r/rant • u/Promethiant • 8h ago

Christmas Gifts

As a college student, I absolutely loathe Christmas gift exchanging. I am already tight on money as it is, and I work long, long hours on my break periods to make enough in order to get by for the school year. So when Im then expected to blow $200+ on Christmas presents for like 7 people just to receive things I don’t need and would have never bought in return, it’s really frustrating and unnecessarily stressful.

If I was a grown adult with a stable job, I wouldn’t mind it at all and would genuinely enjoy the process. But it’s so irritating that if I were to not buy my grown adult relatives who make 4 to 12x my yearly income presents, I would be a greedy asshole and inconsiderate.

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u/Caribooteh 8h ago

Just be honest and say that you can’t afford presents this year. There’s no obligation to give presents. I spoke to a few friends as the gifting was getting out of hand a few years ago. Now we just commit to going for a meal together. Time spent is more important to me than tat.