How to talk to your kids about financial problems at Christmas

Katie Shepard had a talk with her 12-year-old daughter recently. A talk about how the bad economy has made a tight budget even tighter and about how it is likely to affect the family's holiday.

[Bears Sux]

Simple: Take them to Omaha and leave them at one of their hospitals...

[bill p]

I knew right away as a child that I was not going to get much At Xmas. What is with all the hand wringing about how to tell your kid you are broke? Life is a S--t sandwich. Take a bite! Live within your means, and this scenario won't happen very often. Teach savings not spending!

[Have A Heart]

Bears Sux wrote:

Simple: Take them to Omaha and leave them at one of their hospitals...

You are heartless!

[outtathere]

i'll be the religious nut. easy, teach them what Christmas is. the perfect gift of forgiveness given to us in Jesus Christ. a celebration that this gift was given to each and every one of us and is the greatest gift of all from a merciful God. believe it or not, if that is what is important to you, it will be just as important to your children.