How much do you spend on your child’s birthday?

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Not party/day out/meal etc

But…presents, cake, balloons..how much do you spend on average in total?

Trying to cut my DD’s amount down as better go save that money back a bit, but I just get carried away with birthdays & Christmas, what is the average amount you spend? I suppose it also depends on the age of your child..for context, my Dd will turn 6

Prob about 300 if doing a proper party. Saying that I’ve just been quoted £290 for dd3 birthday and I’ll still need to get cake and balloons/ party bags so that’ll be creeping up to £400

Usually about 200-250 but we're the only ones who buy for him. One of his aunts might give him a tenner once in a while but that's it.

It’s probably tallied £300-£350 for my 15 year old. Easily builds up with the price of hoodies, lego and video games 😂

DD is 5 in Sept. She’s having a party with an entertainer £150, plus a few pizzas £5. She’s obsessed with playing dolls so will also spend about £20 on a few bits to open on the actual day.

I rest my case.

In my experience it is the less wealthy (although not necessarily poor) who spend the most. PP above who talked about using credit card to pay for birthdays is a classic example.

We are lucky to be financially comfortable - can buy most things without thinking twice, have a decent house, regular trips abroad, children get taken on days out most holidays etc. This is very much the norm in our social circle and none of us give particularly extravagant birthday gifts. The children do not go without - but neither of my children have had upwards of £100 in birthday or Christmas gifts yet. This mentality of buying a child every item they put on a list and feeling guilty if you can’t is crazy!

This mentality of buying a child every item they put on a list and feeling guilty if you can’t is crazy!

It isn’t crazy. Money and children are some of the most emotionally charged issues in people’s lives- it’s be expected that where the two converge feelings will become created.

I’m doing one main gift for LO.
some of my friends think it’s tight But we have lots of relatives who also give gifts.
plus it means when they ask for something expensive like a switch or they won’t be expecting anything else on top of that. (That is the hope )