Am I Being Stingy?

Ellie2758

I agree that you have done brilliantly - you have put a lot of time, thought and effort into buying things instead of just chucking money at the problem. Well done!!!

Ellie

Bagpuss1973

You are not being stingy at all.

I would be very happy if my brother bothered to put so much effort into sorting out a gift for me, I'm lucky if I get a gift voucher (that's if he remembers my birthday at all!) but I don't really care about the gifts because I know we have more important things in life, like he would drop everything to be there for me if I needed him.

Don't measure your gifts in monetary terms, measure them in the amount of love that is sent with each one, that soon mounts up.:j

Pink.

You are certainly not being stingy!

It sounds to me that you have put an awful lot of time and trouble into thinking of appropriate presents. This means so much more than spending money. I really hope that your family love your gifts.

Pink

zodiac

I love baking and plan to bake presents for everybody this yule, its a nice list of presents (you could pass them my way if they dont want them :rotfl: ) and your really not being stingy

Murtle

You've done well!!!

If you are looking at the monetary value, compare it to what you would have spent on said items if you hadn't sourced them better then think that's what you *spent*

Works for me!!!

Zziggi

The thing is P_P, only you will know how much you have spent and whether you paid full price, bought it with vouchers etc etc. The recepiant of the gift won't know. I'd chill out. You seem to have bought them well thought out presents chosen because you know what they like. I hope they enjoy the presents. if they don't then it's their ungratefulness showing.

fsdss

i dont think u are being stingy, my family are the same and always spend at least £100 on each other for special occasions, however when my sister went through a divorce and was left financially strapped, i received the best present ever from her and i know it was well thought about, on a limited budget. it sounds as though you have taken the time to think about who you are buying for, and that matters the most in my books.

johannamse

Penny-Pincher!! wrote:

Its gonna be like Xmas

I feel like a right chav!..LOL.

You made me giggle!! thanks.

You sound like me - I've gone from money galore to nowt. It does take some adjusting. I hope your illness is under control and you are coping.

Sound like youve got a great family to me. My Mum is a nightmare. If you don't spend £50 on everyone she thinks you are disgusting.She even sticks her nose in when you have got a cheap pressie and tried to disguise it as an expensive one, "mmm, where did you get so and so's frame from?" GGggrrrr. Hubbys family are the same, and were totally disgraised at our cheapo presents last year. I think some of them are still in a huff. What can you do ey? Youve got to laugh. Some people have no humility have they?

Turning_into_scrooge

I personnaly think you have spent enough money. Its a gift and it shouldn't be expected. I have recently changed my view on spending money on gifts for others partly due to being on a DMP but also because i lost a friend back in February due to the fact that i couldn't send any money for her sons birthday as everything was crashing down around me. It never occured to her that she hadn't botherd with my sons birthday for 4 years. I wouldn't worry about how much you have spent, i feel you've been very generous as it sounds like you've remembed everyone :A

Peakma

So not stingy!
I couldn't find the right "thankyou pressie " for my Aunt when we went to stay.She said "your presence, is my present." So remember it's about seeing each other and spending quality time together, the gifts you exchange are fairly irrellevant -or should be.Another little quote ~I recal a friend saying ,which has stuck with me is "The people that matter don't mind, the people that mind don't matter".