How much will Christmas have cost you?

NewShadow

£41 on a return train ticket.

Lots more in the sales buying gifts for next year and reduced luxury meats for the freezer.

nearlyrich

I have bought most of the presents we buy just a couple to order, I have 6 grown up nieces and nephews and two little one's. I told the big one's I was getting them a goat this year as they are all over 20 and the reason we stopped buying amongst the siblings was because it gets harder to think of something.. I don't mind spending the money but I hate to think I am buying something useless. We spend a bit extra on food as we entertain all the family for Christmas day and DS will be staying for almost 2 weeks. I reckon we will spend about £600 this year.

amandaatnumber7

I'll be spending about $2000 all up :eek:

This includes presents for our 3 children, presents for my parents and their partners and the inlaws, 2 secret santa gifts, my 2 closest friends children - 7 in total, my 2 nieces and 2 nephews, my hubby and our food including some food gifts I like to make for friends.

We have all our decorations from previous years and DS2 and I are going to make our own wrapping paper.

I love Xmas and its so much fun with little ones in the house.

Still need to get a tree though!! :xmastree:

puppey

our family have now decided that you just have to buy one present for one person (ie pull the name out of a hat). means you can spend a bit more thought about what to get that person and of course cheaper. little kids might not like it though

dearlouise

amandaatnumber7 wrote: »

I'll be spending about $2000 all up :eek:

This includes presents for our 3 children, presents for my parents and their partners and the inlaws, 2 secret santa gifts, my 2 closest friends children - 7 in total, my 2 nieces and 2 nephews, my hubby and our food including some food gifts I like to make for friends.

We have all our decorations from previous years and DS2 and I are going to make our own wrapping paper.

I love Xmas and its so much fun with little ones in the house.

Still need to get a tree though!! :xmastree:

I just don't get what you can spend £2000 on, unless you've bought 'big' presents for everyone...

PenguinOfDeath

dearlouise wrote: »

I just don't get what you can spend £2000 on, unless you've bought 'big' presents for everyone...

$2000AUS = about £1000

As does it matter if the year afford and is happy with it?

Pippapotomus

Family ticket for Xmas eve panto - £80
Tree- £30
Childrens presents £150 x3
£20 per parents gift
Gift for teachers £10
Food shop for the day is usually £100+

76rosie

i have also taken the butterfly brain approach...

christmas paper, crackers and mincemeat in january sales.

loads of other freebies from 02 priority moments etc throughout the year.

most of money spent on my neices, around 50 pound each.

also bought 9.99 b&M tree.

go to friends christmas day so take mince pies, crackers etc.

do't buy too much as i don't like waste

savingmummy

Tree and decs are stored away and reused each year.
Wrapping paper/tags/cards I buy in January in the card factory.
Food we buy the same as usual as have christmas dinner/boxing day dinner at my parents.

We gets tubs of chocolate/biscuits as gifts from friends.
BOTH of us are tee total so no alcohol needed here.


I spend £20-£40 on my parents each
And buy for my 2 children only, we don`t buy for each other.


Throughout the year we do Tesco Christmas savers, I also put away £20 a month on parks christmas savings - love2shop vouchers.


Spends are as little as possible to be honest as we just can`t afford to spend huge amounts.

chanie

We have about 20 people to buy for. We don't have to buy food as we go to family for dinner, plus my children are 4 and 2, so don't eat much.

I think we've spent about £400, but with about £600 worth of gifts through, bargain hunting, freebies, offers, re-gifting, homemade etc. Next year, I want to save even more.