Only buying for children this year

We have stopped all presents for adults and the GC receive money.

I think this is an excellent idea. My parents did this when the children reached 16 (generally the age they left school and went out to work).
Christmas almost bankrupts me each year. Unfortunately the adults would be dreadfully hurt. I don’t think any of them (they are all well off) realise just how tight my finances are now I’m retired.

Good idea! We do something similar but usually do small gifts for adults.(And I mean small - cost wise!). Often something from a charity shop; such as a scarf.

We stopped buying for most of the family a few years ago. I don’t know if they liked it or not, but we said it was becoming too expensive and too difficult (just what do people want/like/need), and what can be bought that’s worth having for less than £20 these days, unless you hunt around the charity shops, which I tend not to? The family is continuing to grow, so the present buying had to stop.
We also stressed that we didn’t want anything either, but one or two ignore this and buy anyway, but that is their choice, we don’t expect it.