Poll: Do you overspend during the holiday season? Sledi avtorju: ProZ.com Staff
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| | | | Marjolein Snippe 
Nizozemska
Local time: 00:50
angleščina - nizozemščina, flamščina
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| No shopping for me | Dec 9, 2025 |
So far, most people are answering yes. What do you overspend on? (Genuine question out of interest.)
I usually go for walks, meet friends for drinks or dinner, cuddle up with a book and stay away from shops as much as possible, so no overspending for me. Although I will bring a nice bottle of wine for dinner, and a good book as a Christmas present for all those at family Christmas celebrations. I am not a complete Scrooge...
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Over the years, I changed a lot. I used to overspend, but now I am rather frugal. On the other hand, I always stayed away from shops during the holiday season as I hate crowded places. Usually, my family (15 to 20 people) spends Christmas Eve at one of my nieces' houses, but we agreed a long time ago that there would be no gifts for anyone. We pool our money and donate it to charity. Christmas lunch (at no set time, because we went to bed late the night before) is spent at my house in a small gr... See more Over the years, I changed a lot. I used to overspend, but now I am rather frugal. On the other hand, I always stayed away from shops during the holiday season as I hate crowded places. Usually, my family (15 to 20 people) spends Christmas Eve at one of my nieces' houses, but we agreed a long time ago that there would be no gifts for anyone. We pool our money and donate it to charity. Christmas lunch (at no set time, because we went to bed late the night before) is spent at my house in a small group (just six of us). ▲ Collapse
| | | | Helena Chavarria
Španija
Local time: 00:50
Član (2011)
španščina - angleščina
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| Unfortunately, yes | Dec 9, 2025 |
I've got six grandchildren, whose birthdays are between November and April, and they also expect presents for what used to be called Christmas. I like to stick to a budget but sometimes it's difficult when you have to buy 12 presents for grandchildren aged between 20 and five.
What are Christmas presents called now? Holiday season presents?
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Lingua 5B
Bosna in Hercegovina
Local time: 00:50
angleščina - francoščina
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Helena Chavarria wrote:
I've got six grandchildren, whose birthdays are between November and April, and they also expect presents for what used to be called Christmas. I like to stick to a budget but sometimes it's difficult when you have to buy 12 presents for grandchildren aged between 20 and five.
What are Christmas presents called now? Holiday season presents?
Also cool when you get 12 presents for your birthday from them, no?
[Edited at 2025-12-10 08:31 GMT]
| | | | Vincenzo Di Maso
Portugalska
Local time: 23:50
Član (2009)
angleščina - italijanščina
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| I can't, because of... Proz | Dec 10, 2025 |
A few years ago, my workflow was steady and I knew exactly what I could rely on. Over the past years, however, new clients have become extremely rare. Most contacts with potential clients go nowhere, and the number of bottom-feeders has grown dramatically since the 2012 crisis.
ProZ stopped filtering agencies and clients properly, and I even ended up dealing with a scammer.
Even when I have a couple of good months with decent turnover, I can’t relax, because the follo... See more A few years ago, my workflow was steady and I knew exactly what I could rely on. Over the past years, however, new clients have become extremely rare. Most contacts with potential clients go nowhere, and the number of bottom-feeders has grown dramatically since the 2012 crisis.
ProZ stopped filtering agencies and clients properly, and I even ended up dealing with a scammer.
Even when I have a couple of good months with decent turnover, I can’t relax, because the following month is completely unpredictable. Whenever I get paid, the first thing I do is pay myself, meaning I invest part of that money, and only then do I take care of my expenses.
I plan every expense carefully: Christmas, donations, travel, everything. I’d love to overspend once in a while, but the immediate future is so unstable that it feels impossible. The translation profession has been deeply damaged by the dominance of bottom-feeders, and we’re all paying the price for it. ▲ Collapse
| | | | Gregor Trebec
Slovenija
Local time: 00:50
angleščina - slovenščina
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Being on invalidity pension I can not afford to overspend much, just the necessary.
| | | | Liena V.
Latvija
Local time: 01:50
Član (2014)
francoščina - latvijščina
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Helena Chavarria wrote:
what used to be called Christmas.
It actually used to be called holidays – from "holy days" – and referred to the entire period between the Christmas day and Epiphany until a couple hundred years ago. In Britain and later in America, that is. Where I'm from it was Winter Solstice.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4wmp0HPCOxk
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Samuel Murray
Nizozemska
Local time: 00:50
Član (2006)
angleščina - afrikanščina
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| Not really, no | Dec 10, 2025 |
No. We set aside some money for the extra food that visitors eat during this time of year, and our total gift budget (for the entire family) is under EUR 100 in total. And we don't really travel at this time of year. So, no.
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