{"id":2436,"date":"2008-12-13T17:45:31","date_gmt":"2008-12-13T17:45:31","guid":{"rendered":"\/\/www.askmrcreditcard.com\/news\/?p=2436"},"modified":"2008-12-13T17:45:31","modified_gmt":"2008-12-13T17:45:31","slug":"should-you-give-children-cash-for-christmas","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.askmrcreditcard.com\/news\/should-you-give-children-cash-for-christmas\/","title":{"rendered":"Should You Give Children Cash For Christmas?"},"content":{"rendered":"

One of our readers, TStrump<\/a>, left this comment:<\/p>\n

My nephew is 12-yrs old and he is already asking for cash as gifts – Christmas, birthdays – all the time. I\u2019m concerned he is learning the wrong things about money, already.
\nNot sure how to deal with this \u2026 basically, when he asks, I just say NO.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

I thought that was such a wonderful comment. What do you do when a child asks you for money as a present?<\/p>\n

Do you think it’s a reflection of greed? As in “Nothing you could me would be what I want, and at least if you give me money I can what I really want?”<\/p>\n

It takes all the thought that went into your gift and throws it right out the window. At least from my point of view. Still, I know some people do not mind and are happy to give cash to adults and children. <\/p>\n

Personally, I don’t because I always end up spending far more than I normally would if I give a person cash. When I shop for normal items I take my time, and usually try to get them on clearance, or at least with a discount. With cash, the person suddenly knows how much the gift cost, and that can be judged very quickly. <\/p>\n

I don’t give gift cards for that reason either. I would rather put my time and caring into picking out a gift that I hope the person will love! Still though. Ever Christmas my grandmother gives me an envelope with cash, and I always look forward to it! So it’s a double edged issue for me. <\/p>\n

What do you think? Would you rather receive cash as a gift for Christmas? Do you give cash presents to others? Tell me about it below? I would love to know what you think!<\/p>\n

There were some excellent articles this week around the blog-o-sphere, and I wanted to share the best ones with you. I hope you find a few here that you enjoy!<\/p>\n

‘Tis The Season:<\/strong><\/font><\/p>\n