Money issues are hard JL. I know this first hand. I have mentioned this before, but I really have no clothes, and I don't have a couch to sit on....I can get down about it too. Or I can remind myself of all of the money I wasted on alcohol....
We may still have debt, and not enough money for the things we want for ourselves or our kids, but we are putting ourselves in a far better position to be more financially secure in the future.
I hope that the extras your wife bought this year will not cause you too much grief.
And I hope that your family, and all of your families have a lovely Christmas.
V xx