Is this Tacky of me>??

[Maya & Inka's mommy]

Not tacky at all!! I am sure that everybody will appreciate it a lot for your being so honest!!
Donating ornaments sounds super to me!!

[jennielynn1970]

I cannot imagine having to buy for that many people! Holy crow!! I have a hard enough time finding enough money for mom, dad, brother, sister in law and nephew, lol. I'm not good at budgeting, so that does hinder my efforts.

One thing I do is make things homemade, specifically baked goods. They take me a lot of time to do, and are really something that are from my heart. I try to find something that they really love, or remember from their childhood, and make them a batch of that. My brother is macaroons, my sister in law anything with peanut butter, mom and dad really don't care what it is, and nephew, I think he's the only one I bought for before he turned 18. It has been a tradition in our extended family that if the child is over 16, they get $$ instead of presents (although there were those favorite relative kids who got both... ).

Do what you feel works for you. Let the family members know what is going on as far as just not wanting to swap presents, but honestly they don't have to know all the extenuating circumstances, just that you don't to swap due to finances.

Our family isn't doing anything this year, and I'm fine with it. As long as we're together, we have dinner and enjoy the company, it's all good!