Thanksgiving and Christmas holidays should be a special time for families to be thankful for the many blessings they have received and for gathering together to enjoy each other. Sometimes we tend to let the decorations, food items and gift giving get in the way of enjoying this special time with family and friends. Before you and your family members start making your wish lists, it would be a good idea to set a budget for food, decorations and gifts. Once the budget is decided upon, you can plan how to manage that budget and who will be in charge of each specific task.