The Billionaire Scrooge Next Door

by Olivia Hayle

love the feeling Christmas gives you. The warm, fuzzy feelings. It’s like once a year, you get a pass. You don’t have to think about anything difficult. No work, no problems. You can neglect the laundry and the bills. For a few days, you get to stay inside and drink hot chocolate and wear your pajamas all day long. You’re allowed to watch movies that don’t make

they just make you feel good. It’s a season that just lets you rest.”

“Christmas is a promise, you know? A promise that you’ll have time to meet your friends again, to spend time with your family in a place where your flaws don’t matter. All the decorations and gifts are window-dressing. They help enhance that promise, but they don’t make it. Does that make sense? Gingerbread is tasty, but it’s not Christmas. I love Christmas trees and eggnog and turkey, but that’s not the spirit of Christmas either. It’s tradition and comfort and relaxation.”

So when life is shifting around you, and everything feels insecure… you’ll come home and the same song is playing that you’ve heard all of your life, and for a little while, everything feels right in the world.”