Greedy relatives

I've got something on my mind. A few weeks ago my mother turned 60. OK, let's give her a nice surprise party? My elder sister and brother said that would cost too much. So I proposed to buy her a new computer since her current machine has serious hardware issues. Per 'family' each €125 equalling € 375 should be enough, she has a monitor,..."What?" "€ 125?" "That's a lot of money" ; was their reply and they refused. Background info; my brother bought the following in three months time; a jeep and trailer, a BMW sportscar and a home-cinema dolby surround system; at the time I asked for the birtday present he also cashed $600 from his insurrance thanks to a receipt for a digital camera my mother gave him. The camera was supposedly in the car he wrecked last year. BTW, the camera was a gift from me to my mother last year. On to my sister; they bought a seashore-vacation home last year, they both drive big Mercedes cars and own a small company.
Now for me; I'm not a big spender, I had a wild youth and now I'm between part-time work and study. I get around but cannot really afford 'luxury'. Don't care, if I'd care enough I would have more wealth, right? I prefer to finnish my studies.
But for them, they eventually bought my mother some flowers while I myself bought her a complete new computer.
How's that for greedy? Cheap. Or is it me?
Nico

Nico,
With all due respects, your family seems to put the "fun" in disfunctional.

i'm sorry to hear about your siblings' -what seems to me anyway- ingratitude. i hope your mom enjoys her present from you and the flowers as well. i hope your sibs get some sense and that your mom doesn't have to learn that some of her children are apparently ungrateful (and selfish,)little snots. You don't need to trouble her about it...

as for your sibs... let it be... they'll be whatever or change whatever only when they see fit, and it will do no good to argue with them.

Just my $.02 worth (what's that in euros?)

-peace.
-mw.