Christmas Correction
I was not originally scheduled to write today’s post in Shalampax Speaks. However, I asked to take over this space to issue a correction for something I said in the article I published yesterday explaining Christmas and it’s customs to people who were not familiar with the holiday.
Yesterday, I wrote, “Christmas celebrants are expected to take and execute a vow of poverty by maxing out their credit cards to buy lavish gifts for family and friends.” Apparently, that statement is false.
I have been informed that, strictly speaking, it is not mandatory to max out your credit card to properly celebrate Christmas. Instead, if you have amassed sufficient equity in your home that you can borrow against, you are permitted to do that instead.
Then again, considering the hit that the housing market took in many parts of the world, this may not be an option for many people.
I apologize for the error in yesterday’s column and I regret any confusion it might have caused.
LOL! There is no such thing as a vow and what about those who don’t have credit cards and are already in poverty? Lavish gifts? I wish!
Christmas is a fun holiday for the entire family. You don’t have to spend on anything to enjoy it. A simple Merry Christmas greeting is enough to lift the heart of anyone (unless of course that person is materialistic, LOL).
@Melo: Here in Shalampax we just skim other people’s bank accounts and credit card, so we have no need for credit cards ourselves. But I understand that in the rest of the world it’s not worth living if you don’t have a credit card.
Of course, being mostly Paahlmists here, we don’t know much about Christmas. I just wrote about what I learned, for the benefit of people like me before I did my research don’t know much about Christmas.