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How much cash did you make in wedding gifts
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under 5k |
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44% |
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5001-6000 |
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10% |
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6001-7000 |
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2% |
[ 4 ] |
7001-8000 |
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5% |
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8001-9000 |
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2% |
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9001-10000 |
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4% |
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10001-11000 |
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8% |
[ 12 ] |
11001-12000 |
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6% |
[ 9 ] |
12001-13000 |
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4% |
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13001-14000 |
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0% |
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14001-15000 |
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10% |
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amother
Teal
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Mon, Jul 11 2016, 9:01 pm
mille wrote: | More than the poll allows. But does it really matter? I feel like this topic will just breed jealousy. |
I wonder what's up with this compelling interest in the finances of other people? It's pretty much continual here and obviously distressing to some.
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amother
Gray
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Mon, Jul 11 2016, 9:07 pm
83k. Modern orthodox, large fancy wedding.
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amother
Chocolate
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Mon, Jul 11 2016, 9:14 pm
Yes I'm gonna be honest and I'm jealous. But on second thought I am happy for all of you I know that I have something you might not. So everyone gets good stuff. Some at their wedding some later. I just don't see the need for such threads. What's the point?
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amother
Firebrick
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Tue, Jul 12 2016, 12:00 am
I BH got a wonderful DH, which is worth more than any money I could have gotten.
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amother
Mauve
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Tue, Jul 12 2016, 1:00 am
I really don't remember since that was more than 10 years ago. Even if I did remember it's none of your or anyone elses business.
DH and I definitely each brought in more of our personal money than we "made" in gifts.
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amother
Yellow
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Tue, Jul 12 2016, 2:19 am
amother wrote: | I BH got a wonderful DH, which is worth more than any money I could have gotten. |
I agree with you. I got under 3000 shekel but that's not what matters.I know someone that just married into a very wealthy family and was divorced after a month.
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amother
Pewter
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Tue, Jul 12 2016, 6:48 am
We received somewhere near the 3,000 mark and thought it was very much. Over ten years ago. I have to admit, when I go to weddings for the meal I don't always give a check. I usually gave an engagement gift and am making a sheva bruchos. Combined with life's other expenses, it didn't make it into my budget.
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amother
Slateblue
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Tue, Jul 12 2016, 10:09 am
Around 13,000. Both mine and my husband's parents struggle to make a living and neither side has rich friends. We had around 150 couples at our wedding and almost all of them gave $100 each. We got very few gifts other than money. There were a few who gave less than 100 and a handful who gave around 300 (mostly close relatives).
We lived off that money when we first got married and it was gone very quickly.
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amother
Blonde
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Tue, Jul 12 2016, 1:01 pm
We received around 15-20,000 in wedding money, I forget exactly how much. Got married in 2009, and the wedding had around 350 people. More than 85% of the money came from DH's side, as he has a large family and his parents are widely respected community figures who run in a number of different circles. (Also, although my family lives OOT, we had the wedding in-town and all of DH's side was present, while much of my parents' community did not come--while they were missed, it had a major financial upside! DH's people gave far more than my home community ever would have.)
We spent a few thousand on furniture and finishing up essentials from the registries that went unbought, and then tenaciously saved the rest. B"H that mid-2009 was an excellent time to invest in the stock market! The money is still sitting and there will be more than enough to spend it on in the coming decade, like a house or kids' simchas.
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PassionFruit
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Tue, Jul 12 2016, 2:30 pm
I got basically nothing except 5000k all from one relative
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amother
Silver
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Tue, Jul 12 2016, 2:46 pm
I got married 3 years ago. I got almost nothing, maybe a total of $800. One check for $100 bounced and we didn't even know who it was from...!!!!!!! instead of getting $100, We lost $25 in bank fees!
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amother
Apricot
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Tue, Jul 19 2016, 11:53 pm
My parents are ba'alei teshuvah and have many relatives, friends, and long-time collegues who are not frum or who are also ba'alei teshuvah. Many are successful professionals who do not go to nearly as many weddings as the average frum person. Because of that, many gave us large checks ($200-$500), which amounted to about 20K. I was actually shocked that so many people gave that much.
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shacn
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Wed, Jul 20 2016, 9:37 am
Pretty close to around 35-40k. Last year. I'm from a Mo background.
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