I had my first budget or frugal xmas last year and i cant begin to tell you how humbling and wonderful it was.
The sheer pleasure i took from making gifts and spending time on them cheered me up no end, i never would have dreampt there would be time to "mess about" with things before, i spent so much time dressing things up and enjoyed the experience immensely.
Even if by some miracle we were to get back on our feet finacially, i wouldnt want to change what ive learned and i hope to continue to mess around each year now :D x