Why Do We Keep Doing This to Ourselves? The holidays are over. The refrain is everywhere: "I'm exhausted." "That was so stressful." "I'm glad it's done." "My kids have too much stuff." "I can't believe how much we spent." Year after year, the same complaints. And yet, next year, we'll do it all again. Why? The Real Cost of Holiday Consumption Look at what happened over the past few weeks. Many people spent money they may not have had on gifts people may not have wanted. They