"The brokers are only motivated by greediness, " says Noel.

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Ortega went a step further, blaming natural disasters and hurricanes like Hurricane Felix that recently devastated Nicaragua, as the result of "aggression against mother nature carried by the greediness of imperial capitalism".

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While she and her husband often gave more than the one, the strategy helped them focus on quality vs. quantity and zapped some of the greediness that often comes with the holidays.

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