Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Yes, they will tag you as cheap. It's really a question do you care about being labeled?

We did:
3rd Grade Teacher $25
Cello Teacher $25
Bus Driver $20

Will $10 dollars be okay, sorry single mom my income is 50k

OP, just tell the ones who are collecting that you are giving your own gift. Have your child make a card and write something for the teacher and let him give that. That is more than enough when your income is limited. Teachers cherish the notes more than these gifts.

+1

Don’t feel pressure. Honestly I have a high HHI but I often miss the deadline to contribute to group gifts so then we do individual. I don’t feel great about this but a friend of mine who was the one getting the funds said not to worry, lots of people don’t contribute. You won’t be the only one, and only a terrible person wound judge a single mom who didn’t contribute.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Yes, they will tag you as cheap. It's really a question do you care about being labeled?

We did:
3rd Grade Teacher $25
Cello Teacher $25
Bus Driver $20

Will $10 dollars be okay, sorry single mom my income is 50k

If that’s what you can afford, then yes. If anyone judges you, screw them.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Yes, they will tag you as cheap. It's really a question do you care about being labeled?

We did:
3rd Grade Teacher $25
Cello Teacher $25
Bus Driver $20

Will $10 dollars be okay, sorry single mom my income is 50k

OP, just tell the ones who are collecting that you are giving your own gift. Have your child make a card and write something for the teacher and let him give that. That is more than enough when your income is limited. Teachers cherish the notes more than these gifts.

Five dollars is perfect!

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Yes, they will tag you as cheap. It's really a question do you care about being labeled?

We did:
3rd Grade Teacher $25
Cello Teacher $25
Bus Driver $20

Will $10 dollars be okay, sorry single mom my income is 50k

Don’t give anything! Write a nice email. I’m a teacher and have posted this before. I never remember the gift cards over the years. I remember the kind words forever. I can remember a particular email, a note a student wrote ok the back of a final exam, a card, even a store bought packaged Valentine’s Day card that the kid personalized. Those mean so much more.

$10 is plenty in your case. I am in a different tax bracket and contribute a lot, and part of the reason is to make up for people who can't afford to. It's the same reason I donate double the school supplies - so no kid is going without a notebook or crayons bc their parents couldn't afford to contribute.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Yes, they will tag you as cheap. It's really a question do you care about being labeled?

We did:
3rd Grade Teacher $25
Cello Teacher $25
Bus Driver $20

Will $10 dollars be okay, sorry single mom my income is 50k

PP, no teacher wants you to spend money you don’t have! I work in an elementary school and my very, very favorite gifts are notes and pictures from students.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Yes, they will tag you as cheap. It's really a question do you care about being labeled?

We did:
3rd Grade Teacher $25
Cello Teacher $25
Bus Driver $20

Will $10 dollars be okay, sorry single mom my income is 50k

You can also decline. Most people on here have WAAAYY more money, so it’s a different calculus.

Will $10 dollars be okay, sorry single mom my income is 50k

Yes. Please know that $0 dollars is OK too. Gifts are not required, esp when the teacher is making more than you are.

For group gifts, on a limited income, yes $5 is fine.

I would not give a $5 gift card to someone as an individual gift, though.

Anonymous wrote:Yes, they will tag you as cheap. It's really a question do you care about being labeled?

We did:
3rd Grade Teacher $25
Cello Teacher $25
Bus Driver $20

Will $10 dollars be okay, sorry single mom my income is 50k

I would not think you were cheap! But I do, personally, think not everyone should get the same amount. I give more to the teachers who see my kids 5x per day for 9 months.

Yes, they will tag you as cheap. It's really a question do you care about being labeled?

We did:
3rd Grade Teacher $25
Cello Teacher $25
Bus Driver $20

If you really can't afford it, then $5 is fine. But for a volunteer soccer/baseball coach, who made it possible for your child to play for the season at a lower cost, I'd give at least $20 each.

If you are contributing to an elementary school teacher class gift, it depends on whether you contributed to a class fund at the beginning of the year. If so, they shouldn't be asking for any more money. If not, and you didn't give a holiday gift or teacher appreciation gift, I would give at least $10. If you have already given some combination of those things, $5 at the end of the year is fine.

I'm being bombarded with emails to Venmo people for end of year gifts...for elementary teachers, soccer coaches, baseball, etc. I feel like it's a lot. Will people tag me as cheap if I Venmo $5 for each one? Trying to get a reality check as to how much people give.