I know that my son will have a good Christmas. He turns 18 on 12/27 and he really wanted a laptop for college. We said no and then went and bought him the $399.00 Dell but managed to upgrade it till it was $600 (includes shipping and tax). Then of course he still needs other presents to open, so I overspent on other things. Good thing he is a good kid. The other thing that got me was that two good friends of his (16 and 19 years old) died within 2 weeks of each other November and December. I just felt so fortunate and figured it's once a year (as both Christmas and his birthday fall so close). Next year will be a budget with paying for college.
