Sick of buying tat - help?

wifeforlife

Pollycat wrote: »

I'd start by rethinking my present list - especially given your stated financial position.

When it gets to the point that you are exchanging bottles of wine, boxes of chocolates or toiletries with someone, that's the time to take a step back and say 'this is a waste of time and money, so let's stop doing it'.

This is what we do as a family - we get the kids, my brothers and I have 2 children each and all similar ages but we don't buy each other

I buy my Husband, my own kids 1 gift from us as parents, we do Santa which is normally about 4 or 5 gifts, my nieces and nephews 1 gift each

We all have what we need and there is nothing to buy each year so we don't bother

I do send a bottle of wine and box of sweets to my neighbours 1 on each side but I get them on deals throughout the year