why are we all financially burdened after christmas?

Answer 1

People celebrating Christmas (and many other holidays) are programmed to spend money, even when they don't have it.

When I think about it, people celebrating these holidays already have their year planned out. January they've got to go party and make a list of things they will and won't do during the year, February they have to do something special for their lover, April they have to play a joke on someone, May and June they have to do something special for Mom and Dad, July they have to have a BBQ and go see fireworks, September they have to go to the beach or have a cookout, October they have to buy candy and costumes, November they have to eat a lot of food with family and friends and take food/clothes to a charity so poor people can eat a good meal that day, and to culminate the year in December they have to buy decorations, food for parties, gifts for people at work/friends/relatives/people at church, turkeys, hams, and trimmings for big meals, clothes/shoes/hair/nails for fancy X-mas parties, and put something in the bucket for the guy ringing the bell at Wal-Mart. And somehow that is supposed to be in honor of Christ?!! But what did HE say:

"Lay not up for yourselves treasures upon earth...But lay up for yourselves treasures in heaven...For where your treasure is, there will your heart be also." - Matthew 6:19-21

"If ye love me, keep my commandments." - John 14:15

I wonder how "loved" and "celebrated" he feels...

Answer 2

You're all financially burdened after Christmass because somehow Big Business has convinced you that buying someone a gift for Christmass is "the right thing to do" .
You did not bother to ask " what in the blazes has gift giving to do with the birth of Jesus? "
The three Magicians who visited the prophet babe gave gifts to help the mother keep him healthy and smelling nice.
You nowadays have become emotionally burdened by Christmass and in such become financially burdened after it.
Thak God almighty for giving some of us the wisdom to know the difference between religion and the exploitation of religion.
If I want to do something nice for someone, I do not need to wait for Christmass, I just do it right there and then.

Answer 3

Only people who are rubbish at financial planning are financially burdened after Christmas.

Answer 4

Because we buy things for our loved ones and friends even if we don't have the cash to do so. Most of us use credit cards to buy unnecessary things to show our loved ones our love (by exchanging gifts) at this time.

So maybe it's about time we change our concept of loving. Besides, Christmas (dec. 25) was derived from a pagan practice of celebrating Jesus' supposed birthday. But Jesus was born somewhere in September.

Answer 5

Unfortunately, the most popular meaning for Christmas is the giving and receiving of gifts. Many people tend to equate more expensive gifts with more love. And so this creates the vicious circle of the more we feel the need to be loved, the more we feel we have to shower with expensive gifts, those from whom we desire love and attention. We are all starving for love and attention, but maxing out the credit cards is not the way to do it.

Answer 6

Because you spent money you didn't have on gifts that people did not really need to celebrate an event that (if it happened at all) happened in September?

Christmas is not a religious holiday, it is a commercial event.

If there even WAS a real Jesus, according to the bible he was born in August or September. Why would shepherds be tending their flocks at night in December? Weren't his folks supposedly in town to pay their taxes? That didn't happen in December in that society! Early "Christians" took to celebrating Jesus' birth on Saturnalia (25 December) so the Romans wouldn't catch them.

Answer 7

because people forget what the true meaning of christmas is and greedy takes charge..and charges...and charges..this is why I don't celebrate holidays. I do not need to go into bankrupcy to tell my family and friends that I love them. I do that everyday but spending time with them.

Answer 8

duh,we spend a lot of money buying people gifts and buying things for parties.atfer that we hav to spend the next paycheck on bills,groceries and things that have nothing to do with Christmas

Answer 9

Not me but I think that people forget the focus of Christmas that is why they overly spend.

Answer 10

Im not... I keep it very simple with things like shirts, blankets, or candles....nothing extravagant....and I send about 15 cards to the best friends who have stayed in touch all these years..