The DFW Birthday and Christmas Planning Club - 2019

Homegrown0

I'm interested in this as I do buy a lot of presents for people! I've cut it down as much as I'm willing so here's my list:

BIRTHDAYS / ANNIVERSARIES/ WEDDINGS
January - 0

February - 0

March - 1
A wedding present £75

April - 3
Me! - ?
Sister £30
Best friend - £10 (just a wee minding)

May - 1
Husband - ?

June - 0

July - 1
Son (4) - £150
Nephew (3) - £15 BOUGHT - £0 spend RRP £15

August - 4
Dad - £30
Nephew (13) - £20
Niece (8) - £15 BOUGHT - £0 spend RRP £15
Uncle - £20

September - 2
2 x friends (£10 each)
Parents special anniversary - £30

October - 2
BIL - £30
SIL - £30

November - 3
Grandmother - £10
Grandfather - £10
Aunt (don't usually buy for her but it's her 60th) - £20 (will go halfers with my sister to get something decent)

December - 5
Son (7) - £150
Mum - £30
Nephew (12) - £30
Aunt - £20
BIL - £30

Other - approx 15 school/ nursery friend birthdays (£10 max each)
Note: I save £600 per year in a credit union account for Christmas that pays out the first weekend in November to cover some of Christmas.

Note: In addition to my sons' birthdays, we will have a party for them - one softplay party with the nursery class for my youngest and one 'pick 5 friends' type outing for my eldest.

Spent so far: £0

CHRISTMAS
Son 1
Son 2
Husband (don't normally buy for each other but sometimes we do)
Mum
Dad
Sister
BIL
MIL
BIL
SIL
Nephew 1
Cousin
Aunt IL
Uncle IL
Grandmother
Grandfather
Niece 1
Nephew 2
Teacher
Nursery
After school club
Cleaner

Budget TBC!

[Deleted User]

Wow you have a lot to buy for Homegrown0!!

What sorcery did you use to get £15 gifts for free?!?!

Dxxx

Homegrown0

Haha i wish it was sorcery!

I did actually pay for the gifts, but they were actually for the kids' birthdays last year but by the time we saw them it was Christmas time. I bought Christmas gifts too and intended on giving them the birthday gifts too but the parents hadn't brought birthday gifts for my two (who'd had birthdays in the mean time too) so to save any embarrassment to the parents i just kept them aside.

They are having a birthday party this year (likely joint as there's only a week between their birthdays) and we'll be going to that for sure, so just keeping the presents by. Didn't think there was any use in claiming i'd spent the money on the gifts in this budget, given i bought them early 2018!

So, for the purposes of this, they're FREE!

[Deleted User]

Ah I seeeeeeeee.

I have loads of stuff bought in aswell.

Will try to get rid of the stash this year for sure.

Dxxx

Thrice

2019 List
January - None

February -
[STRIKE]Dad's Girlfriend - Will regift perfume £0[/STRIKE] Done! Spent £1.50 on a card
Niece 8 - Sorted, £7.49 all in spent

March -
Dad - Will need to sort something

April -
Nephew 12 - Pizza express voucher

May - none

June -
Sister 50 - My god I need to save for this one! My sister is like my mum, she is awesome and deserves the world!

July -
MIL - Have a yankee candle I could use??

August -
FIL

September -
Niece 3
Great niece 3
Best friends daughter 11
[STRIKE]Husband[/STRIKE] - We aren't giving each other gifts this year

October -
BIL
Nephew 21st

November -
SIL 40th
Sister

December -
Best friends son 4

Christmas -
All of the above plus -
Niece 19 and nephew 13
Other best friend's 4 kids (13, 11, 4 and 3)
My two lovely dogs

Yeah, just a few to buy for!!!:rotfl:

Thrice

Morning all!

So I spent last night hunting for my wage slips (will phone the student loan people today and tell them I've paid off my loan yaaaay!!).

Managed to find two birthday cards that I can use this year, a 'lego' set that I'd won last year and stashed, plus another roll of wrapping paper and a pack of tissue paper! And two unopened gift sets that will most definately be getting regifted this year!

Oh, and a £20 Pizza express voucher that someone bought us for christmas, it was a thoughtful gift but..... I'm not really a pizza express fan so.... I'll regift that as well

[Deleted User]

Go you!

I bought a new handbag and it was stuffed full of grey tissue paper, I was just about to bin it then I thought this is ideal to put in with gifts in gift bags.

Dxxx

Thrice

Dolly that's a good idea to keep the tissue paper!!

I bought one of those wrapping paper storage things from Ikea, so all my christmas and birthday paper is in that, along with anything else I find for wrapping. Got 2 gift bags for my birthday last week, so I've put them in the storage box as well to reuse :rotfl:

Found a roll of wrapping paper in my boot there at lunch time, will take that into the house tonight and stash it away with the rest, mon the Marie Kondo :rotfl:

[Deleted User]

I have 2 rolls of wrapping paper in my boot, they have been there for years :rotfl:

I'm sure I will use them at some point!

Dxxx

cryan1181

I would love to Join you