everyone gets cash.It ain't sexy but they can buy what they want. The kids who are starting out in life usually use the money to help pay for the expenses that month. That makes them less stressed out for a little while.

Originally Posted by: wpr 

So putting in a little extra effort to get presents is not part of your Holiday ? It does require a little energy to buy and wrap presents . I hope you get your Christmas Spirit back wpr. As for me, I still get and give personalized gifts, even if I now order some of them from the internet .

MERRY CHRISTMAS [cheers]

Originally Posted by: Smokey 

WPR , you do what makes you happy and Merry Christmas to you. Sorry that I misread your post .

As for buying crap that no one needs or wants, I always carefully select gifts that fill a need or desire. My brother wears nice dress shirts for his business. He likes it when I select and give him a fine new dress shirt. I do the same with all my family and friends. I used to get cash from some of my older relatives, but I would still have liked a coffee mug or pocket knife to remember them by as they have now passed on some years ago. It is for much the same reason that I give gifts from my heart and not just my wallet.

Someday my niece will look at a silver picture frame or Christmas Nutcracker and remember that I gave it to her for a present. My nephews will be able to open up their Bibles and read my inscription upon the inside of the quality editions I'm giving them both this season.

We all celebrate the Season differently, and I look forward to reading more varied post in this thread.

MERRY CHRISTMAS [cheers]

Originally Posted by: Smokey 

My grandparents would give me $50 every Christmas. I never wanted money. Money is replaceable. All I wanted was a card with a comment from them. They passed away in 2013 and maybe I'm too sentimental, but, I can't look back and read those $50 bills' comments and smile.

When it comes to my girls, I always get them gifts. I believe gift cards and the like are weak and have no meaning behind them. I understand how it works best for some. My girls would like that, but they also love that I put time and effort into every gift I buy them and when they get older, they will value that more than a dollar figure.

I still have some of the cards mom gave me and I value those $3 cards immensely more than any dollar amount she'd ever given me because it came from her, it was genuine, authentic and again, from her.

I'm probably wrong in my thinking and I'm okay with that. I know I could die at any time and I don't want the last thing I gave my daughters to ever be a gift card or money. I want it to be something that came from the heart.

We each have our preferences and what works best for us and that's what makes Christmas, ... Christmas.

Originally Posted by: Zero2Cool