New Thrifty Gifty - Organised for Christmas and all ocassions 2010- Santas Challenges

mum2one

My budget may seem a lot, but the family arrangement I do birthdays and xmas, for all of us (mum+ dad, me, dd) so some people have to have from the 3 generations. (balances off against bills etc).

(the full price - before sale reductions, or if I had to pay for it etc)
This was 2009 figures-
Birthday
Budget - 545
Actual - 257
saved - 288
Full Price £765

Christmas
Budget - 723
Actual - 374
saved - 339
Full Price - 1132

Those figs excluded mine, dds, parents, xmas + bday, and mothers + fathers day......

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NEW 2010 Budget
Includes fathers day + mothers day

Birthday
Budget-480
actual
saved
Full price

Christmas
Budget - 555
Actual
saved
Full price.

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I have cut the budgets down for people who I'm buying for, and without sounind mean I have shaved a few names of the bday and xmas list.

I've added events in, yet have taken off £168...... wish me luck this could be a tight one!! xx

elsie52

Hi,

Could I please join this thread. I always read th posts and although I have not been as organised as some of you guys, I do try.

I bought all my wrapping paper for next christmas, yesterday. A few gift tags too, but the majority had already been picked over. I have also got a christmas pudding, use by date April 2011, and a grand daughter christmas card from M & S reduced from £3. to £1. I am going into work today, so after I finish I shall have a hour to spend scouring the sales on the lookout for bargains.

I already budget for christmas, but any help I can get from you guys will not go amiss.

sarahf191979

Everyone sounds like they are well on the way to getting organised for xmas 2010, it's nice to see all the oldies and loads of newbies on the thread too. I have been enjoying some nice relaxing days since the big day and am getting itchy feet now, it's time to start again... will be hitting the sales today after going to the tip so hope to get some bargins.

mooomin

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fed08

Oh my goodness, you're all so organised! I hope some of this rubs off on me! :rolleyes:Thinking of braving the sales today (bank holiday- I must be mad?:shocked:) and am going to buy my christmas cards and wrapping paper and hopefully pick up some bargain birthday gifts!
Oooh, and some nice socks as I intend to make sock monkeys next year! Made flannel and sock cupcakes with dd this year and they went down much better than I expected, also made flavoured vodka and gin, snowman soup and home made sweets so am thinking homemade is definitely the way to go next year. :TWill be trawling these threads for more ideas throughout 2010. Hope everyone had a fab Christmas, Happy New Year everybody!_party_

alyssa_liss

oooo im hopeing to be more organised this year as i only started in october lol
im in the middle of writing down all birthdays etc..

Anglea

Happy Bank Holiday everyone!

I was looking at the sigs on the posts just now and noticed one with Sealed Pot challenge. I can't believe it............. but I totally forgot about my pot and never opened it. I think I'm about to get a nice surprise :T

Any of you get the Dairy Diary from the milkman? That's got a good budget sheet for each month so will be using that for the next challenge as the spreadsheet.

susan_

Hope this is ok, newbie here, just learning the ropes. Love crafting so hopefully i can learn from you guys...this site is ace:j

jetty

I have already got DS's xmas eve stuff for next year! I got monster pj's and matching slippers in Boots half price, a monkey dressing gown from matalan half price and i got DD1 her pj/lounge suit for xmas eve for £5 from Empire. I also got nieces' pressies (winnie the pooh stuffed toys and hot water bottle covers - Matalan £3 each) I also picked up a nice half price watch for DD1's birthday in Feb from New Look

Tiara_2

I would love to join in please :j