how much are we spending on our kids?

BEAT_THE_DEBT

Hi all we had this thread last year and i thought is good! If already started ignore me!
I havnt added ds list up yet!:money:just wondering is there an average spend?x

affordmylife

as little as i can possibily get away with. x

Cutterby

I've spent just over £150 already on my 7 year old daughter - but most of that has been half price/reduced/on sale - would definitely be a lot MORE (not less ) if everything had been full price!!! :eek::eek: Over half of that was on one thing though, a new Nintendo DS (£80) so not as bad as it first sounds... :rotfl:

Still have a few bits left to get, definitely no more than another £50 though, regardless of what I see! Don't normally go so mad but it's her last Christmas as an only child, so I wanted to spoil her rotten before she has to share



Please don't judge me - I know Christmas isn't about how much you spend but this is how I wanted to do it for once

CT19720

Trying to get away with £50 between the 2 of my boys. They get far too much from other people, so have decided to put a couple of hundred pounds into our holiday pot for Florida next year.

Most of my relatives will be getting handmade, things this year, Kitchen Organisers, decorated pegs; sweet bags; handmade cookies etc, so am hoping to spend no more that £300 on all the presents I am giving this year.

rinroo

We've already bought DS1 a PS3 and 3 top games, so you can guess an approx amount for that, DS2 has got a few little presents but thats about it at the minute, still got a long list of things i know they want so waiting for prices to drop/sales. I know how much we spend as I keep a spreadsheet, but i think what the individual family spends is upto them and what they are used to spending.

We admittedly made a rod for our own backs with our boys especially DS1, but if we can comfortably afford it and his appreciation of his belongings, gifts and manners are still well kept then we're all happy.

beverleyhdsn1983

Its easier for me to show what I have bought, I havent paid full price for anything on this list and forgot to write the price I paid down so im not sure, I wold ahzard a guess at about £150 - £200 tho.
Ds1
Clickstart Thomas game - Leeland
Clickstart cars game - Leeland
Leapfrog clickstart computer - Leeland
Ben 10 dvd boxset - Leeland
Cars track set - Leeland
Disney cars Scalextric - Leeland
Toy Story 3 DS game - Leeland
Mario ds game - Leeland
Wii junior fitness trainer - Leeland
Toy Story 3 DVD

Dd
Clickstart dora game - Lakota
Hello kitty make up set - Lakota
Clickstart princess game - Lakota
Ariel doll - Lakota
Peppa pig muddy puddles game - Lakota
Disney princess teapot - Lakota
Princess and horse - Lakota
Nanny McPhee 1 and 2 DVD
Beauty and the Beast DVD
Lets play shops ds game - Lakota
Lets play hospital ds game - Lakota
Toaster and kettle set - Lakota
Barbie I can be a doctor - Lakota
Fur Real Elephant - Lakota
Dolls house and furniture - Lakota
Toffee the pony - Lakota
Ballerina Wii game - Lakota

Ds2
Bubble fire station - Lennox
Bubble train - Lennox
Tomy Pick n Pop - Lennox
Mickey Mouse talking story teller - Lennox
World of little people car wash set - Lennox

I obviously have got more bargains for my dd than either of my boys, BnM have some brilliant THomas the tank engine sets and add on parts that Ds1 will love so getting them this week (I think they totalled £65) and Ds2 is getting the rest of his from Boots this Thursday where I will have to pay full price but im taking advantage of the bonus advantage card points offer thats on Wednesday and Thursday, I will be checking sainsburys half price toy sale first tho just incase. I still have 2 Dsi's to buy for the eldest two as well but thats me (apart from the Christmas Eve hamper). We are the only ones who really buy for our kids, everyone in the family just gives them money which we save for them and give them so much throughout the year until its gone iyswim. If the family bought them toys I wouldnt buy them as much iyswim. Next year the twins will be here so im planning on getting their xmas presents in the Boots 75% off sale and hopefully a lot of Ds2's as well which leaves just the bigger two to buy for later in the year.

mummyroysof3

i have proberly spent £60-£70 each on mine, some stuff in sales etc and some was bought with doubling up my clubcard vouchers too, may get a few more little things each but not much. They get lots of stuff from other people and we are already running out of room to put things so im not spending money just for the sake of it

charlotte

Kinski

I've got four grown up brats, they get £100 each and a small present that costs me about £20, three grandbrats get £50 spent on each of them. oh gives me half of whatever I spend, after all they're his as well .

themull1

i think when i'm finished, up to maybe £300 each for my two kids, the older they get, the more expensive they get.!! i don't necessarily spend the same on each one, as long as their piles look about the same thats ok. We always buy a lot for each other in our family, because we don't have any relatives, except my mam and dad, and oh's sister.

cookiedough38

9 x Wooden kitchen sets from elc with 20% off - £100.80 - (joint presents)

DD1
Zhu Zhu hamster set - £15 (boots 3 for 2)
Cup cake making set - £9.95 reduced from £40

= £75.35

DD2
Playdoh making kitchen - £12.98 price fluctuates up to £22
Happyland vets set - £15 (boots 3 for 2)

= £78.38

Thats not looking bad at all! I haven't included stocking fillers yet and have a few more bits and pieces to get so I guess its going to come in at around £100 each which I don't think is bad.

I don't see any harm in spending lots of your children as long as they are grateful and appreciate it. My daughters are 5 and 2, so the eldest is starting to understand the value of things a bit more now. But as a parent I can't wait until christmas comes around to spoil my girls rotten!

When I was growing up my parents didn't have much money but at christmas time they would save all year and go all out to spoil us rotten, to be honest they still do spoil us all. It never did us any harm at all.

Savvybunny2009

I have been very money neutral this year and have managed to get some amazing bargains.

For DD (18 months) I have spent around £20 so far on rrp £160 of toys etc which sounds like she has got alot but not really when you pile them up. We have got her ELC wooden push along 'truck' - pink, Waybuloo talking Lau Lau, smal Waybuloo playset, ELC jungle beats, ELC play mobile and key set, ELC bag for life with playfood, Yippity yey talking walking jess, some dvds and a couple of stocking fillers.

Need to buy a few more stocking fillers and two more main presents and some PJ's and we will be done with her presents.

Sold a few things on ebay which has covered this cost so 'technically' free