Christmas is only a month away...

In Greece we have an expression for really cold weather: "το κρύο της αρκούδας", literally translating as "the bear's cold".
Given the whole low prices situation, today we are decorating the bear-market Christmas tree, especially dedicated to all those crypto hodlers who are turning "their shit into rusk" (another "brilliant" Greek expression, "κάνω το σκατό μου παξιμάδι" meant for those who face financial difficulties and have to make do with very little money).

Back to the Christmas spirit now!

What if you're broke?

What if you feel like the captain of the Titanic, watching your babies sink deep down into the cold waters of the crypto exchanges?

What if you have "no second pair of underpants"? (Gosh! this Greek language is so rich in wisdom! "Δεν έχω δεύτερο βρακί" is said to describe very poor people)

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Does this mean you have no right to celebrate Christmas?

Does this mean you have no right to decorate your house (if of course you still have one)?

Does this mean you have no right to get a Christmas tree?

Absolutely not!

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Ruth is here to bring you a low-budget but high-taste (?) solution

Ladies and gentlemen, today I bring you the bear-market Christmas tree!

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Bought from one of those dollar-shops, this huuuuuge (if you're a microbe) Christmas tree is the best, low-priced alternative.

First let's start with our tree

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Impressive, isn't it?

Then we need to get the decorations!

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One after the other, they are making it to the branches.

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Look! We even got presents (empty of course, but it's the thought that counts)

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And ta-daaaa!

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Wait! Something is missing!

Aaah! The super cheap Chinese lights!

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Yeah, yeah! Now we're talking!

See? When you turn the lights off....

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It doesn't look that crappy!

And with some 50mm magic...

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It may even look classy

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Ok it's a lens, not a miracle maker

Still, my dear bankrupt (and butthurt) crypto hodlers...

We do have the right to celebrate a proper Christmas!

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After all, Christmas is not in the expensive trees and ornaments...

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Christmas is in the warmth you get from the people you love!

Don't be discouraged by the ongoing exchanges massacre.

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If you still have your health...

Your loved ones...

A roof over your head...

And some food in your plate...

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Then you're richer than you think!

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I wanted desperately to bring some Christmas spirit into the new house and since we'd need to wait until we start decorating, I bought this little tree with the cheap Chinese decorations to put in the bedroom on our little, red table. The colored lights give such a warm atmosphere in here! In a few days we're gonna have curtains and carpets and then it will be all so much cozier! I can't wait!

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All images (not free for re-use) and story by @ruth-girl - Steemit, 2018

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