If joy and merriment are free, why am I feeling so broke and borderline psychotic?

Today, Ridiculous hits The Billfold once again: 

Back in early October when we began to be inundated with Christmas décor filling the shelves of retailers big and small, I laughed at the absurdity. Halloween was still weeks away, to say nothing of Thanksgiving. With that in mind I made a pledge to myself: take it one holiday at a time. Zen and the Art of Holidays. But as the holidays came and went, “one holiday at a time” became a challenge, both for my wallet and my mental state.

In an effort to prevent myself from yet another year of going off the deep end, I’m getting proactive and appealing to the 2016 holiday me, the one who I hope is sane, happy and has money in the bank. God, she looks good. Read full article: A Letter to My Holiday Self One Year From Now here...

There is nothing so ridiculous as the holidays.

Remember When Halloween Was Free(ish)?

Ridiculous hits The Billfold once again:

"Halloween is a holiday rooted in the very best of enthusiasm. How else does one describe covering your front door in fake cobwebs and plastering bloody vampire bats to your windows? But as I prep for All Hallows’ Eve, I can’t help but wonder how Halloween got so far off the do-it-yourself track and so far on the why-don’t-you-just-stab-me-pricing bandwagon." Read full article here

If you can't be ridiculous on Halloween, when can you be?