{"id":243569,"date":"2022-11-21T21:09:02","date_gmt":"2022-11-21T19:09:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mypr.co.za\/?p=125017"},"modified":"2022-11-21T21:09:02","modified_gmt":"2022-11-21T19:09:02","slug":"redefining-gifting-this-festive-season","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/press\/redefining-gifting-this-festive-season\/","title":{"rendered":"Redefining gifting this festive season"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"scaip scaip-1 \">\n<aside id=\"republication_tracker_tool-2\" class=\"republication_tracker_tool clearfix\">\n<h5 class=\"adtitle\">Republish for Free<\/h5>\n<div class=\"license\">\n<p><button name=\"Republish This Story\" id=\"cc-btn\" class=\"republication-tracker-tool-button\">Republish This Story<\/button><\/p>\n<p><a class=\"license\" rel=\"noreferrer license noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/creativecommons.org\/licenses\/by-nd\/4.0\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Creative Commons License\" class=\"lazyload\" src=\"http:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/redefining-gifting-this-festive-season.png\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Creative Commons License\" src=\"http:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/redefining-gifting-this-festive-season.png\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"message\">\n<p>Republish our articles for free, online or in print, under a Creative Commons license.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<\/aside>\n<figure id=\"attachment_125018\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-125018\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"https:\/\/mypr.co.za\/?attachment_id=125018\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt width=\"300\" height=\"200\" class=\"wp-image-125018 size-thumbnail lazyload\" src=\"http:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/redefining-gifting-this-festive-season.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-125018 size-thumbnail\" src=\"http:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/redefining-gifting-this-festive-season.jpg\" alt width=\"300\" height=\"200\"><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-125018\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Family Fun<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>This Christmas, re-think what\u2019s on your list<\/p>\n<p>For most of us, the rapidly approaching festive season heralds a time of shopaholism and excessive spending. It\u2019s a frenzied race to fight crowds in malls to find gifts for everyone, often spending way more than we planned (or budgeted for). We live in a fast-paced consumer-orientated world, where we\u2019re conditioned into believing that if we buy a bigger house, drive an expensive car, and wear designer clothes, then we will be truly happy. But this type of euphoric happiness is usually short-lived, with the thrill fading fast, replaced by a perpetual desire for the next thing.<\/p>\n<p>This year, Samantha Pillay (Director \u2013 Sales Operations for First Loyalty Plus) urges us to make a conscious decision to buy fewer gifts, and instead opt to invest in shared experiences with our family and friends through memory-making adventures that will last a lifetime. \u201cEvery day we make choices about what to spend our money on, and research has shown, time and time again, that investing in experiences is almost always a better idea than investing in things.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>There\u2019s an upswell in the number of people who are now choosing to rather invest in experiences, and here are five compelling reasons why:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>1. More enduring happiness: A psychology professor at Cornell University has been studying the relationship between money and happiness for more than 20 years. His research has proven conclusively that experiences make people feel happier for much longer than material possessions, as the happiness derived from these is short-lived. Over time, people become less satisfied with the things they\u2019ve bought and instead feel more fulfilled through experiences.<\/p>\n<p>2. Longer lasting memories: People tend to remember past childhood experiences such as family holidays, with far more clarity as adults than they remember the gifts they received. Memories created by experiences truly are gifts that keep giving.<\/p>\n<p>3. Less clutter: Unlike physical possessions that take up space in our lives, experiences take up very little space \u2013 other than some photos and a souvenir or two. With a global drive towards embracing minimalism, more and more people are striving to live simply and only have what they absolutely need in their homes for daily living.<\/p>\n<p>4. Enhanced connections: It is easier to connect with others when we experience things together, spend time in one another\u2019s company, or share a common activity. In our busy lives, we need to grab as much downtime as possible to de-stress and relax, and sharing fun experiences is a pleasurable way of doing this.<\/p>\n<p>5. Less pressure: Booking a holiday or some form of fun experience is far less stressful than trying to decide what to buy someone for Christmas and fighting the crowds to get your shopping done. Experiences don\u2019t need to break the bank either! By signing up for a First Loyalty Plus membership (firstloyaltyplus.co.za) for example, you\u2019ll score incredible discounts on crazy-cool experiences such as hot air ballooning, up to 50% off on holidays, as well as 20% off spa treatments, and loads of other amazing deals.<\/p>\n<p>Samantha concludes, \u201cRemember that whether the experiences you are investing in are big or small, they all add up, and each one counts as a deposit into your memory bank. Consider too that real fun and joy are derived from sharing an experience with those you love rather than doing it alone, so it makes sense that long-lasting happiness comes from enjoying memorable experiences together as a family, or with good friends. 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