Saturday Night Live had a hilarious skit this past weekend about the ‘Spirit Halloween’ store that pops up across America for 6 weeks then disappears into the ether until the next holiday season.
If you missed the skit it’s worth to watch for a few good laughs but it got me thinking about when Halloween died for us. It happened around the time our kids got into their late teens and they really didn’t want to have anything to do with it except maybe eat a few candy bars.
After the kids lost interest, so did we and we stopped decorating our house and stopped giving out candy. I know a few families in our neighbor hood were sad when we stopped doing it because we usually decked out the house and gave out good candy but the passion for it wasn’t there any more after doing it for 15+ years.
Halloween is 30 days away and I doubt we’ll be doing anything again this year primarily because my wife will be traveling out of the country and I’m very busy at work although I do miss dressing up. Ironically, we do have a costume party this weekend but a relative is hosting that event.
In any event, I think back to all the money we spent on these holidays for costumes, candy and decorations and it’s a welcome relief to not have to spend that money. I’m at the point right now where I take any extra cash and invest in into my portfolio.
I’m getting close to retiring and I am working hard to hoard as much money as possible because once I leave the “grind” I have no interest in returning to it.
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Are you planning on shelling out big bucks for Halloween this year? Let me know in the comments below!