I think the gifts you got your kids was enough..They are really cute gifts.. The dolly pockets you can always add to them each year..I love that tent, I think they will have fun playing in it.. The bunk beds are an awesome gift..

Last year we did 2 nights at a indoor Waterpark hotel Instead of presents. I did a stocking and we spent christmas having fun. Was best

Great gifts. You do what you want for your children, and people have no right being cruel.

I watched last years video and now this one and both were great. I think whatever works for your family is what’s right for you. Merry Christmas! ❤

Great gifts. Not sure why anyone would want to leave an angry comment about what someone else has bought for their own children. I think your children will be really happy and those bunk beds are cool ❤

❤Merry Christmas!

this is way more than i thought you were gunna give lol not in a bad way either way! i was surprised actually hahaha ooo not good about the yotos i just got my girls the minis for there bday last week eeek fingers crossed

Sounds like a great Christmas. 🎄 ❤

I absolutely loved Polly Pockets as a kid!!! I only have a son, so I won’t get to relive my childhood. 😂 He also asked for a watch this year, 5yrs old. He is into paw patrol and has almost all the characters, but asked for a boat. I found a paw patrol boat in the clearance isle and grabbed it. Surprisingly he didn’t really ask for much this year.

I think that is plenty! Your kids will be so happy opening their gifts. I am suprised that 2 year old is already getting speach therapy. I don't think here in Finland kids that age would get it.

That farm set is such a good idea! I work with early elem sped kids so I might have to get that for the classroom. Also I feel you on the dental bills, my 9yo just got braces 😣 so it'll be candy a free stockings over here too.

You did an amazing job and i love the fact that you taught your babies to share with their siblings. Merry Christmas

Nice haul. I've never understood people expecting others to spend more than what is available. There is absolutely no need to get into debt. Kids are happy with whatever you provide for them. Don't listen to hate.

I don't think the Christmas gifts are lacking at all! Good job 😊

Less is more. They will love their gifts❤

Lovely gifts! Would you possibly do an updated minimal wardrobe video at some point?

Great Christmas!

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Lynn here I’m 74 and you are so sweet. Love your videos ❤️🥰

Love this list. We do a lot of the same. 😊

I like your Christmas tree

Thanks for the video New subscriber here 🙋🏽‍♀️ Happy holidays🎄

I am also a minimalist. I allow myself one small shelf with little trinkets that make me happy. I love your videos.❤

Great insight!

I can’t believe this was controversial. This was plenty and the yoto player is a big gift.

Wonderful video! I have went minimal over the past few years. It has made cleaning and maintaining my house much easier. I have also found that I appreciate and enjoying the items I already have. ❤️

I so agree.I love decorating our home & getting gifts my kids ask for however i ensure everything is done within budget.I really dont want a big fat credit card bill come January.Christmas is done strictly with a debit card

I just found you, I subscribed in a first minute of the video. In Europe its always one bigger gift and few smaller, or 2-3 gifts. Its never a room full of presents. Where would we put it? We live in much smaller spaces, like 700 sq.feet for family is a big space. Thank you for normalizing and explaining things

Love it!

The fact anyone had the audacity to rage about what YOU bought YOUR kids is freaking insane. You do you! ❤

Agreed! More presents doesnt mean better Christmas. Hubby and I have had a limit of $50, for the last 11 years, for each others yearly gift. We talked back then and agreed that one, thought out, useful gift that costs $10 is better than 5 junk gifts we will never use or something expensive just to get something under the tree for each other. However, we do both still enjoy buying and opening a few really thoughtful gifts for Christmas for each other and arent yet willing to give up the entire gift giving thing. We do NOT have extended family nor kids of our own.

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We do not do lots of toys! Just a few things. At my house grands get 3 gifts, 1 big two small. . At home they get a few things. They do not need a bunch of stuff.

I liked your video.

I so agree! I have 6 kids. Refusing to go into debt for stuff your kids don't need shouldn't be controversial.

100% agree. Let’s get back to the real reason for the season and try and enjoy the simple things in life.

Such good information.

My wife and i were eating dinner and discovered your videos. As a 71 year old grandfather and father of a 29 year old son, i wish his family would watch your videos. I sure can't get through to them about saving money. My wife and i will subscribe to your channel and give your videos a thumbs up to help you out. Good luck, and press forward.

It is one day of the year. Let's keep calm 😅

This was a great video. We don’t have any money this year, as I lost my job in mid August due to health reasons. We have two girls, 7 and 14, and we’re getting them 4 gifts each. All together we’re going to spend about $80 for both girls. We have always tried to have simple Christmas’s for them but the grandparents have always gone all out. They finally listened this year and aren’t getting them a ton of gifts. Thank you for this. I love your channel!

Simple is best no matter one's income or wealth. Little House on the Prairie (the books not the TV series) Christmases were the best. Too many get caught up in Martha Stewart Christmases, not that we couldn't learn some things from her, but many go over the top based on the advertising media with unpleasant results.

During a rough financial year we actually switched to buying one big bottle of dawn dish soap we used it for shampoo, bodywash, shave gel, cleaning spray for whole house just add water and rubbing alcohol. Forget expensive conditioners and just use a little coconut oil which doubles as lotion, face lotion, cooking fat, grease for squeaky hinges. Its all about less spending and more creativity. Im not here on this earth to bankroll every multimillionaire with a monopoly on our home good items.

If it’s concentrated add water

I love my Roku too! It’s worth it just for the 24/7 Murder, She Wrote channel. 😅 We’ve been using the Kanopy app through our library in addition to Hoopla and Libby, and have been liking it. My husband shares a KZbin premium account with his brother but other than that we’re subscription-free, although I’ve been considering rejoining Spotify.

What I prefer to cooking and eating the same thing for days, is to cook a huge amount of 3 dinners/nights per week and eating each thing twice in that week (every other day). We then freeze whats left for future meals when I dont feel like cooking for dinner. Or if there isnt enough for a whole meal, I will make frozen lunch portions. If you make a weekly menu, AFTER looking through the fridge and BEFORE you go shopping, you will avoid throwing away so much food and the dreaded "it got shoved to the back of the fridge and spoiled" thing. Pick the day before you shop to go through your fridge. If you cant use it in this weeks planned menu, then process it (like fruits & veggies) and freeze it for future use. I got an extra day of leftovers per week doing this method, sometimes we are all eating something different but that fine with me. This = less cooking for me too as a bonus! lol

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