threemeninaboat

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Yeah, I didn't really mean they were skinflints, and I have to remind myself that being careful and non-spendy with money doesn't affect MY livelihood anymore ... just, the whole present-negotiating thing makes me all twitchy to start with. Buy presents, don't buy presents, write someone a letter telling them why they are awesome and wishing them a merry $holiday, but I was raised with some kind of weird ethos about present-giving that you don't tell people what to do about your presents, period, which means I misreact to most of that stuff...