It's no surprise that many of us will be spending way less on holiday shopping this season. But a study released last week shows that in addition to clipping coupons and heading to discount stores, women are pitying others' penniless predicaments by asking friends and relatives to leave them off the gift lists.

About 62 percent of women (and not just martyr-style mothers) have asked friends and family to not buy them anything, according to Frank About Women, a women's marketing company.

Women also planned to cut neighbors (57 percent), bosses (53 percent), workers like the mailman (52 percent) and co-workers (50 percent) from their gift-giving rolls.

It might be easy for women to go without gifts because they are more likely to put others first in everyday of life.

But will this kind of cutting back inspire feelings of resentment after the holidays when everyone is flaunting their wares? It might, says Jay Earley, author of "Finding Your Life Purpose."

"If you've been a pleaser for a long time, you're going to get more and more resentful of the person you're pleasing, and that can lead to passive-aggressive behavior," he wrote in an article about doormat behavior.

Instead of completely scrimping on yourself and then going on a post-holiday rampage, check out this blog for cost-cutting ideas and this Web site for how to pamper yourself on the cheap.

Tell us: Are you going without this holiday season?