I normally go way over the top at Christmas but due to covid our finances are the worst they have ever ever been and things are extremely tight. Normally I might spend £150-200 per person on adult family members but this year I could really do with keeping it to no more than about £30 per person, ideally £20. I do know that we're lucky to still be able to spend that much.
I'm already worried about what on earth to get people. Normally we'd buy about four 'good' presents for each person. The other adults in our immediate family are all well-off and buy similar, and it will be really obvious if I go from giving four presents to giving one, and reducing our budget to a tiny tiny proportion.
Any advice about how to deal with this would be very welcome, and any gift ideas appreciated.
Will need to buy for:
Mum (early 60s, retired, likes art/craft/beauty stuff/learning languages)
Dad (early 60s, retired, likes photography/model railways/walking/wildlife and nature)
Sister (mid 20s, no kids, WFH in professional job, likes beauty and fashion/gadgets/cats/fancy food and drink)
BIL (early 30s, has a 3-y-o, travels a lot for work, likes junk food/watching sport/gadgets/comedy)
BIL's DD aged three, has a large extended family so gets lots of gifts.
The only idea I have so far is a framed photo of my baby for my parents!
Any help or ideas very much appreciated. Thanks in advance!
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Crocodilian · 07/10/2020 08:11
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