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Originally Posted by FrugalFish
Christmas spending is a constant source of stress for me.
We buy for parents, a few siblings, nieces/nephews, and our own family- of course.
I like to keep extended family gifts around $500 total, but whenever I do, I feel like such a cheapskate after all the gifts have been exchanged. The others just spend so generously. After last Christmas I sat down and tried to figure out a budget that would be more in line with what our relatives do- I came up with $1700  That just seems like too much, especially since we aren't super close with our families.
Honestly, I don't know how much we are going to spend this year. Probably somewhere between $500 and $1700. I already have the $1700 set aside, but I have a feeling that as Christmas draws closer, I'm not going to be real eager to spend that much. |
Don't give in to the pressure to spend just to match them, try to find the right gift for them that is in your budget, and both of you will be happy. Shop year round and may find things that they LOVE and because they love it you will not feel like a cheapskate. Why do they spend so much? Are they wishing they could be more like you and spend less?