How to ask for money instead of gifts without looking rude

What people tried

Every workaround mentioned in the threads below. We haven’t tested any of them — and nobody here is claiming they worked.

1. 1
   Telling people 'no gifts, thank you!' and suggesting cash only if they persist
2. 2
   Setting up an adventure fund and framing the request around experiences
3. 3
   Looking up wording for a 'fiver party'
4. 4
   Accepting the physical items and donating them
5. 5
   Asking only close family members like grandparents, aunts, and uncles to contribute to a savings account
6. 6
   Calling the cash fund a more general 'Newlywed Fund'
7. 7
   Framing it as a house improvement or fixing up fund

In their words

Unedited, most upvoted first, each linked to the thread it came from.