Holiday Gift Giving In This Economy

Yesterday, I received an advanced copy of the ethics column that is expected to appear on BusinessWeek.com’s Web site sometime today. It was written by Bruce Weinstein, and it looks at holiday gift giving in today’s economy.
I know we’re scaling back a bit in the gift department this year. We’re still giving holiday gifts to family and close friends, but they aren’t as expensive as they have been in the past. And, according to Weinstein, “The Ethics Guy,” there’s nothing wrong with that:

There are lots of ways to say “thank you” or “I value our relationship” to someone besides spending …read more