Xmas budgets

[FreshHerbs]

Being nosy here.....
What’s your Xmas present budget for children.
Or if you have no children what’s your budget for family members/friends so forth
Have u a budget for family pets also....

My 2.5 year old £100
My 5 year old £200
My 6 year old £200
Other family members £20/£30 each
Have no pets

These threads are a bit bonkers. Clearly people will spend different amounts depending on how much disposable income they have.

£300 per child when you are on NMW is a lot of money to spend.
£300 per child when you are earning six figures is not as much.

Our budget has crept up as they get older.

What is the obsession with what other people spend at Christmas, this is the 3rd similar thread recently and invariably turn into a selection of posters judging others for spending what they think is too much bevause "Christmas isn't about the presents it's about can't time and making memories" ....not sure why they think it has to be one or the other though, perfect possible to do both!

oh & about £15 on the pets' presents too

No-one should have to justify what they spend on their own children either.

family time not can't time!

What is the obsession with what other people spend at Christmas

puerile voyeurism? To judge? To boast? Boredom? People like talking about themselves?

Surely the "point" of these threads is that every now and then someone pops up who has spent £1000 on a 6yo and we can all go judgey?

No budget really, just spend what we can afford. Dcs gifts are getting more expensive as they get older so the overall pile of presents gets smaller but always one main present and lots of smaller bits

Looks that way!

Another one who doesn't get threads like this. Surely it's all down to personal circs? Seems just to be a chance for people to feel bad, either because they can't spend much or because they're apparently spending too much (and so raising spolit entitled brats etc etc). Who cares?

My family Adults £20 max (we always limit this)
Us to dd £15 so far and that be it (thank you sainsburys half price sale)
Sisters two...around £15-20 each
Bil £35 (joint xmas and brother present a single malt whisky half price so a good one)
Sil £5 (shes going to love it)
Their children...£15-20 each (sainsburys half price sale thank you)
Mil £50-70 (present unbought to date)
Fil £50 (two books he love)
Dh nothing
But we sharing the cost of xmas dinner with everyone bringing something

yes but I can't be arsed getting judgy with a fantasist - which threads like these seem to attract in droves you know 'oh I don't spend much - I treated my 3 year old to a private jet and a gold and diamond studded Lol doll but that's because my DH's bonus this year was only 3 million so money is tight :( '

I think this sort of thread is interesting, and you can just move on if you're not!

It interests me to know what value people put on certain things, and the differences in priorities. Learning more about the way different people choose to live their lives is never a waste of time. even as adults we are continually learning and part of being mature isn't going 'none of my business' and looking away, but knowing, understanding and THEN not judging.

I have very frugal parents, and as a result particularly high sums make my stomach twist. It also helps me get over that. I have a decent income, and don't want to live with the same kind of frugality, or go to the other extreme.

I've seen a lot of people on different forums who could do with learning that other people have low incomes and theirs is in fact very high!

People don't often talk about these things in real life, so I think it's actually quite important for people to learn about the somehow.

No, I am genuinely interested in how £1k gets spent on a 6 year old.

A pony, maybe?

Top range iPad plus extra stuff?

Nothing mine wanted or needed at 6 came close.

I must admit the thread about only spending £50 per child made me chuckle, for some people it was like a competition who could spend the least between some people, and anyone daring to spend over this on their own and was a spendthrift who didn't know the true meaning of Christmas!

I have no interest what others spend on their own children, I do however have issues with the posters who think their way is the best way and everyone else is wrong. Not on this thread yet but give it time!

I've already stated what I bought.

Also stated that I shouldn't have to justify it. DH and I both work, I save, I don't know or or why an issue is being made.

If your kids are happy on the day does it really matter if you've spent £50 or £5000?

£100 each child - 3 children but thats only because eldest ds is getting a tablet. We have the money this year to do this. In previous years it's been £50 or leaa

Just bought ds's main present on ebay second hand for around £100 as £250 new and that's way over my budget - and I will tell him it's not new. He did offer to have it as christmas and birthday from all the family bless!

OH: usually around £50. Never more than £100. He has the same budget for me.
DS (first Christmas): probably around the same. Four presents (want, need, wear, read) from us, and stocking from Father Christmas when he's older.
DN (first Christmas, born within days of DS): joint "we're in this together" gifts for her and her parents, £30-odd
Parents (x3): ~£20, if that
Siblings: something tokenish
Grandmother (last surviving grandparent): probably around £5, I make her biscuits as that and seeing us makes her Christmas

Overall, probably not much more than £250 for both families, including presents for each other.

we dont budget like that, we save what we can afford each month for it, along with saving for holiday, bdays etc.

So we have what we have. I have £350 to pull on for two dc, and xmas food - extra expenses, we have some lovely days out planned and they have all been paid up from xmas kitty already. I may have ££ left over from gifts...or may need a top up which I doubt. The money will then roll into next years kitty.

Laguna..no competition to spend so little..we just dont have any spare money. I suspect my dm suggestion to limit adult spend is to help us rather than my dsis but its a great idea. Makes you focus on the person. Just hoping for some socks, pants and a top or else im going to have to find the money for them soon. My amazing dmil i know will get me socks and pants as i always request them. Heres hoping.

I think whatever you can afford, is fine. If you have to resort to putting things onto credit cards, that is bonkers.

london no its not about peoples budgets, and people only spending what they can afford- that's sensible! It's people I've seen on the other threads that could spend more but act as if they are better and more superior than other people who like to spend £100s. Hope Santa is good to you!