How much to spend

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Charltonstrek · 02/12/2024 11:04

Hi just wondering if you have an only grown up ds how much you would spend on Christmas and birthdays
The reason I ask is that I've been told I go way over the top as he's now an adult my expenditure as always been around £900 combined as his Christmas and birthday is on the same day.

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EvilsElsasPetSnowman · 02/12/2024 11:13

I think that’s fine - do it while you can, I think it’s rather lovely iI’d have loved this but sadly my tight arse parents stopped buying for all of us when we turned 18

LittleRedRidingHoody · 02/12/2024 11:13

At the end of the day, if you can afford to, and want to, go for it, screw what anyone else says 😂

My family is fairly dysfunctional, so I took over buying the 'big' presents for my siblings when they were teens. We're all adults now but I still spend circa £500 each on them ~ sounds absolutely batshit to anyone I tell (not many people!) but I can afford it, want to, and they appreciate it so I don't give it any more headspace.

On the flip side my parents don't buy me anything AT ALL except participating in the secret Santa they suggested/demanded, so they only pay £30 each rather than actually buy their own children gifts 💁‍♀️

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Charltonstrek · 02/12/2024 11:12

He's 23 and just started earning as he was in uni

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MiddleAgedDread · 02/12/2024 11:10

I would never expect my parents to spend that much on me but I guess it depends on your level of income, to some folk that’s probably peanuts!

EvilsElsasPetSnowman · 02/12/2024 11:10

How old is he? And does he have a partner or friends that buy for him?

ThatShyRoseViper · 02/12/2024 11:06

Fair enough if you can afford it but that is really excessive.

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