How much do you spend, roughly, on christmas presents for..........................................

[Sparkler1]

1 - Your children
2 - Partner
3 - Parents/In Laws
4 - Brother/Sister/In Laws
5 - Nieces/Nephews
6 - Friends
7 - Friend's children

I'm interested to know what others do. Was going set myself a maximum price for each present but am finding that it so easy to go over budget if I'm not careful. Where does it stop? Add the cost of the whole lot together and it's scary.

1 - £80ish
2 - no set price, just find a few bits he'll like
3 - nothing (table present only)
4 - nothing
5 - about £20
6 - nothing
7 - nothing

Humbug.

1 - Your children: approx £150 (only have the one)
2 - Partner: approx £100, sometimes more depending what it is
3 - Parents/In Laws: approx £25-30 per person
4 - Brother/Sister/In Laws: approx £25-30 per person
5 - Nieces/Nephews: approx £25-30 (only have the one niece)
6 - Friends: nothing
7 - Friend's children: approx £5-£10, but buy for few.

1 - Your children: ds (5) will be about £80, dd only stocking fillers this year as we're wrapping up some of ds' old toys for her (she is only 1).
2 - Partner - this year, probably about £20 and we are having half of a living room rug each (oh the romance )
3 - Parents/In Laws - about £30 each
4 - Brother/Sister/In Laws - my bro and sis (no kids) about £30 each, SIL & BIL about £5 token gift (we buy for each others kids instead)
5 - Nieces/Nephews - about £30 (2 of them)
6 - Friends - don't buy for each other
7 - Friend's children - buy for about 4 close friends kids, up to a tenner each.

Blimey that adds up actually doesn't it - I've been buying for a couple of months in bits and pieces and I hadn't really noticed how much it would be.

1 - Your children about £70-80 inc stockings, x3
2 - Partner about £30-40 depending he wants
3 - Parents/In Laws £10 max (mum amd MIL)
4 - Brother/Sister/In Laws £10 max (x about 5)
5 - Nieces/Nephews £10 max (x 6)
6 - Friends £0
7 - Friend's children £0

I'm a lot meaner than you Hula!

I have never sat and worked the total cost out as such and never will!

Oh, and we buy for grandparents too, and this year I will need to get a present for DD's class treacher and FT TA.

1- £80
2- this year about £200, but usually a lot less
3- £20-£30
4- £20 (including my grandmother in this category too)
5- haven't got any!
6- nothing for most, probably a couple of bottles of wine for neighbour who occasionally walks ds to /from school for me.
7- £5 - but only get a couple

also have always bought something for nursey staff, and will get a token gift (Oxfam unwrapped probably) for ds's teacher

I never did mine did I?

1 - Your children - roughly £80 each
2 - Partner - max £50 (sometimes we get a main present from Santa for us both)
3 - Parents/In Laws - £15 each
4 - Brother/Sister/In Laws - Nothing this year as everyone has kids. Have said we are only buying for kids this time round. Just £15 on my sister who has none.
5 - Nieces/Nephews - £10
6 - Friends - £10
7 - Friend's children - £10

Ooh yes teachers and TAs etc. I am making biscuits this year as otherwise it gets totally out of hand with 2 children at school (3 next year )

Also give something to childminder, a couple of the neigbours etc.

Hence the £10 limit outside the family really!

1 - Your children - About £300
2 - Partner - about £75
3 - Parents/In Laws - Approx £25
4 - Brother/Sister/In Laws Approx - £20 on those without children but none on those with children
5 - Nieces/Nephews - Approx £10 (I have 18 of them to buy for!)
6 - Friends - don't buy for
7 - Friend's children - only buy if we see them and then about £5

1 - Your children-£30-50 each:this year they're getting lots of little bits and pieces as that's what they said they'd prefer.
2 - Partner-£30
3 - Parents/In Laws-£10 each(I only buy for mine and dp buy's for his)
4 - Brother/Sister/In Laws-£10
5 - Nieces/Nephews-none
6 - Friends- bottle of wine and box of choc's each
7 - Friend's children-selection box each

all amounts vary loads - I like to buy something I think they'll like. And I don;t get too worried about it being less or more (as long as not ludicrously so) if it's something I really think they'll like

