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I regift liberally. I have a family who refuses to "know" me. It's always been such - as a kid, I got whatever my cousin was into at that time. Nothing's changed.

Now, these gifts are nice. Expensive, etc. They're just not me. But, often, they really are perfect for someone else I know. I'll get a gift look at it and think "OMG, that's absolutely perfect for Susan!"

I don't regift just because I have an extra gift and someone needs a gift. I only do it when I have something that is perfect for someone else.

I regifted a ton of baby stuff. Diapers which were too small (well, when the baby is 9lbs7oz at birth, those little newborn diapers don't really fit long), clothes which weren't my style/wrong season/wrong size (my kids had huge feet and anything with feet didn't work for them at all). I even regifted some of the nicer quilts I received - things that made me all gooey inside and then I never used them because they were too nice. I regifted them to people I knew would like them but would actually use them.

And I donate a lot. I donated 3 good size loads of stuff when I moved last year. It filled my patio (about the size of a 2 car carport) and my one car garage.

I don't struggle with any of it. I get things from so many people and so much of my life is spent trying to be more simple and have less stuff.

I agree with the article - cash is used to pay bills. When we get cash, it goes into the bank and we just spend it on bills. I guess we could say we used it to eat out, but we would have eaten out anyway, so it's kind of a no go.