jeninpa Posted September 20, 2006 Posted September 20, 2006 If we didn't get it 3 days before Christmas I sure would,lol.
smangham Posted September 21, 2006 Posted September 21, 2006 We never know for sure if we are getting one or not...but if we do, it's usually days before Christmas....well past the time I've finished shopping. I have been known to put it on the credit card that I use for some of that shopping, though.
jcarr492 Posted September 21, 2006 Posted September 21, 2006 Dh gets his the payday before Christmas..as he's paid every Wednesday.
tyler99199 Posted September 21, 2006 Posted September 21, 2006 My company is as cheap as it gets I think. No bonus every year and they make alot of money trust me
Christy Garner Posted September 21, 2006 Posted September 21, 2006 School teachers don't get a christmas bonus. I open a christmas club at the beginning of each year and put money in it all year long. You cannot take the money out which is good for me. Therefore, it is saved and the bank mails a check about a week before BF. Wonderful, that is my christmas bonus.
Tracy72 Posted September 21, 2006 Posted September 21, 2006 my mom use to get a bonus but this yr they said the people out on the floor,factory,will not get it but the office workers sure get there bonus...needless to say christmas from grandma will be slim this yr for the grandbabies...she just hate it because all these yrs of getting the bonus 13 ys,they have come to depend on it.
jadedmomof2 Posted September 22, 2006 Posted September 22, 2006 The Army doesn't give Christmas bonuses. My Christmas bonus didn't arrive until a week or so before Christmas last year. I used it ALL on myself.
MrsKitty62 Posted September 23, 2006 Posted September 23, 2006 I get my bonus the day before our Christmas party, usually the second week in December, so I will use it to finish up, but Hubby is a great saver, so we have money for the shopping this year. I feel for all of you that don't get them. I work for a fantastic company. Get a great bonus at Christmas, they call it a gift from the board members, 10% of our yearly salary into a retirement plan. Two weeks paid vacation, don't work nights, weekends, or holidays. Pretty good set up, I think.
DouggieBoy Posted September 24, 2006 Posted September 24, 2006 I thought I was going to be a wise-ass and wonder what in the world a Christmas Bonus was, but was disappointed (or, maybe relieved) when I realized that I wasn't even close to being the first to post. I thought Christmas Bonuses only existed on Nat'l Lampoons Christmas Vacation. Glad to hear I'm not the only sorry sucker who doesn't get a Christmas Bonus. Heck, I'm lucky if my boss takes me out for lunch!
julz0420 Posted September 25, 2006 Posted September 25, 2006 Hubbys Christmas bonus doesnt come until right before Christmas, so we use his "saftey bonus" Its a pretty nice amt. that comes the week before Thanksgiving if they dont have a wreck or on site accident etc. Thats what I use to BF shop with. :) Julie
PaulaJC Posted September 25, 2006 Posted September 25, 2006 Hubby gets what is called Profit Sharing. Its roughly around $900. He should be getting it next month. Yeah!! Sometimes they will give him a $100 for Christmas if the company has done well that year.
ICF Posted September 25, 2006 Posted September 25, 2006 Christmas bonus? What's that?? I think it's like big foot....I've heard of it, but never actually seen one.
sheli Posted September 25, 2006 Posted September 25, 2006 Christmas Bonus? We're hardly allowed to say Christmas here. It's a public school after all and we can't be seen as prefering one religion over another. So NO, no bonus, no decorations, no parties, no presents ...no nothing.
darkkan Posted September 25, 2006 Posted September 25, 2006 The place I work for is doing really bad this year (they are a pretty small business), so I prob won't even get the piddly bit that I usually get:( DH never gets one. And we had to use our savings for a gigantic plumbing problem. BF may be a Visa only day for me.
doubletrouble Posted September 25, 2006 Posted September 25, 2006 We get a Christmas Bonus on Christmas Eve so I use that to pay off BF CC's!
sevirj Posted September 26, 2006 Posted September 26, 2006 This will be the 1st year that I get a bonus to use for BF. Usually I have to put back money for it. Most of the time I wait until the last minute to start saving, as if I don't know BF is coming!
sapphire Posted September 26, 2006 Posted September 26, 2006 i dont get my bonus till the day or 2 prior to x-mas...so NO...but i do use it to pay the credit card so YES i do, lol
KayTee Posted September 26, 2006 Posted September 26, 2006 My husband drives for UPS too and the turkey is about as good as it gets besides the OT! My company gives a $20.00 check for a Butterball, but some of us have discovered you can cash it at the bank!
mesarobins Posted September 27, 2006 Posted September 27, 2006 Closest I'll get to a Christmas bonus is an "extra" paycheck on 12/29. We get paid every 2 weeks so that would be the 3rd paycheck in the month and no benefits deductions, so I will be BFing with my credit card and hoping to pay it off when the bill comes. May have to change the due date on my cc to accomplish this though.
Turtle Mommy Posted September 27, 2006 Posted September 27, 2006 Dh is self-employed -- so no bonuses for us.Here too.
luv2shopnc Posted October 25, 2006 Posted October 25, 2006 I guess after reading these posts I should be happy that I get a Christmas bonus although I don't get until 2 days b/f Christmas.
mccabefamily29 Posted October 25, 2006 Posted October 25, 2006 I have gotten a christmas bonus of 150 before, but I am a stay at home mom now so now $$ bonus. My husband's company got bought out and more than likely no bonus this year, I would be happy with wrapping paper too !
Novac Posted October 26, 2006 Posted October 26, 2006 Not only have I never gotten Christmas bonuses, a bunch of employees are scheduled to be laid off this month And the nicest Christmas gift I have gotten from a boss is two bottles of wine . . . but I don't drink.
kulkel Posted October 26, 2006 Posted October 26, 2006 I am self employed so normally there is no bonus for me. This year business was good so the past 2 months I ummm, paid myself. Hey, I deserve it:tongue1: But my DH gets a bonus (they call it holidays not taken pay) the 2nd week of Nov. Usually it averages out to around $1000. I feel for all of you that work and get nothing as a bonus...esp. when a company is doing good. They wouldn't be where they are without their good employees therefore, they should be rewarded!
NikiH Posted October 26, 2006 Posted October 26, 2006 I sure would if I got one. Want my bosses phone number?? HA HA HA This year my husband and I planned and had money taken out of his check and put in a flexiable spending account. It's for our daycare expense but we've been good about not touching it. So this year we have our Christmas fund and I will submit the receipts next week so our money will be here before all of the excitement on BF! Finally a plan that worked for me.
BEE4 Posted October 26, 2006 Posted October 26, 2006 My company is giving us a 75 Priemiere choice certificate that we can redem at participating merchants...BB is one of them and it would help me a lot with paying for the camera I am trying to get on BF. The only thing is that we are getting them on Holiday Party day which is December 1st. There goes my additional BF spending money. I can always spent it at KB toys later...
santaclaus Posted October 26, 2006 Posted October 26, 2006 Christmas bonus? What's that?? that was what I was going to say. Years ago, we did get a small bonus. It sure wasn't anything to write home about but we at least got somethig. It went from a small cash bonus to a cheap gift to nothing. YAYYYYYY for all of you that do receive one.
elena_398 Posted October 26, 2006 Posted October 26, 2006 About a quarter if that. By the time my husband gets his bonus check, Im pretty much done with buying.
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