To ask how much you spend on DP at Christmas?

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A friend just told me their budget for each other is £500. The same last year. I couldn’t imagine spending that much on each other, it seems so wasteful.

About £400 now. Was less when we had less. None of it is wasted though, it is all stuff he will like and use.

Nothing. We have three kids and money is tight. Right now, Christmas is for the kids.

Why is it wasteful? If they can afford it and want to spend that much on each other then that's fine.

I used to spend about £100 when I had a DP.

However much the gift I choose for him costs, within reason.

I'd say this year it's around £300

Nothing.
We get what we need when we need it or save up for it..
If I'm spending that amount of money I'd rather choose what to spend it on.
Each to their own though.

When we got married we agreed we wouldn’t buy each other a Christmas present (we buy ourselves whatever we want throughout the year) but would spend money on a holiday together each January. We’ve followed this tradition now for 30 years.

Depending on our finances over the years, it's varied between £20 and £600. We usually spend the same on each other as we do on the kids. 'Wasteful" is a weird concept to have about spending money on someone you love?

About £30.

We send around £250 on each other. We also send each other lists so it's we get what we want. My idea as I hate surprises

More than that, we can afford it and we buy each other things we like and want. Not really wasteful if the money is affordable / the gifts are wanted.

We don't set a budget but I usually spend £100 from me then another £100 from the children. Plus about £50 on the stocking

This year I think I'm under that as I got good deal on things he wanted.

My DH spent £500 on a KitchenAid mixer and accessories one year for me (very traumatic and hard year). It wasn't wasteful at all and a present I still enjoy several years later.

Nothing. We go out for a meal/day trip together instead, or get something we need for the house.

£150 on each other and £250 on each child.

I suppose it's wasteful if it's not something the person wants or needs and/or finances are quite tight?

I've spent about £200 on my partner. All things they really want or need. It's not wasteful if you can afford it, unless you're just buying for the sake of it.

This year it's about £120. We've got 4 kids who get a lot spent on them. When it comes to presents they are the priority as we've felt the pinch this year.

200.ish

I spend around €300, DH spends more as he often gets me a piece of jewellery as one of my gifts. We don't have kids and like to spoil each other a bit with a few presents each. We can afford it and it's a bit of fun on Christmas morning 😃

It varies depending on how much I can afford to spend, and what I want to get him. I think his most expensive Christmas presents have been a gaming console one year, and an electric guitar and amp another year. Other years he's had stuff he really wanted that cost much less so it's more about getting the right thing than spending a certain amount. This year he's getting aftershave, a t-shirt, gaming miniatures, and a Terry's chocolate orange from the dog 😁 Total spend about £120.

Worth mentioning though that his birthday's in February and I've gone all out for that this year - tickets to a gig, train tickets to get there, dinner while in London and probably some band merch.

I don't really have a budget as such. This year I've spent about £600 and £50ish from the dogs. I don't know how much I spent in previous years as I don't really track it.

We have no children, and both have plenty of disposable income.

DP is parents right? 20.00each and then a joint present. This year it was a kitchen clock, a small live tree and decorations and a magazine subscription.

We don't really. We are able to buy what we want when we need it. Presents are for the kids.

In previous years , very little. Some years it’s been a pound land item or some chocolate- all because of money !

we have some more this year , and I have spent about £50 on him . I think he has been a monkey and spent closer to £150 on mine

honestly we still have to be careful, and I would have been just as happy with £50 spent and £100 off one of the many bills !

Previous years when money has been better we never set a budget. This year money has been tight so we said £50 each. I know we have both gone over a little bit so probably £60-£70 each in total