How much do you spend on each child?

LJM

i have 2 girls probs bout 200 ish between them

jacinta_2

GULP! So far a laptop and a pony.You do the maths.

Sarahsaver

jacinta wrote:

GULP! So far a laptop and a pony.You do the maths.

Really :eek: I think you deserve to go and have a lie down!

liney

My son is will be 2.5 at Christmas and i will spend around £150. His main pressie is his bike £50, and then about £30 on clothes, the rest on games/toys/dressing up clobber. He only gets colouring books and paints in the year, so no i don't feel guilty about spending this on him. Children learn while they play, afterall.

I will add though that his first and second Christmas he got less then £100 as there was only so much we could buy that was age appropriate, and i don't waste money.

victory

My son's friend (both 13) is getting a laptop for xmas, £200 in cash to spend on clothes in the sales, 4 ps2 games and then bits and pieces, my son sees that and starts drooling at the mouth but he knows he will not get that, to me even if I did have the money which I most certainly don't it is too excessive and spoilt brat syndrome!!!
My son gets stuff bought for him that we can afford, pay cash for, not get into debt over, the above is definetely not it!! xx

janthemum

My two are 15 and 13 and we put a £200 limit on presents for each of them; sounds alot and it is alot but I have found when they get older we spend so much more when they were about up to 7 or 8 we would buy huge plastic colourful toys that costed in comparison very little but their little faces would light up. so unfortunately the limit has just risen and risen:o

But on the plus side I do love seeing their faces still on christmas morning when they open their presents! im getting excited about Christmas now just thinking about it!

chriswuk_2

Don't you think spending under £150 on a child at xmas is pretty mean ?

I mean, obviously for young children it would be silly, but for children aged 8+ I'd spend quite a lot on them, but not just to spoil them !!

If you look at the one of the main presents any child would want, they would all be over/around £150, plus stocking fillers

i.e

XBOX 360 - around £300
Ipod Nano - around £160
Mobile Phone (decent one) - around £150

Please don't flame me, it's just a point of view.

(ps - I have no children at the min, but I even regulary spend in the region of £20 on the dog with toys lol)

I'm not from a rich family or background, every penny is earned, but it used to be the same when I was a kid & I haven't turned into a spoilt brat !!

bluenose1

chriswuk wrote:

Don't you think spending under £150 on a child at xmas is pretty mean ?

Although I spend approx £200 on my 2 elder children I don't think it's mean not to spend that.
Some people can't afford to, or don't want to as they think their kids may get spoiled.
I must admit to succumbing to my kids peer pressure over gifts. One is getting a PSP and the other an ipod.
Society is too materialistic (I include myself in that)

pom_2

We have three children and are spending £40 on the youngest, £200 on the middle child, and more on the eldest

It was initially going to be less, but I've been adding on extras that the eldest needs/would benefit from and using Christmas as the excuse for her to have them IYSWIM. She desperately needs a new bike and would ride it to death so that's a good investment. She also needs a new pair of dance shoes, so I've added those, and is at the right age to start music lessons now so I'm looking around for a clarinet (her instrument of choice). I've also bought quite a few books. She asked for a Bratz aeroplane but I refuse to spend £60 on one

I'm quite happy with that. I've shopped around for everything I've bought and there's nothing that will end up shoved to the back of a cupboard.

XOO

I only buy presents at Christmas and Birthdays. And that includes clothes, unless there are essentials that are needed in between.

I have 3 children, each has a large present c£100 e.g. ds is 13 he is having a lego crane (£200 on Amazon, £90 post free from Hamleys online), dd 11 is having a pink NintendoDS, and DS6 is having a Thomas Train set (half price in Toys r us). Then they have pants, socks, PJ's and other clothes, and then a few stocking fillers (smellies, hair bands/ cars, fruit, nuts, bar of chocolate) books, pencils, colouring book etc.

I always buy things on special offer, shop around for the cheapest, and buy all through the year. I love Debenhams 70% off sale (sometimes I buy up to 2 years ahead!), and look for bargains on ebay, and freecycle.

I have usually finished with the children by the beginning of Nov, and then its just 4 parents (£20 each), 6 bro & sis (£10 each), and 6 nephews and Niece (£15each). Oh and my husband!!!