My parents have never had much money (i'm the youngest of 5 kids, and only my mum works a pretty crappy job), so when i was younger we never got much (example; one year, as a joint present for me and my brother, for both our birthdays+christmas presents, they chipped in half the money for an N64. I dont know how much this was at the time, but y'know. The thing is, we loved it!)
And then growing up, when all my siblings have eventually left home, I knew I could never get that much (dad never worked...), so I never asked for much or got my hopes up. If i asked for money I got around £15, which isnt alot compared to most in this thread, but I guess you live to your means.
So yeah, I never get randomly given cool gifts, or get anything expensive like new computers, or whatever for special occasions, but I still have everything I want, I just save up for it myself. And I like to think, having worked for it, I enjoy it that little bit more.