’Tis the season for giving — and for many families, that season comes with a side of stress. When you have a big family and a small or even medium-sized budget, gift-giving quickly becomes a puzzle. As families tend to do, ours keeps growing. This year, we have 39 family members between our kids, in-law kids and grandkids.

I’ve also learned that 39 family members is small potatoes to some of my friends. My friend Janice has nearly 200! I asked for input from some of my friends about how they handle giving gifts to adult children and grandchildren, and they delivered.

Janice said, “Each year I get an idea of how to remember each one. The cost is minor, but they know they are remembered. I ‘batch’ age groups. If someone doesn’t like his gift, he at least doesn’t like another one more.

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