by DenmarkKilo » Dec 24th, '08, 16:27
Already been done in the past for many years. I now just try to enjoy myself a bit more than others at birthday parties instead of throwing one myself through the year. A fair bit cheaper that way.
As for the one-lot-of-presents, my sister and I tried to keep everyone fair by comparing the relative perceived values of gifts. If my total haul for the Christmas period was at least 2/3rds more valuable than hers, then we'd both be happy.
On her own birthday, she had big gifts, but combining the two present times she would end up with a lot more than me. People kept thinking "Well, DK had a large present on HIS birthday..." completely ignoring the minor fact that they did a combined Xmas/Birthday gift.
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