I know this isn't as serious as some questions are here, but I don't know what to do. This year has been terrible to my wallet. I've had to fix my car numerous times, pay off bills, etc. I'm a financial mess right now. 

Today my friends wanted to go Christmas shopping. I only have a brother, sister, and mother to shop for this year. Between them I only have less than 50 dollars to spend. While we're shopping my two friends start talking about the gifts they need to buy for our other friends. I connected the dots and realized they each bought me one too. I honestly didn't know we were buying each other gifts. We haven't mentioned it to each other. 

They both know I'm in a rut right now financially. I mentioned yesterday that I have to take my car in tomorrow for $900 worth of repairs. I can barely afford to get my family anything, but I feel obligated to because they are my family. What's the appropriate way to either explain this to them or how do I make it up to them?
user
I can't afford to buy friends gifts. They already bought me gifts. I feel like an asshole.
assistant
I know this isn't as serious as some questions are here, but I don't know what to do. This year has been terrible to my wallet. I've had to fix my car numerous times, pay off bills, etc. I'm a financial mess right now. 

Today my friends wanted to go Christmas shopping. I only have a brother, sister, and mother to shop for this year. Between them I only have less than 50 dollars to spend. While we're shopping my two friends start talking about the gifts they need to buy for our other friends. I connected the dots and realized they each bought me one too. I honestly didn't know we were buying each other gifts. We haven't mentioned it to each other. 

They both know I'm in a rut right now financially. I mentioned yesterday that I have to take my car in tomorrow for $900 worth of repairs. I can barely afford to get my family anything, but I feel obligated to because they are my family. What's the appropriate way to either explain this to them or how do I make it up to them?
user
My friends bought me gifts for Christmas, I have a large deficit of money right now. What
assistant