Home made goods are gifts from the heart. Everyone this year will be getting home made jams and jellies, plus holiday quick breads and cookies.
The kids will get cash. Of course, we'll tell them to save it for another day, because they're going to need it more at a later date. They're good at taking our advice, so we know they'll stash it rather than spend it.
In the end, we get through the holidays without feeding the beast. Making sure everyone else in the world get's their free christmas bling is not our responsibility.
Maybe it isn’t in NY, but it is sure in TN where I live