CLEVELAND — On this edition of the On the GO! aftershow, members of the GO! morning team sat down to talk about setting gift expectations this holiday season.
NBC News recently spoke to a representative from coupon website RetailMeNot who said families are planning on spending upwards of $550 this holiday season. That budget doesn’t include gifts for those outside of the immediate family.
With the Department of Labor reporting 10.7 million unemployed people in the country, many households will have to scale back holiday celebrations and gift giving activities this year.
NBC spoke with experts who offered these tips to help set appropriate expectations for gift giving during the holiday season.
- Set limits by talking to your kids and letting them know the budget
- Don’t be judgmental about your kids wish list
- Set a firm price limit for presents
- Try implementing a "no gift" rule or gift something homemade
- Resurrect the homemade coupon book for kids and adults alike
3News' Danielle Wiggins, Jasmine Monroe, Dave Chudowsky and Hollie Strano talked with viewers about how well their own families are doing with gift expectations.
Watch the full episode of On the GO! for Thursday, December 17 in the player below:
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