Set a gift budget for grandparents.
Grandparent gifting adds up through multiplication rather than through any single expensive present. Four grandparents at three occasions each is twelve gifts a year, and at 45 dollars plus 9 of postage that is 648 — a figure most households have never calculated because it arrives in twelve separate small amounts. Postage is a bigger share than people expect: at 20% of the gift value it is worth consolidating occasions or choosing gifts that ship cheaply. The monthly set-aside is the useful output, because it converts a scattered annual commitment into a single line in the household budget.
Grandparent Gift Budget
Gifts per year = grandparents x occasions each; cost per gift = budget + postage; annual = gifts x cost per gift; monthly = annual / 12
Commonly 400-800 dollars across four grandparents and three occasions each. The total surprises people because it arrives in a dozen small purchases.
Combine occasions where they fall close together, send one parcel per household rather than per person, and choose lighter or digitally delivered gifts for the smaller occasions.