Is 400 enough for two dc?

[Lipperfromchipper]

Just a Christmas question, dc are 6 and 4,
I have spent about 320 so far and was thinking if I spent another 80 between them on stocking fillers that would be plenty?? But I’m getting cold feet about that!!? How much have you spent on two dc of similar ages??

That's plenty, honestly.

Is this a stealth boost???

£400 on stocking fillers.
Your be ridiculous

No need for this thread at all

Spend what you can afford and what you think is "right" within that budget. At 6 and 4 they're far more interested in the excitement of Christmas than hugh cost items.

Omg that’s an enormous amount. That’s 200 each on young children

That sounds absolutely mad to me, mate.

1. it's too much money
2. why have you plucked a figure out of the air - another £80? Just buy them something they'll like/need/want and if that's £40 then so be it, you don't then need to make it up to a round figure

Fucking hell. I mean, spend what you can afford, but I've spent £35 per child. Because it's what we can afford and absolutely plenty.

Omg that’s an enormous amount. That’s 200 each on young children

Enormous for some but not for others.

To answer your question, I don't have a 6 and 4 year old (mine are younger) and I've spent £30 on some bits to open from FC, nothing from us as we have large families which will spoil them with many presents. It's honestly not necessary.

Spend what you want! I am spending much less on presents and less than a tenner on stocking fillers.
At 6 and 4 they won't know how much you spend.

Personally I would spend £40 each, don't start spending the if money until you really have to.

I don’t think you ‘should’ spend a particular amount of money. Perfectly possible to get some nice presents they will love without spending that much

You're lucky... my ex partner insisted in outdoing each previous year ... the last year we were together, they insisted on 53 presents a child at a cost of over £5000 in total. Do not tell me it's bonkers.... I know ... irony is that the three children didn't care, didn't know who had bought what, hated most of them due to the over-doing it and in the end, probably enjoyed the boxes more. And we got into debt as a result and I only found out after the event. And why...???... to do better then the ex partner!! Wonder why we are divorced??

Noop I bet there's got barely anything in their pile. I'd see if you can get a credit card quickly and up it to at least 1k. If you run out of things, jsit buy something you brought last year but newer and bin the old ones. 🙄

£80 on stocking fillers?!?!

Might be worth pointing out, I read a survey that people in the wealthiest areas tend to spend the least on Christmas presents

I will probably spend about 250 on my little boy all together. I think anything is fine just do what works for you. You will get some people who spend 20 and some 500 it doesn't matter as long as it works for your family

Do you feel better for your oh-so-witty mean spirited comment?

Sounds about right. I’m spending 250 on my 5 year old and 50 on my newborn.

Whhaaaat? Buy what’s a) in your budget and b) what your children want and need

That is plenty I only spend £300 each on my two because they are grown up and I spend about the same on my grandchild.

There’s no ‘should’ about it. I don’t set a budget, I buy the things they like. It comes to less than you are spending.
I don’t see the point in saying ‘I’ll spend £80 on stocking fillers’, it’s just an arbitrary figure. Of course it’s wise to say ‘I won’t spend more than £80’, but what if you find the perfect stocking fillers and it comes to £30? Would you spend the extra £50 just because?

My DCs get presents worth about £30.

And at that age the amount doesn’t matter but having exactly the same number of presents does

More than enough. I think you'd do better to spend £50 on each of them and put the other £150 each in savings accounts for them. They'll get more benefit in the long term.

Tttigress - this isn't just at Christmas. In fact, upper middle classes tend to spend less period and will also look for 2nd hand bargains, charity shop finds in general. Its a security thing. For lower working class families, they spend loads on the newest latest trainers and TVs and shit, because they need to elevate themselves against their peers to feel secure. I read a really good article about it. I'll see if I can find the link.

It also mentioned the fact that if you are 'richer', you'll spend £100 on a pair of good quality work shoes that'll last at least 10 years. If you're poor, you'll spend £20 a year on a pair of shoes which won't last and over the ten years, spend twice what the richer person did.

I know this has nothing to do with the OP but I found it interesting!