Christmas spend 2014

pigpen

freyasmum wrote: »

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For my daughter, she gets a lot of stuff that I would have to buy throughout the year anyway so, although it looks like a lot, it's stuff she needs

That's what I do.. clothes and toiletries and for the older girls make up and hair stuff.. if they need something like new straighteners they get those too.. but it all comes out of that budget.. I don't buy toiletries all year we just use the Christmas ones!

MissD

No kids fairly new partner, live alone.

To be honest I buy throughout the yearm Boots 70% sale is great!

100GBP for mum and stepdad split or combined. about same for brother and SIL.

I also buy for SIL's parents (they buy for me and I spent Xmas with them one year, a week!) 25 GBP each.

Then there's SIL's brother and his wife - approx 10GBP each.

Got an auntie and uncle 10GBP.

Friends and neighbours its token presents - I use Groupon or Body Shop events - Primark etc as only token presents.

This year I'll get small present (toy, books etc) for partner's 2 year old DD and for partner aftershave and maybe shirt so 50GBP.

As to the actual day - well one day is spent round my house either Xmas dinner (my turn) - I'd guess aprox 100 GBP plus spend on food/drink etc but people also bring extra. otherwise I go to parents, brother's etc.

MissD

pigpen wrote: »

That's what I do.. clothes and toiletries and for the older girls make up and hair stuff.. if they need something like new straighteners they get those too.. but it all comes out of that budget.. I don't buy toiletries all year we just use the Christmas ones!

That's funny about the toiletries - my one luxury is luxe bath/shower stuff and in last years sales Philosophy had some nice shower gels with up to 70% off, Candy Cane etc, I used them well into 2014.

I also use what I get at Christmas into the new year.

neil1

what's all the weird in text about?

VintageBelle

neil1 wrote: »

what's all the weird in text about?

Thank you...I'm so confused I thought there was something wrong with my computer.

freyasmum

pigpen wrote: »

That's what I do.. clothes and toiletries and for the older girls make up and hair stuff.. if they need something like new straighteners they get those too.. but it all comes out of that budget.. I don't buy toiletries all year we just use the Christmas ones!

MissD wrote: »

That's funny about the toiletries - my one luxury is luxe bath/shower stuff and in last years sales Philosophy had some nice shower gels with up to 70% off, Candy Cane etc, I used them well into 2014.

I also use what I get at Christmas into the new year.

Or the lush sale! Technically not a Christmas present, but delicious all the same.

I just love the abundance when it's all gifted out, but like you say pigpen, it's all stuff that would be bought anyway. So the sofa looks full to the brim, but it's with a years worth of goodies :j

mum2one

I think it depends on what you feel comfortable with and budget, like others I try to hit the sales, esp Boots, so I try to get most of bday and a good chunk of Xmas.

My budgets
dad £50
mum £50
joint £50
DD - £150 main, £50 stocking

Close friends, £40
adults £10
token presents £5

then I give DD money
£20 nan
£20 grandad
£30 me
£5 friends

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Food
We spend £100 inc turkey, and extras

Drink
Were not big drinkers, but like to have a few bits in incase someone pops for a drink, £100

xx

hieveryone

I just checked last years spend and was in at £836

Definitely going to try and get it down this year.

suki1964

mum2one wrote: »

Food
We spend £100 inc turkey, and extras

Drink
Were not big drinkers, but like to have a few bits in incase someone pops for a drink, £100

xx

Hmmmm

The one thing I don't scrimp on is the Turkey. That is always a Norfolk bronze free range and that on its own will be around £50

But then I love turkey and that will feed us for a long long time

Rest of the bits and bobs I buy just enough for the planned meals. I hate over buying and trying to use up before stuff goes off

Drink wise, we drink a lot as a rule but out side of the house. So a couple of bottles of baileys and a couple of bottles of red for the home

Smidster

Zero - no extras for me