Ang Pow Issues...
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Blobbi:
Wah u must be very bright! I got stuck at the purple, not that I knew what a $1000 bill looks like.[/quote]No lah... :oops: I'm making my list now loh...so got columns for denominationAndaiz:
[quote=\"KSP\"]
Those not so familiar ones - Purple
Those familiar ones - Red
For immediate family - BlueBlobbi:
Bloobi, took me a while. KSP's probably talking about purple $2's; red $10's and blue $50's!:? Okok. Can tell us in $ value?
Think the purple can't be $1000 right??!?! :!: :!:
so am seeing \"colours\" liao!
For me:
$4 for general;
$6 for people we regularly give <we've got 3 like MMM, so must let people break even ma!>;
$8 for a special group of friends' kids (coz there are 16 kids in total);
$10 for first cousins and first cousins' kids and our 2 remaining single good friends
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$20 for my sole niece and my sista (now gotta give her boyfren some more ...aiyah DH says this is future dividends :evil: );
$60 for our kids;
$80 for grandpa;
$100 for parents
and I give my own parents out of my own pocket because I want to :love: they've been pillars of strength to me and my family, even DH adores them! -
Yah, nowadays, my minimum is $4 (last year $2 cos hangcheng pai). Not that this year is better like MMM says, but there’s this feeling of inflation, like my plate of charkwayteow shrink like that.
Kids we meet, and maids - $4
My nephews and nieces - $20
Sister (bopian!) - $50
Parents, PIL -$100
Your parents sound so wonderful! -
other relatives children: $4
nephew and nieces: $28
cousins not married: $10
parents: $168
in law: $68
own kid: $50MMM:
This is our usual practise.
Other relatives' maids that we see at gathering - $2
Kids in general - $6 as we've 3 kids. Most exchange are $4 but they have 2 kids so cannot let ppl lugi.
Special cases - $10 (eg. unmarried grown up cousin)
Immediate nieces/ nephews - $20 (we all use the same rate for years) The funny thing is the most of them have 2 kids but we've 3 and youngest sil has 1. But it's still a flat rate per child.
Grandparents - $100 each
Parents - $200 each
Share market has been having diarrhoea lately so maybe some who got burnt might cut down the budget..... -
sunset_dae:
sunset_dae, doesn't DH complain that parents' > in-law's?other relatives children: $4
nephew and nieces: $28
cousins not married: $10
parents: $168
in law: $68
own kid: $50 -
Blobbi:
Blobbi, they truly are! DH says he wants to be like them to our kids when we grow old!Yah, nowadays, my minimum is $4 (last year $2 cos hangcheng pai). Not that this year is better like MMM says, but there's this feeling of inflation, like my plate of charkwayteow shrink like that.
Kids we meet, and maids - $4
My nephews and nieces - $20
Sister (bopian!) - $50
Parents, PIL -$100
Your parents sound so wonderful! -
Hee hee i will tell him all the same. but i used different color for the angpao! sometimes i very gan chiong, scared end up i too confused then the $68 will end up with my parents instead!
Andaiz:
sunset_dae, doesn't DH complain that parents' > in-law's?sunset_dae:
other relatives children: $4
nephew and nieces: $28
cousins not married: $10
parents: $168
in law: $68
own kid: $50 -
sunset_dae:
Hee hee i will tell him all the same. but i used different color for the angpao! sometimes i very gan chiong, scared end up i too confused then the $68 will end up with my parents instead!
I know a trick for that...use same angpao (less obvious) then mark at the top \"mama\" or \"papa\" or \"mummy\" or \"daddy\". For my FIL, I usually choose a good number with \"8\" and \"2\" but no \"4\". He likes this kinda things and gets the kick of telling my DH that
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Andaiz:
I do give my parents $1000.KSP:
Those not so familiar ones - Purple
Those familiar ones - Red
For immediate family - BlueBlobbi:
Bloobi, took me a while. KSP's probably talking about purple $2's; red $10's and blue $50's!:? Okok. Can tell us in $ value?
Think the purple can't be $1000 right??!?! :!: :!:
Mainly because they always buy extra food for us, also milk powder for DD & DS, and DS' pampers whenever they go marketing, but never accept our payment. So the only time they will take money from me is during CNY. :love: -
hahaha, write papa or mama more obvious rite! DH will question me how come need to write name... usually i use pink or odd colours like orange, purple angpao for my parents, ILs i will use red colour
Andaiz:
I know a trick for that...use same angpao (less obvious) then mark at the top \"mama\" or \"papa\" or \"mummy\" or \"daddy\". For my FIL, I usually choose a good number with \"8\" and \"2\" but no \"4\". He likes this kinda things and gets the kick of telling my DH thatsunset_dae:
Hee hee i will tell him all the same. but i used different color for the angpao! sometimes i very gan chiong, scared end up i too confused then the $68 will end up with my parents instead!
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BigDevil:
Just curious, BigDevil, you give them in $100 notes or one big one? How to break them at the stores?I do give my parents $1000.
Mainly because they always buy extra food for us, also milk powder for DD & DS, and DS' pampers whenever they go marketing, but never accept our payment. So the only time they will take money from me is during CNY. :love:
Clever on your part to put these into Angpows!
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