Christmas Gifts
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@chimoaus said in Christmas Gifts:
@voodoo said in Christmas Gifts:
@chimoaus said in Christmas Gifts:
Lucky for me the missus said "I don't want anything" so that is what I will get her.
You must have either been married less than 2yrs or more than 50yrs!
Lol, only 22 years and counting.
So you do know better and are just making a Dad joke.
At the least fragrance or ear rings.
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My plan for the wife's gift is now fucked.
Was getting her earphones for running. But it turns out good ones that will work with only one in (because she wants to hear people sneaking up on her or some shit) don't exist
So I'm at square one.
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@mariner4life said in Christmas Gifts:
My plan for the wife's gift is now fucked.
Was getting her earphones for running. But it turns out good ones that will work with only one in (because she wants to hear people sneaking up on her or some shit) don't exist
So I'm at square one.
Buy bone conduction headphones. They are awesome as you can hear outside noise just as she wishes to. I tried some on holiday in Japan and bought some on ali express. But you will be pushed for time, you should be able to get some locally
You are welcome
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@mariner4life said in Christmas Gifts:
My plan for the wife's gift is now fucked.
Was getting her earphones for running. But it turns out good ones that will work with only one in (because she wants to hear people sneaking up on her or some shit) don't exist
So I'm at square one.
Fragrance or ear rings
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@booboo said in Christmas Gifts:
@mariner4life said in Christmas Gifts:
My plan for the wife's gift is now fucked.
Was getting her earphones for running. But it turns out good ones that will work with only one in (because she wants to hear people sneaking up on her or some shit) don't exist
So I'm at square one.
Fragrance or ear rings
I suspect it could be easier to add that advice to your signature in the lead up to Christmas
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@Paekakboyz said in Christmas Gifts:
@booboo said in Christmas Gifts:
@mariner4life said in Christmas Gifts:
My plan for the wife's gift is now fucked.
Was getting her earphones for running. But it turns out good ones that will work with only one in (because she wants to hear people sneaking up on her or some shit) don't exist
So I'm at square one.
Fragrance or ear rings
I suspect it could be easier to add that advice to your signature in the lead up to Christmas
Already sorted
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we quickly got past the 'spend shitloads to show the world how much i care and buy you a farking iphone or tattoo or some chav shit like that but look how much i put on the credit card darling it's all worth it you're worth we deserve this fark it it's on the never never like the essential oils you're selling to your mates'
ahem
anyway, one big decent thing as a combined christmas present. This year was a monster coffee machine, well well worth it; using it already and makes a real positive difference to our world. Plenty of stuff you can splash out on combined, that make both your lives better.
I always figured perfume and makeup kind of said you smell and you're ugly
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fark, come on guys, there is like a whole week to think about this shit, dont need to start too early!
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I'm having winter tyres.
A job best left for him so I'm happy to have him sort all that out for me.
Passed the perfume, jewellery phase, and I'm really not materialistic at Christmas, I prefer to live in luxury as consistently as possible -
@taniwharugby said in Christmas Gifts:
fark, come on guys, there is like a whole week to think about this shit, dont need to start too early!
Too right. The service station is open right up until 11.59pm Xmas eve FFS!!!
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My 6 year old boy wrote to Santa asking for the Pennywise the Dancing Clown toy. Twisted little bastard, a @Snowy in the making.
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@R-L What is that, feminine hygeine products and cupcakes? Classy
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@No-Quarter said in Christmas Gifts:
My 6 year old boy wrote to Santa asking for the Pennywise the Dancing Clown toy. Twisted little bastard, a @Snowy in the making.
My 9 year old is quite taken with Pennywise too. I don't think he would be so much if he got to watch him on the TV
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The wife and I stopped buying Christmas gifts years ago, been married 12 years but together for 8 before that.
Instead we take the approach that if you need and/or want something during the year and we can afford it, then just buy it.
Plus we really hate the commercial nature of Xmas and as an atheist, I really dislike the whole concept anyway. Yes, I am a "Happy Holidays" kind of a guy.
Previously, my wife was a bit of a tightarse when it came to spending but we went through 9 years of financial hell during a court case (well technically two cases, in the Supreme Court of NSW and then the Court of Appeal) that started in 2010 and finished earlier this year. All of our money went on Lawyers, barristers, experts and costs - approximately $2.5M over that time.
During that time, we realised quickly that not spending money when you have the means is just stupid given how short life is and the fact that you never know what is just around the corner.
So yes, whilst we have our savings (at 52 I'm not getting any younger and now looking forward to retirement) which we continue to contribute to, we make sure we always have discretionary funds to be able to buy things when we want.
A great example of this, my last home/work from home computer which I built 4 years ago is no longer a tax benefit so I've just built a new one. I asked the wife how much in terms of budget and she said, whatever you think. OMG, I went nuts and for IT geeks out there, brought pretty much all ASUS Republic of Gamers (RoG) branded gear as well as a new 34" 120 hz (3440 x 1440) monitor. Great stuff for gaming and "Ferning" and given I now work from home up to 3 days a week, it is terrific for that too.
Oh and she got a new LV wallet and Gucci handbag recently.
And yes I know, I know. A LV wallet and Gucci handbag don't match but given she has like 4 or 5 LV handbags, the wallet is to use with them and not the Gucci. Next it will be a Gucci wallet but I'm cool with that.
For those interested, I've been putting all of our Court experiences down based on emails and diary notes sent at the time into a single document which I will copy to the Off Topic area soon. Keep an eye out for that. It is my plan to finish writing that story over the holiday break.
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@RoninWC said in Christmas Gifts:
The wife and I stopped buying Christmas gifts years ago, been married 12 years but together for 8 before that.
Instead we take the approach that if you need and/or want something during the year and we can afford it, then just buy it.
I agree. Mrs CF just buys what she wants, thankfully she usually displays some degree of self control
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@canefan said in Christmas Gifts:
@RoninWC said in Christmas Gifts:
The wife and I stopped buying Christmas gifts years ago, been married 12 years but together for 8 before that.
Instead we take the approach that if you need and/or want something during the year and we can afford it, then just buy it.
I agree. Mrs CF just buys what she wants, thankfully she usually displays some degree of self control
Its funny the wife is the same but I seem to have to fill out a CapEx if I spend over $20.
