Amount of money spent on christmas

floss2

MrsE wrote: »

My DD is 22 & gets more expensive every year. We got her a tan Roxanne Mulberry bag last year, this year she wants a black Mulberry.

Will you be my mummy?!

Seriously, in our family (which consists of my 2 DS's and OH & my brothers' children) kids drop off the present list at 21 for Christmas & birthdays. My two are both adults now at 21 & 23 and will get either vouchers or a gift for about £40, plus smellies and about £10 of bits & pieces - total will be about £60ish.

We had the same "rule" for my 3 brothers & I when we were younger, in that when we became adults presents were smaller & the focus was on children.

DeeDee74

sounds plenty to me .when there that young thay don't play with everything.
i go ott every year and spend far to much... trying to be good this year and cut bk though.

Greener_Grass

barnaby-bear wrote: »

...apart from driving lessons, uni fees and cheap digs after that....

Some parents don't pay for that. I paid for all my own driving lessons and my OH is running up loads of debts on student loans to pay his uni fees and stuggle to survive. His parents give him £0.00 a year to help

On topic my son will be nearly one at christmas and I won't be spending very much on him as I know everyone else will buy him loads. I have always had £100 spent on me since I was about 10 and it has never gone up as I've got older, if anything it's probably gone down

hotchop

my boys are 12 and 9 and we shall probably spend 200 on both of them>

they get pressie s through the year and dont actually need anything

shiningdove

MrsE wrote: »

You are joking:mad:

My DD is 22 & gets more expensive every year. We got her a tan Roxanne Mulberry bag last year, this year she wants a black Mulberry.

I'm 19, and asking for nothing from my parents. I don't need or want anything.
I don't live with them, and work full time, i don't feel the need to get anything for xmas from them, the other half thinks the same.
Though that won't stop them from buying something. They'll probably buy me some sort of cooking equipment as they know its my hobby. As for the other half, his parents are apparently buying us a television.

We're quite happy with nothing.

Lunar_Eclipse

We don't set a budget, but spent about £100 each on our two last year. They're 8 and 9. They'll get a couple of gifts from us (£60) and a stocking from Santa that will come to about £40. I also buy things throughout the year.

There are a few things mine always get for Xmas from us/FC; a book (always Horrid Henry Annual for youngest), lots of sweets for Xmas Day and a small memory box I make filled with the year's highlights for them to keep. Tbh, those 3 things with a couple of surprises and family all around them make their day.

At 2 1/2 I know I didn't spend any more than £50 which would be for one main item from Mummy & Daddy costing around £20 (Playmobil or ELC play set of some sort) with a book, DVD, playdough and bubble bath in a stocking from Santa. We have always bought bigger presents such as bikes and garden toys for birthdays since this is their special day. Any requests for very expensive gifts, such as that for an iPod last year (in time for our 32hr plane journey), are put to my parents who are very happy to oblige. Since we have family spread all over the world, iPods and Ds's have been well worth every penny.

DKLS

Probably spend about £300 in total for all presents except my fiancé, who this year I will spend around 1-1.5K as a significant birthday falls three days after xmas day.

I am at the stage where I am very grateful for the socks and pants pressies that invariably arrive. Other than that I don't need anything, anything i want I tend to buy myself throughout the year.

vaporate

Though I'm not an oldie , I am going to be old fashion and say only buy what you can afford and christmas is more being together than for presents.

Specially if their just 2 years old. You can always open a savings account if you dont have oen already for these kids. It's better long term because they will appreciate it more when their older.

How about 50% presents and 50% savings?

Lunar_Eclipse

mummy_Jay wrote: »

I ask my DS to put a chrismas list together.

I really dislike the commercialism behind Christmas Lists (they must remind me of Wedding Lists!) but mine do like writing their letter to Santa a couple of days before Xmas.

I encourage them to keep their list as short as possible, having explained that their chances of getting something are exponentially improved by only requesting 1 or 2 items. Youngest always asks for "a chocolate orange and a surprise," plus whatever Ads she has seen on TV in the run up to the Big Day. Grrr! I have also noticed that whatever 'must have' toy is being talked about in the run up to Xmas is the first to be discarded very quickly, unlike gifts I spend time thinking about (eg sewing machine for eldest) or which add to things they already have (Lego etc.)

floss2

shiningdove wrote: »

I'm 19, and asking for nothing from my parents. I don't need or want anything.
I don't live with them, and work full time, i don't feel the need to get anything for xmas from them, the other half thinks the same.
Though that won't stop them from buying something. They'll probably buy me some sort of cooking equipment as they know its my hobby. As for the other half, his parents are apparently buying us a television.

We're quite happy with nothing.

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