“Gifting Sense” is a not-for-profit that helps parents teach their kids to think before they buy by having them “thoughtfully prefer” holiday and birthday gift wish-list items. Their free, safe, online “Gift Surveys” ask kids all the questions parents normally want answered before agreeing to spend money and automatically generate what is called a DIMS (Does It Make Sense) Score which is a number from 1-10 meant to help a child understand the true value of a request, before they make it.

Gifting Sense collects no personal information. They are dedicated to helping parents immunize their children against developing poor spending habits and all of the downstream issues those can create later in life. Spare yourself from having to declutter this year’s gifts next year, by only purchasing gifts that will really be used and appreciated – it takes less than two minutes on any device including smartphones, and also lets parents give their kids one of the best gifts ever – a small but meaningful dose of financial education.

Thanks Rachel! It always seems like an endless cycle of getting rid of things and accumulating more. I’d love to stop the cycle!

Thanks Jenine! I have a hard time with accumulating things that were a really good deal. Just because it’s 75% off doesn’t mean I need to own it 🙂