As Christmas gets closer- the unsettling reality is we will not afford to go visit our family in the states. We (our 3yr old, husband self) live abroad to run the small family owned business. Going on yr # 3 now, in Central America that is, and we have established a tradition that is to visit our Texas family @ summer Christmas time. There is absolutely nothing Christmas about where we live, nor any family oriented things to do besides kick a ball within our confined resided area we call home.-(which is Honduras- so you can get the idea). So,.. at this day and age, I do not have any shame in saying- contribute to Our Christmas Fam. Fund- so that we may (fingers crossed) be able to visit you. -(That,.. to be directed to our family back home). SO, ? is,.. how do we do this? What about starting a Fam. Blog- and maybe incorporating an account of some sort to it rather than saying- oh just write a check and dep. in our bank account. At least this way, it s kind of like giving back to them, with current fam. updates and photos, etc??? Let s not beat around the bush- we do not have 6k laying around the house-and that does not include gifts, a bite to eat or outings-that s just flight,hotel car rental. So,... ideas anyone?
Tell your family the best gift you could get would be to have a trip home, so you d rather they contribute towards travel expenses rather than buying gifts for the 3 of you. I wouldn t expect that to cover the entire cost but it would certainly decrease the amount you d have to pay.
Most people like myself don t even get to see our family once a year so save your own money or quit boo hoo-ing