Ang Pow Issues...

[jnj0910]

DesertWind:

My ang-pow rates:


1. Parents/In-laws - SGD60 to SGD100
2. Own maid - SGD100, mother's maid - SGD16, other relatives' maid - SGD10
3. My son, niece & nephew - SGD10
4. Cousin's children - SGD6, teenagers or older not married - SGD10
5. Colleagues - SGD10-12 (considering to give SGD20 this yr), one very helpful colleague - SGD100
6. Waste collectors - SGD10

hi,

just curious... cos very confused about ang pow rates...

in your case desertwind, how come your maid get more than your son and niece/nephew, and SAME as your parents/in-laws?

sgd 6 is really way below market rate leh.. like living in the past...

no offence hor... really really...

Happy CNY!

[catang]

tot market rate $4 all along leh, i give from $4 to $100

[auntieM]

Although we say 'market rate'.. ... not easy to come up with so-called 'standard' or 'current' rate hor.. ...


The two non-chinese family with 8 kids between them hang around my MIL's place without fail yearly and leave only when the guests leave... Clearing food and tibits... How to give 'current rate'?



Juz me $0.02

[lostbunny]

DesertWind:

Hi,


Anybody give ang pows to the waitress who do the \"YUSHENG\" for your table? I was told by one ex-colleague some years ago that it is the right thing to do ie. when the waitress has finished doing the yusheng for you and saying all the nice words, you respond by giving one ang pow to her. I agree it is a nice gesture but I am not sure how prevalent it is, this practice.

My in-laws give. All the waitress who are not serving our table will also one by one come in to say hello to my in-laws so that they get ang pao too!

[maki]

jnj0910:

DesertWind:

My ang-pow rates:


1. Parents/In-laws - SGD60 to SGD100
2. Own maid - SGD100, mother's maid - SGD16, other relatives' maid - SGD10
3. My son, niece & nephew - SGD10
4. Cousin's children - SGD6, teenagers or older not married - SGD10
5. Colleagues - SGD10-12 (considering to give SGD20 this yr), one very helpful colleague - SGD100
6. Waste collectors - SGD10

hi,

just curious... cos very confused about ang pow rates...

in your case desertwind, how come your maid get more than your son and niece/nephew, and SAME as your parents/in-laws?

sgd 6 is really way below market rate leh.. like living in the past...

no offence hor... really really...

Happy CNY!

yes, am curious why helper gets so much too, perhaps that's her bonus too?

PILs - $400 x 2
our kids - $120
helper - $28 (she got her bonus in Dec. Usually give $50 but she's only with us <1 yr and her work is so-so only.)
nieces/nephews - $20
friends' kids - $10 - $12 (will give $20 if for 1-child).
others kids - $6

[Leanne]

Just curious, do you give your tutor ang bao?


cheers

[MoonFlower]

Leanne:

Just curious, do you give your tutor ang bao?


cheers

Ds tutors or enrichment teachers all married so don't need give ang bao. But i give gifts on teachers' day or christmas.

[tankee]

Saw a parent gave the enrichment class tutor a bag of bak kwa.

[DesertWind]

jnj0910:

hi, just curious... cos very confused about ang pow rates...

in your case desertwind, how come your maid get more than your son and niece/nephew, and SAME as your parents/in-laws? sgd 6 is really way below market rate leh.. like living in the past...no offence hor... really really...
Happy CNY!

Hi jnj0910,

Wah, got to explain the rationale behind all my numbers, ke...ke...ke! Anyway, I just go by heart-feel/gut-feel and I think I would like to be generous but do not want to give at a rate which I will feel \"heart-pain\" or reluctance. It all has to do with who I feel is worth-it for eg:

1. My maid helped me a lot and gives me almost zero problems hence the gratefulness is manifested through the ang pow rate of SGD100. This rate is on par with my PILs & Grandmother who does not look after my kid for me nor help me do housework. SGD100 x 2 for my PILs is enough and btw, they gave us back ang pows of SGD102 x 2 which means I got back more and seriously they don't need our money! Grandmother got SGD100 sign of my respect for her and I heard from my mother she has always commented I am one of the most generous among the grandchildren.

2. Why my son, niece & nephews got SGD 10 \"only\"? Simple lah, I am already paying my darling son's school fees, clothes and have a monthly savings plan for him so this SGD 10 is only a token from mummy. According to my rate, this is \"above market\" of the usual SGD4 & SGD6 so OK. As for my niece and nephew, same thinking, it is already above the normal market rate plus why give so much to them when their parents can provide?

3. My parents this year I gave \"only\" SGD60 ang pow, anything more I would really feel heart-pain so no more and is the lowest compared to the past. Why? Because each month I already give them their allowance plus one extra month for my mum to handle the CNY festivities/food. Also just hired a maid for them hence already a lot of expenses so....

4. As for SGD6 below market rate, really meh? No lah, I think it is still the market rate most common being SGD4 for children so I give a little bit more SGD6 sounds good - \"luck\"!

So just go by your gut feel think should be ok.

Gong Xi Fa Cai!
:celebrate:

[DesertWind]

auntieM:

Although we say 'market rate'.. ... not easy to come up with so-called 'standard' or 'current' rate hor.. ...The two non-chinese family with 8 kids between them hang around my MIL's place without fail yearly .. How to give 'current rate'?

Hi auntieM,

For me, I would give SGD2 ang pows for each of the 8 children, ke..ke..ke. For one of my cousin with 4 children, I give SGD4 ang pow each and she was already very pai seh and keep telling us not to give them! Those with 2 kids, each will get SGD6 ang pow. Those with one child or they are already teenagers and above, SGD10!

The more the number of children, the lower the rate!