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Spill the beans..
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Glad I started this thread. Its been interesting! I suppose the £320 I have spent on each child seems an average amount compared to what everyone has spent. Maybe a little above average, but this does include things such as knickers, socks, body sprays and chocolates etc. I'm hanging on to them until christmas so that they have more to unwrap. I do shop around for bargains.
My son's (13) main present is an xbox 360 and Kinect and my daughter's (almost 10) is a 26" flat screen TV/DVD. Other things tend to be DVDs, Xbox games, Converse boots, Wii game, books, pyjamas, itunes card, rucksack, slippers, superdry t-shirt, cinema voucher, Ipod covers etc.
I think I get quite alot for what I spend. But to be fair they dont get spoilt through the year, they have to wait for their birthday or christmas or save up themselves.
Im also please to say that I should have everything by the end of next week. It's the most organised i've ever been :cool:
Same here- the only thing i have to get now is stuff to make my mums gardening gift basket, normally i am nowhere near this organised!0 -
This makes me feel really bad. I am ashamed to admit that we budget for £500 each for our boys and then £500 for shared presents between them.
To be fair, my DH and I don't get present for each other and I must admit this year we are struggling to spend that much on the boys (aged 4 & 7). Last year was an xbox, kinect etc so it was easily done but this year all they have asked for is a pool table (where I am ment to put it is another question).
We never go into debt for Christmas and we have saved really hard to have that much to spend on them. If there is any left over after all their gifts are bought then I might treat us all to something. My kids are far from spoilt, they never get throughout the year except for birthdays which are smack bang in the middle of the year. They do get monthly pocket money but they have to buy their own treats from that and once it is gone it is gone. My eldest is really into Lego Universe so he has been using his pocket money for that over the last coupl of months. Santa will probably bring him 6months subscription. I have made use of the 20% off at Toys r Us and the Sainsburys 1/2 price sale so I only have a few bits and bobs left to get really. One or two of the games on their Santa list don't come out till the begining of Dec. I also have our Christmas Eve Hamper to do but I already have the new PJ's and quilt covers in as I bought them in the Jan sales.
Actually, I am not sure why I feel so ashamed about spending that much on them. I work hard for that money and there is worst things I could be spending it on than my children I guess. As long as they don't grow up expecting everything handed to them, then what is the harm? Not having a dig at anyone, just thinking out loud.Just little old me!0 -
dd aged 4 - £102 in all - thats stocking (£30) and then the rest from us. includes clothes and underwear, toys, books, stationary, bag, toiletries, puzzles, gloves
dd aged 1 - £66 in all - thats stocking (£27) and rest from us. includes clothes, swimsuit, shoes, books, beaker and cutlery, Happyland items from ebay
we could probably afford more but they are only small and all of those will probably overwhelm them on xmas morning0 -
Got 2 nephews (3 and 1) and a niece (2) spend more on my niece because I like her more...0
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my two are 2 and almost 5 (older a boy younger a girl) i spend about £500 on each
but this does include his new school uniform (as he has almost grown out of the stuff we bought in september) and other stuff that they actually need (toothbrush in their stockings etc)
so they probably get around £350 each on 'fun' stuffThe only people I have to answer to are my beautiful babies aged 8 and 50 -
double_mummy wrote: »my two are 2 and almost 5 (older a boy younger a girl) i spend about £500 on each
but this does include his new school uniform (as he has almost grown out of the stuff we bought in september) and other stuff that they actually need (toothbrush in their stockings etc)
so they probably get around £350 each on 'fun' stuff
£500 on a 2 year old?! :eek::eek:
What is he getting?
My little one is 2 too and doesn't understand, so wouldn't care if he got something worth a pound or a grand.
I think we've spent £100 on him for Christmas and he has more than enough with that lot.
We could spend more, but he doesn't need anymore toys and I don't need anymore toys to [STRIKE]break my neck on[/STRIKE] tidy up!Tank fly boss walk jam nitty gritty...0 -
Hehe...my son was 2 last christmas and he got a little keyboard (8.99 from Home Bargains) and a stocking (10 things for around a pound each) - was the best pressie ever!!0
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kyleleonard wrote: »Got 2 nephews (3 and 1) and a niece (2) spend more on my niece because I like her more...
Is that supposed to be a controversial post?0 -
I chuckled at Kyleleonards post - I strongly suspect that many people favour one neice/nephew a little more and treat them just a little bit more! However, no one admits it. I have 3 boys and a girl (Born last) and I know when she came along everyone had been dying to buy girly things so she probably gets a little more spoilt by her aunts and uncle!
Reading the other posts though I am amazed at how much people do spend on their kids for Christmas. Personally, even if I had lots of money, I would rather spend up to £100 on them (Or if I was mega rich perhaps 1 special item with some smaller ones) and then put the rest away for saving for them. As a child my parnets were fairly well off, yet I can't remember anything I got at Christmas! I can remember having an amazing time each year though. I think they filled a bin bag full of cheap stuff when we were little. I know the limit has always been around £30 on a main presnet with £20 spent on stocking stuff. I guess that is why I keep the tradition. If my parents had a little more money then we might have been treated to a holiday or something. It was more memorable than 'stuff'. So, clearly I am influenced by them as that, again, is exactly what we are doing this year!
MeganMay GC - £100 per week
Week 1 - £120/£100 :eek:, Week 2 £110/100:o, Week 3 £110/£100:mad:, Week 4 £50/100Week 5
DFW - March '13 - c/c £5600, April £4500, May £2500 :T0 -
wow can't believe how much people spend on their kids. I grew up with 2 older sisters and ever since we were all babies my mum and dad set us out £100 each for christmas and £100 each for birthdays. I wouldn't say we've been a poor family, I think my parents joint income has been between 40-50k but I sure know the value of money, how to budget well and don't take the little things for granted.
I'm 20 now and when I have kids I will be doing the same thing my parents did, but maybe around £150 each to take into account the greater cost of living since the 90s.0
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