Firstly, I will just say that I don’t expect anything, whether that be money or gifts from anyone, however if people do ask me what I’d like for my birthday or Christmas I normally just say surprise me (who doesn’t love a surprise). This time it’s a bit different.
I’m currently in the process of applying for a mortgage and there is a strong chance I’ll be excepted. If that’s the case I will be putting an offer on a property within the next few weeks. I’m going at this alone so will be using all of my savings. It just so happens that my birthday is on Monday and again all family/friends have asked what I’d like. I’ve said money as it would be a huge help at this current time. Once I’ve spent all my savings on a deposit things will be slightly tight for a while so the extra money would massively help. My mums cousin has asked her what I’d like and I’ve gone back and said I really don’t expect anything, but if she insists then money would be great.
Mum has come back and said that it’s cheeky to ask people for money so she’s told her to buy me an Amazon voucher which I can sell later on. Obviously I am grateful for anything that I receive, but the more I think about it I really don’t see what the issue is about asking for money. IMO it’s exactly the same as asking for a voucher. I really don’t want or need anything from Amazon so it now means I have to go to the effort of selling it to someone (probably at a discounted price), as who would pay full whack for a voucher when they can just buy one from the shop for the same price.
I’ve never had an issue when people have asked for cash for their birthdays or Christmas as I appreciate most people want to choose things themselves or maybe use it towards something important, which in my case I think this is. I’m more than happy to be told I’m being unreasonable but I honestly can’t see what the big deal is or why it’s considered “cheeky”…..