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      sunset_dae
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      other relatives children: $4

      nephew and nieces: $28
      cousins not married: $10
      parents: $168
      in law: $68
      own kid: $50

      MMM:
      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.....

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        Andaiz
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        sunset_dae:
        other relatives children: $4

        nephew and nieces: $28
        cousins not married: $10
        parents: $168
        in law: $68
        own kid: $50
        sunset_dae, doesn't DH complain that parents' > in-law's?

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          Andaiz
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          Blobbi:
          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!
          Blobbi, they truly are! DH says he wants to be like them to our kids when we grow old!

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            sunset_dae
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            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:

            other relatives children: $4
            nephew and nieces: $28
            cousins not married: $10
            parents: $168
            in law: $68
            own kid: $50

            sunset_dae, doesn't DH complain that parents' > in-law's?

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              Andaiz
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              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 šŸ˜‰

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                BigDevil
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                Andaiz:
                KSP:


                Those not so familiar ones - Purple
                Those familiar ones - Red
                For immediate family - Blue

                Blobbi:
                :? Okok. Can tell us in $ value?
                Bloobi, took me a while. KSP's probably talking about purple $2's; red $10's and blue $50's!

                Think the purple can't be $1000 right??!?! :!: :!:

                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:

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                  sunset_dae
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                  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:
                  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 šŸ˜‰

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                    Andaiz
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                    BigDevil:
                    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:
                    Just curious, BigDevil, you give them in $100 notes or one big one? How to break them at the stores?

                    Clever on your part to put these into Angpows!

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                      BigDevil
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                      Andaiz:

                      Just curious, BigDevil, you give them in $100 notes or one big one? How to break them at the stores?

                      Clever on your part to put these into Angpows!
                      One BIG one. šŸ˜‰

                      I never asked, so they might have deposited it into the bank first.
                      Anyway, how they break it at the stores is their problem. :lol:

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                        BigDevil
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                        Aiya, my mom will give DD and DS $200 each...so nett output from me is only $600.


                        But of course, DD and DS will never get to see that $200. They go directly into my...er...their educational fund. :evil:

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