With the holidays creeping up, it can be tricky to figure out which friends or family members to spend your precious George Washingtons on—and more importantly, when you should save or splurge. Some loved ones are more dear to you than others, and you want to show them that. Or maybe you just owe them one. Here are some tips to help you decide who’s really worth it and who’s...well, NOT.

New Year’s. Fourth of July. Thanksgiving. Christmas. These are all major national holidays, but which is unlike the others?

Take a closer look, and you’ll find that of these — and of all 10 public holidays established by U.S. fFederal law — Christmas is the only one with religious significance.

Let's face it. Valentine's Day is a reminder that being alone is not OK by society's standards and that often our love is unrequited. This holiday is obnoxious, and it looms over all of us like a bad case of heartburn.

Valentine's Day blows. It has run its course and is fatally overdone. Spring is filled with holidays that can easily crumble the reputation of the lovefest that is Valentine's, if only people knew about these days. So, pull out your party hats and fill your cups because these holidays are sure to top a corny day of lovey-doveyness any time of the year.

Why I love the holidays:

1. Egg nog

2. Cold weather (fuck you, SC)

3. LEFTOVERS!!!!