1. £50-£150 each
2. £15-£250 (high end is a bit of a cheat - that would only be if it was something we had agreed to get for the house eg we've been going on for ages about needing a small sofa/nice armchair - I might (if it's not too late) get it as a "present"
3. £20-£50 though might go a bit higher this year as dh wants to get them electronic photo frames. my mum in particular will gasp in awe and amazement at the wonders of technology
4. £20
5. £20
6. very rarely buy for friends
7. as above, if we do would be £10-£15

1 - Your children - no more than £50 each
2 - Partner - this year £30
3 - Parents/In Laws £25 on my Dad, £20 for PIL
4 - Brother/Sister/In Laws - £15 each for my brother and sister in law, nothing for DH's sister and BIL
5 - Nieces/Nephews - £10 each including 2 young cousins of mine
6 - Friends £0
7 - Friend's children £0

ooo Lunarsea good idea for teachers - I don;t really like all this teacher presents business - but that's a nice gesture without giving them more smellies/candles/choc

All adds up doesn't it? How we find that extra wadge of money every December I'll never know.

I never dare add it up - i'd have a seizure. and what about those trips to the supermarket cos you forgot the chesnuts where you somehow end up spending £40. (and that's not even the proper shop)

1 - kids ,ds the best part of £400 because he is having Xbox360 as his main thing. Dd hasnt said what she wants yet but I doubt it will be anything so expensive as Ds.

2 Dh - about £400 on him this year because there is something he particularly wants. Other christmases when there is nothing he wants then I get him a few books.

3 - parents and inlaws will get the same as they get me ie nothing!

4 - sisters will get about £50 each. Probably wont get anything for brothers unless I see them (unlikely). One Bil will get about a tenner.

5 - nieces one that I see regularly will get £50 and another that I never see will get £20

6 - Best friend will get between £20 and £35 depending on what catches my eye

7 - Dont buy for friends kids

Hatwoman - it's shocking isn't it?

1- have spent £90 between them
2- dh have spent about £20
3- my mum will be £20 as she wants nintendo ds brain game thing..DHs parents £40 plus have bought those decorate your own plates for Ds to do as present

1. Sisters £10 each

5 dont have any

1. nothing
2. will be around £20

1 - Your children - about £60 each (2 children)

2 - Partner - £250 ish (something specific he wanted)

3 - Parents/In Laws - £20 on my Mum, about £15 on PIL.

4 - Brother/Sister/In Laws £10 each on brother, sister and brother-in-law.

5 - Nieces/Nephews - nothing (recycling DS's toys!)

6 - Friends - £0

7 - Friend's children £0

1 - Your children £20 + stockings this year
2 - Partner £35 for some reason
3 - Parents/In Laws £10 each
4 - Brother/Sister/In Laws £10 each
5 - Nieces/Nephews £15 each
6 - Friends Nothing
7 - Friend's children Nothing

1 - Your children -£75
2 - Partner-n/a
3 - Parents/In Laws -£50
4 - Brother/Sister/In Laws -n/a
5 - Nieces/Nephews n/a
6 - Friends -10
7 - Friend's children 10

1 - Your children - about £60 each
2 - Partner - depends what he wants, once was a computer, once it was a Jermey Clarkson book (grr!)
3 - Parents/In Laws - dad nothing, mum children have made cups at place where they fire them all proper so £20, dad nothing (his choice) in-laws nothing as abroad and see as my dp remit
4 - Brother/Sister/In Laws - nothing if they have children, £20 if they don't
5 - Nieces/Nephews - £20 each
6 - Friends NOTHING but made something for my lovelist friends
7 - Friend's children - nothing - it just gets out of hand.

bah humbug!

I did add it up in January and nearly fainted.

We set up a savings account and it has been the best thing we've done. If you can afford to put a little bit away each month I'd thoroughly recommend it. I can't imagine how people finance Christmas from one month's wages

Don't wish to preach. Just that it has made a Big Difference for us.