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Monday, December 22, 2008
How much for presents between teens?
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
When I was a teenager many many years ago, the whole gift-giving-to-friends issue always seemed to end in an argument. It wasn’t so much about what I bought, but rather how much I spent. I had my own money from babysitting jobs and felt perfectly justified using my hard earned dollars on my closest friends. But a shouting match always ensued with my parents because they thought $25 dollars was just too much to spend, even if it was my money.
We’d go back and forth and usually I gave in and wound up finding some chintzy $10 item. I would fume for days. How times have changed? These days, it seems $25 is nothing to teenagers. They spend it at the drop of a hat and don’t think twice. Since my teen does make her own money I’ve decided she can spend it how she wants on friends. I’d rather not get into that argument with her. I’ll find another battle. Trust me. So, while I might think a $120 dollar concert ticket is really ridiculous to spend on a friend for a gift, it is her money.
What about you? Do you have a dollar amount your teen can spend on a friend or relative? And who holds the purse strings when teenagers make their own dinero?
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