Danyel Aversenti had a great response (via Facebook) to yesterday’s question (“What’s a reasonable budget for holiday spending?“);

“My Holiday Budget is whatever I can donate to charity is matched for what I spend on presents. One really wonderful charitable giving opportunity, of which I’ve contributed to for the past 2 holidays is buying presents for a family-in-need through the Coordinating Council for Children in Crisis in New Haven, CT. Whatever I am able to spend on that family, I match and spend on my own.”

Danyel gets it. One of the things I regret is being overly materialistic at the holidays. (I’ve always been a strong proponent of the “one for you, one for me” method of holiday shopping, but I’ve certainly never applied it to helping others!)

Join the conversation:  How can you regulate your children’s expectations of the holidays?