All of the below is copied and pasted from various sites online.  Just thought I'd share without getting into a discussion about "saving."  
   
 Cheers and happy holidays and new year!!!  
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 Most of us are aware of the fact that Saint Nicholas is embodied as the modern day Santa Claus because of his reputation to give secret gifts.  
   
 In his most famous exploit, however, a poor man had three daughters but could not afford a proper dowry for them. This meant that they would remain unmarried and, probably, in the absence of any other potential employment, would have to become prostitutes. Hearing of the poor man’s plight, Nicholas decided to help him. However, being too modest (or too shy) to help the man in public, (or knowing the man too proud to accept charity), he went to his house under the cover of night and threw three purses filled with gold coins through the window opening onto the man’s floor.  
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All of the below is copied and pasted from various sites online.  Just thought I'd share without getting into a discussion about "saving."  
   
 Cheers and happy holidays and new year!!!  
 --------------------------------------------------------  
   
 Most of us are aware of the fact that Saint Nicholas is embodied as the modern day Santa Claus because of his reputation to give secret gifts.  
   
 In his most famous exploit, however, a poor man had three daughters but could not afford a proper dowry for them. This meant that they would remain unmarried and, probably, in the absence of any other potential employment, would have to become prostitutes. Hearing of the poor man’s plight, Nicholas decided to help him. However, being too modest (or too shy) to help the man in public, (or knowing the man too proud to accept charity), he went to his house under the cover of night and threw three purses filled with gold coins through the window opening onto the man’s floor.  
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