What’s your Christmas budget?

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I’m interested, having read the thread by the poster who is sad that she is limiting herself to £200 per (adult) child.
We’re pretty well off but I wouldn’t spend more than that on my young kids each. Am I a total miser??

I spend 600-800 usually up to 700 per child. About 200-300 on dh and 100-150 on each of my parents. 50 to my niece and nephew and that’s it.

We're reasonably comfortable financially and don't spend anywhere near that.

£150 on each DD.
£100 on DH
£60 or so for my parents
£10 in a card and a selection box for each DNiece and Nephew

If it's presents:
250: DS and DIL
250: DD and BF
150: Mother and step
100 to 150 DH
MIL: 100

No tat.

We are pretty well off.

I’ve booked a trip to Disney for the 4 of us - 2ad & 2ch for £2000 all in.

I’ve spent £300 each on them.

£250 for DH.

£200 for my parents.

Thankfully we can easily afford it.

150 max DC
100 me / DH
50 parents
30-40 each brother, Sil, nephew
Which seems a lot, can’t believe what some spend.

Probably about £200-£300 in total for gifts and any new decorations etc I get.
That's for 5 adults and 1 17 year old.
Husband is in charge of food but it's probably about £50 for the Christmas food.

I think we’re around £300 per child this year - 2 dc age 9 and 7

£50 for Christmas food? Is that just for Christmas Dinner? And if so for how many and what are you having?

We don't have a budget, just get what we want / need. Luckily that's not much

I too need more information on this Christmas food for £50 claim! How?!

Gosh, are you vegetarians?

My kids will have around £300 each probably. Then family £30-40 each. We buy for 16 family members. Then £15 each for friends kids (8 of them)

These threads always make me laugh.

People seem to get so angry over people spending £200 on their child (adult or child), yet go over to the style and beauty threads and people are spending £500+ on the Christmas party outfit that they will wear once 🤔.

Some people like to spend big in their family, others don’t, some don’t spend much during the year, don’t go in big holidays etc… so like to spoil their kids at Christmas? Others spend a fortune during the year on holidays, after school activities, ponies, school fees but may only spend £50 at Christmas? We all do things differently and no one has to justify how they do things or what they spend.

Christmas dinner will be either 2 adults and the 17 year old or 3 adults and the 17 year old depending on whose house we are in.
I haven't counted 1 of the adults (me) because I hate Christmas dinner with a passion so usually have something I can shove in the microwave.
So it will be a small chicken thing - crown is it called?
Bag of frozen roasties, whatever veggies, some pigs in blankets (I do eat some of those 😂), stuffing, gravy.
Usually bought from Iceland or Sainsbury's.
Followed by an apple crumble or something.
Thinking about it I usually spend about £20 on the snacks that will be consumed over the couple of days.

Nope !
Don't have a traditional turkey though because no one wants one.

I forgot to mention food, tbh we will probably spend the same as normal which is 100-120. Maybe slightly more. We have Christmas dinner at dh’s parents this year and Stephen’s day/Boxing Day at my parents. I’ll make desserts and bring them.

I'm at ~£280 for each DC
DB and I have a no gift rule between us but he gets something for the kids and they (me) have spent £30 on his present
Will spend the same on his GF from kids
My mum's gift is being split between myself and DB - £75 each so then each parent (mine and DP's) will get the same amount for fairness
DP and I don't tend to do presents to each other as we just get stuff throughout the year

We're going to in-laws for Christmas day this year so will make a Christmas cake and a Vicky sponge but won't be expected to contribute anything financially towards dinner so that's nice

Nearly done 🥳 it's been a long year of saving up!

ETA - probably spent another £150 on a big day trip to see Santa and do lots of Christmas activities as well

Not well off although comfortable.
i usually spend a few hundred on each kid, early teens, they get a lot throughout the year so I don’t feel I have to have a big build up.

this year they are getting Uggs, perfume, skincare gift sets, eldest has also got a TV for her room and a Pandora bracelet, younger one a karaoke machine & mini waffle maker.
They both get stockings too.

@Needmorelego seriously you need to tell us what your husband gets for £50 that covers Christmas food!

Around £300 per child (17, 23 and 25) & husband, £100 on son-in-law and around £25 each on my parents/niblings

Erm, I haven’t got as much in the pot as I’d have liked but will be about £1500. That’s for presents and stockings for my own 2 small children and husband (and myself as I budget for the family), presents for about 10 young nieces/nephews and godchildren, food I take to Christmases I’m not hosting (will most likely be a couple of good cheeseboards and accompaniments), a couple of family Christmas outings, and extra Christmas decorations I buy this year

We don’t have a budget, but we don’t have expensive tastes, happily shop second hand for kids toys for DC, don’t buy gifts for adults, don’t go mad on food, don’t really drink much alcohol. So we have a nice Christmas without going mad.

It’s true, but still interesting (to me!)

I posted a response about the £50 upthread.
Seriously all they have (I don't because I hate Christmas dinner) is some meat - usually a chicken crown, roasties, veggies, stuffing, gravy and a pudding.
The two eldest adults are at that stage of life where they don't eat much.
17 year old also doesn't eat much.

Now the DC’s in the extended family are all in their mid 20’s, working and living in their own homes, we do a family secret Santa - budget of £50. We would be classed as well off.

I used to spend around £50 - £1000 on the children, depending on what they needed and there age.
Now days I spend £100 on the eldest (34) and about £250 on the youngest (23).

Plus £50 on my mum and £30 on the nieces and nephews.

Apart from my eldest I don't buy for anyone I don't see on Xmas day.