> ..'there's a chart of gift effectiveness that more or less screams at aunts, uncles and grandparents to simply not bother with material gifts and to give cash instead'
As an uncle to so many nephews and nieces that I have lost count, this is so very true but, essentially, you must ensure that the value of your cash gift is much higher than anyone else's if it is to have the desired effect.
As an uncle to so many nephews and nieces that I have lost count, this is so very true but, essentially, you must ensure that the value of your cash gift is much higher than anyone else's if it is to have the desired effect.