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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I have a similar question. My husband and I are childless (not by choice -- although I guess that's not pertinent). I'm an only child and my dad is living but my mom's dead. Husband has 2 living grandparents, mom, dad, a sister and BIL and 2 nephews (an infant and a toddler). We usually set a per person budget. Is it ok to scale back on the sister and BIL and spend more on the kids or do we just need to spend more as their family grows? I make a decent living but my husband owns a small business that's struggling. I guess I'm getting resentful that we spend a lot more $ on his family of origin than mine. Do we need to spend the same $ on the baby and toddler this year since the baby won't have any clue what's going on?[/quote]

I would try like hell to implement a Secret Santa or white elephant swap, with a set dollar limit for your husband's family. That can be tricky to do as the in-law, but perhaps you can get your husband on board and have him broach it. Hopefully  most of them will be relieved to have less shopping to do.

In our families we sometimes do a Secret Santa among the adults, and the kids get presents. Once the kid is off to college or 18, they join the Secret Santa pool. [/quote]

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