Been There, Done That: Giving is the magic of the season

- Laura Nethken

Are you ready for Christmas? That's been the hot question this whole month. And my answer has been "yes." We had a few gifts yet to get but for the most part, we are ready. Santa has been very good to us this year.

We had a major hit to our budget in August when our campground of the past 21 years closed. Our camper was too old to go to many of the area campgrounds, so we worked super hard to secure funding for a newer camper. We got a great deal but had to pony up with money down, plus money to have our deck moved to our new campground. And three weeks after all that was accomplished, our new payments started.

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