WEBVTT - Second Cup: Do a gift debrief

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<v Speaker 1>Welcome to Before Breakfast, a production of iHeartRadio. Good Morning,

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<v Speaker 1>This is Laura. Welcome to the Before Breakfast podcast. Today's

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<v Speaker 1>tip is to do a gift debrief. Figure out what

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<v Speaker 1>worked and what didn't work in your gift giving this

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<v Speaker 1>past holiday season. Make notes to guide you in the future.

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<v Speaker 1>So we are now about a month past Christmas. For

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<v Speaker 1>those who celebrate Christmas or any other December gift giving holiday,

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<v Speaker 1>you may be glad to be done with major gift

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<v Speaker 1>giving occasions for the next eleven months, but a little

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<v Speaker 1>reflection right now can save future you a fair amount

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<v Speaker 1>of stress. If you've got kids, you can reflect on

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<v Speaker 1>what they received and what and what didn't. What are

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<v Speaker 1>they still playing with now one month later? What turned

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<v Speaker 1>out to be a dud? Did anything create a lot

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<v Speaker 1>of excitement when it was opened? Did other siblings looked

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<v Speaker 1>wistfully at something or did you misjudge interests? What about

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<v Speaker 1>the volume of presents? Was it just right or was

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<v Speaker 1>it overwhelming? For other folks in your life. It might

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<v Speaker 1>help to write down what you gave and what you

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<v Speaker 1>received while these items are still relatively fresh in your memory.

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<v Speaker 1>It is easy to find yourself wondering come November whether

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<v Speaker 1>you gave your nephew a duffelbag last year. Ten months hence,

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<v Speaker 1>you will know that you thought about giving him one,

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<v Speaker 1>but you might not remember what you decided a month

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<v Speaker 1>after the holidays, though you probably still remember, and you

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<v Speaker 1>can also see if that Duffel bag is getting any

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<v Speaker 1>use by this point, and thus evaluate whether it was

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<v Speaker 1>a good idea or not. It can also be easy

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<v Speaker 1>to forget which friends and family members you exchanged gifts with,

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<v Speaker 1>or even cards with. No one likes the awkward dance

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<v Speaker 1>when one person gives a gift and the other doesn't,

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<v Speaker 1>so write it all down. If you've still got the

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<v Speaker 1>holiday card somewhere, and let's face it, it is entirely

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<v Speaker 1>possible that you still do, write down the names and

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<v Speaker 1>addresses in a spreadsheet. Next November, this will be all

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<v Speaker 1>good to go. You might also start creating a list

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<v Speaker 1>of gift ideas. The upside of doing this so soon

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<v Speaker 1>after December is that you can remember what was a

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<v Speaker 1>hit for some people and transfer these ideas to other

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<v Speaker 1>similar folks. If you loved the Duffel bag, so you

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<v Speaker 1>buy one next year for your godson. If one set

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<v Speaker 1>of older relatives really liked a digital picture frame. Probably

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<v Speaker 1>another set will like it next year. If you particularly

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<v Speaker 1>enjoyed a bottle of wine from a colleague, well now

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<v Speaker 1>you've got the name of a winemaker to order in

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<v Speaker 1>bulk from for other people's gifts next year. And if

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<v Speaker 1>something didn't work out, well, now you know. I will

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<v Speaker 1>note that I gave my husband something I really thought

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<v Speaker 1>he would love, and as of a few weeks post Christmas,

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<v Speaker 1>it was still sitting there in the room where we

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<v Speaker 1>opened presents. I thought it made a lot of sense

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<v Speaker 1>as a gift, but I guess he just wasn't as

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<v Speaker 1>into it as I imagined he would be. I now

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<v Speaker 1>know to look in a different direction for gifts in

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<v Speaker 1>future years. Santa isn't the only one who benefits from

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<v Speaker 1>making the list and checking it twice. Keeping a list

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<v Speaker 1>of gifts given or gifts received helps you make smarter

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<v Speaker 1>choices in the future, wasting less money and making people

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<v Speaker 1>happier in the meantime. This is Laura, Thanks for listening,

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