Gift-giving can turn into an arms race nobody wants. Suggesting a limit early is kind, not cheap.
Ideas to suggest
- A spending limit per gift
- Gifts for the kids only
- A gift exchange where each person buys for one other person
- A family experience instead of gifts
- Homemade or secondhand gifts only
How to bring it up
Raise it early, before anyone has shopped. Keep it about wanting to enjoy the occasion, not about money troubles, unless you want to share that.
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