensive gifts to everyone they’ve ever met. Often it ends up being all about the consumption, it’s not about finding the perfect gift, but about making it seem like you spent more, or you care more based on the physical gift you give.

Over the year’s I’ve noticed that trend in myself. Where I was constantly embracing the arms race that can be gift giving. For me it was no longer about the meaning behind the gift, but making it seem like I spent a lot of money, eventually I embraced minimalism though and wanted less stuff in my life. This eventually evolved into just mutual exchange of gift cards between myself and others, and reaching the pinnacle of indifference, we started exchange envelops of cash. In hindsight, this is sooo stupid. But it’s true.

I’m an adult fully functioning in society. Anything I want or need – I buy or find a reasonable substitute for – most adults are of a similar nature. 

Please stop giving people meaningless crap!

There are a lot of options to reduce your holiday spending, whether it's holiday diys or holiday life hacks, gift exchanges or secret santa's there is often a way to reduce our consumption or the cost the holidays have on our budgets!

Last Christmas I gave one gift! Think about the time and energy I saved. I never entered the mall’s once! No black Fridays or Cyber Mondays!

Hesitating to reduce the amount of gifts you give children – when’s the last time you heard a parent complain about how their child didn’t have enough stuff. Is your basement a giant toy room?

But if you still want to give some gifts – why not consider these alternatives:
-Gift Exchange
-Secret Santa
-Give Experiences/Share Experiences
-Give Time
-Give Charitable Donations (or get better gifts, and ask for donations over gifts)
-Give Consumables

What are your thoughts on my war on gifts?


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Matt McKeever is a CPA, CA and Real Estate Entrepreneur in London, Ontario. On this YouTube Channel Matt will walk the viewer through how to invest in real estate using such strategies as the BRRRR method while also documenting his personal experience as a real estate investor. Matt began investing in real estate at age 25 by purchasing a student rental near Fanshawe College. In 2016 he's acquired over 25 units.

As well on this channel Matt will share his personal monthly spending and discuss the strategies and tactics needed to reach financial independence (retire early) at a young age. We’ll discuss such topics as safe withdrawal rates, how to build passive income streams and how to reduce your personal consumption

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