The Santa Story We Never Outgrow

Some stories grow up with us, yet their wonder remains timeless.

Every December, I find myself returning to a piece of writing that reminds me what this season is really about. In 1897, a precocious 8-year-old girl asked The New York Sun newspaper a question that every child wonders at some point. The newspaper’s reply didn’t just answer her; it captured something timeless about hope, innocence, and the quiet magic that carries us through life's most difficult moments.

I don’t often stray from personal finance here, but once a year, it feels right to pause and share something that reminds us why the work matters.

I’m sharing it again because, more than a century later, its message still has a way of softening the edges. It reminds us that not everything real can be measured, counted, or explained, and that some of the most important things never could be.

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May it bring you a moment of wonder, and maybe even a little peace, as we head into the new year.