It's been a good Christmas. What did you get? [View all]

[Tobin S.]

I got several gift cards. One to a local car wash from my wife good for a year's worth of car washes at the rate that I get my car washed. She also got me a fancy bottle opener and a beer stein. I got a Tim Horton's gift card from my mother-in-law and father-in-law. I have taken to getting a bucket of coffee from there in the mornings. They also got me a gift card to a very nice local Italian restaurant and several gift cards for Sirius/XM that will be enough to renew my satellite radio subscription for the next year. I got a gift card to Red Lobster from my dad.

I have one more Christmas party to go to tomorrow.

We are working people. My father-in-law is semi-retired. He works part time for a funeral home. He's been in that business for most of his life. His boss gave him a nice cash bonus this year as well as gift cards to a nice local restaurant and to Dillard's. I'm a truck driver and I got a nice cash bonus from my employer for Christmas. I really needed it, too.

We feel fortunate in that we have what we need as well as a little extra to spend on each other. We had a nice dinner today and relaxed in each others company. It would be nice to have a lot of money, but I think that as long as we have what we need with a little breathing room, we will be okay.