Current Events > Do you buy gifts for extended family?

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I think I'm at the age where I should start buying for extended family, but fuck that's stressful.

That's 6+ Extra people I gotta buy for.

Not a Scrooge mcduck, just broke af.
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its much less stressful during this time of year if you just bow out of exchanging gifts entirely. i started (or stopped, i guess?) doing that about ten years ago and it's been wonderful.
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Usually just the kids of the family if I know well be getting together. Like I know we will be seeing my niece and nephew on Christmas so we are getting them something.
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Just gift cards. I'll usually just get actual gifts for friends, grandparents, parents, siblings, nieces.
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Asherlee10 posted...

No, we all just agree to not buy gifts but instead just get together for a meal.

that's the spirit. the holiday season should be about family and loved ones, not buying shit you'll most likely throw away in two weeks.
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My cousin and her kids, that's it.
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I don't buy gifts. Used to have a reason I think, now I just don't.
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I don't buy gifts for any adults in my family. I get stuff for my nieces, and my cousin's kids if they'll be in town, but that's it. I also told everyone to stop getting me presents but they still do.
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Ugh, even if I budget $150 for people's presents, that's less than $20 a person LOL. I'll be buying for 8 people if we count my parents.

Gf and I aren't even exchanging at this point, can't afford it.
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For Christmas I usually getbrot

Mom/dad/brother/sister

Some uncles and aunts depending on if I see something I really think they'll like.

Cousins under 13

Also close friends and sometimes their s/o
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I stopped buying gifts for immediate family because I just don't have the money for that shit.
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I feel you man. I'm not trying to put all of this on a credit card, and be stuck paying it off for months. Holidays shouldn't add this much financial stress
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family might get some scratch cards, i don't make much money.
only enough to scrape by with some help from my friends.
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Yeah I make 30k a year, pretty much live paycheck to paycheck. But I own a home, pay all my own bills etc.

One of the cousins I'd be buying for makes 100k a year. Her grandma who I'd be buying for, is a literal millionaire from Lithuania.
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Why do I always wait until 6 weeks or less before Christmas, to start gift shopping
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lww99 posted...

Holidays shouldn't add this much financial stress

they only do because you allow them to. you've bought into the consumerist culture that the American retailer has perpetuated through this idea that you must buy everyone you know a present.

#resist

if you really want to get people you like presents because "its the thought that counts", try making something, or give them something "from the heart", like a card explaining why you like them.
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Giant_Aspirin posted...

its much less stressful during this time of year if you just bow out of exchanging gifts entirely. i started (or stopped, i guess?) doing that about ten years ago and it's been wonderful.

This, I still go eat with my family and everything. But everyone knows not to buy me a gift and I'm not getting them one either.
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It's not awkward during gatherings?

Like everyone is exchanging gifts, while you basically sit in the corner?
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lww99 posted...

It's not awkward during gatherings?

Like everyone is exchanging gifts, while you basically sit in the corner?

Nah not really. But I guess I'm used to it and I'm not really into the whole family gathering thing. It could just be me.
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