How to Celebrate Christmas Like Rich People When You’re Poor

<p>Growing up, &lsquo;Home Alone&rsquo; was one of those Christmas movies that shaped my ideas of what Christmas should look like, a huge house, decorated to the nines in Christmas fluff, full of family and mayhem, maybe on the way to a big family vacation somewhere.</p> <p>My house was tiny, not a stitch of Christmas anywhere, there were only four of us sad souls and we never went anywhere.</p> <p>Yes, there was baby Jesus who we were taught was all we should really be concerned about, but as a budding child atheist, Christmas was a whole lot of other things for me. It was a time for reflection and a stark reminder that we were poor.</p> <p><a href="https://medium.com/the-springboard/how-to-celebrate-christmas-like-rich-people-when-youre-poor-aa7b54841cc3"><strong>Learn More</strong></a></p>