{"id":7212,"date":"2012-11-21T05:46:39","date_gmt":"2012-11-21T13:46:39","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.canyoncountryzephyr.com\/blog\/?p=7212"},"modified":"2012-11-20T09:55:46","modified_gmt":"2012-11-20T17:55:46","slug":"from-the-telegraph-martin-lewis-its-time-to-ban-christmas-presents","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.canyoncountryzephyr.com\/blog\/2012\/11\/21\/from-the-telegraph-martin-lewis-its-time-to-ban-christmas-presents\/","title":{"rendered":"(from the Telegraph)  &#8216;Martin Lewis: It&#8217;s time to ban Christmas presents&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>Giving to children is a joy but does everyone else need a gift too? This Christmas try adopting a brave new approach.<\/h2>\n<p><strong>AN EXCERPT:\u00a0<\/strong>\u00a0 Is it time to ban Christmas presents? Across the country people are growling at the enforced obligation to waste money on tat they can&#8217;t afford, for people who won&#8217;t use it. Festive gift-giving has lost its point, risks doing more harm than good, mis-teaches our children about values and kills the joy of anticipation of what should be a joyous time.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>TO READ THE ARTICLE CLICK ON THE IMAGE<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.telegraph.co.uk\/finance\/personalfinance\/consumertips\/9689707\/Martin-Lewis-Its-time-to-ban-Christmas-presents.html\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter  wp-image-7213\" title=\"present2_1785835b\" src=\"http:\/\/www.canyoncountryzephyr.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/present2_1785835b.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"434\" height=\"272\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.canyoncountryzephyr.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/present2_1785835b.jpg 620w, http:\/\/www.canyoncountryzephyr.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/present2_1785835b-300x187.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 434px) 100vw, 434px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.canyoncountryzephyr.com\/blog\/?attachment_id=7214\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-7214\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-7214\" title=\"christmas\" src=\"http:\/\/www.canyoncountryzephyr.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/christmas.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"470\" height=\"350\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.canyoncountryzephyr.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/christmas.jpg 470w, http:\/\/www.canyoncountryzephyr.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/christmas-300x223.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 470px) 100vw, 470px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.canyoncountryzephyr.com\/blog\/?attachment_id=7215\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-7215\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter  wp-image-7215\" title=\"christmasgifT\" src=\"http:\/\/www.canyoncountryzephyr.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/christmasgifT.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"480\" height=\"390\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.canyoncountryzephyr.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/christmasgifT.jpg 600w, http:\/\/www.canyoncountryzephyr.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/christmasgifT-300x244.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 480px) 100vw, 480px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>http:\/\/www.telegraph.co.uk\/finance\/personalfinance\/consumertips\/9689707\/Martin-Lewis-Its-time-to-ban-Christmas-presents.html<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Giving to children is a joy but does everyone else need a gift too? This Christmas try adopting a brave new approach. AN EXCERPT:\u00a0\u00a0 Is it time to ban Christmas presents? Across the country people are growling at the enforced obligation to waste money on tat they can&#8217;t afford, for people who won&#8217;t use it. 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