Skip presents?!

69 percent of Americans wish they could skip holiday gift giving

Nearly 7 in 10 Americans say they would skip exchanging gifts this holiday season if friends and family agreed to it.

That's according to a new online survey conducted by Harris Poll.
Forty-three percent said they feel pressured to spend more than they can afford. If they didn't have to buy or make gifts, 25 percent said they'd use the money on activities with friends and family, 37 percent would pay down debt, 47 percent would save or invest, and 60 percent said they would spend more time with friends and family.

Isn't that interesting? I think that the 37% that said they would pay down debt, aren't telling the truth. They just don't want to seem like grinches so they chose that answer vs. the I don't want to give a gift answer. That seems true to me though, that most people would rather DO things with their money. Especially as you get older...when you don't have kids at home, etc. That would be a nice shift if people did that. Memories of good times are always better than things :-)