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

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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.

Children - About £200

Partner - Given eachother £50 limit, last year £10 limit - thought that counts etc etc

Parents - £50 Inlaws - £20

Sister - £30

Neice/Newphew - Only just found out I have some (kind of)

Friends - £10-£20

Friends Children - They dont have any.

1 - £200
2 - £100
for parents, brothers, sisters, nieces and nephew we have set a £10 limit.

for friends and children we have a £5 limit. just a little token gift.

1-£100, she will be 8 months and does actuallu need some toys and clothes
2-£185, more this year as I spent very little on his 30th birthday in April as we were skint after moving house.
3-£50 each adult
4-£20 on one bil
5-no nieces/nephews but spend £25 each on two cousins
6-£10 each on three friends
7-nothing, none of my close friends have children, I think if they did then we would probably stop buying or each other and just buy for the dc.

All except dp's presents are on a 0% credit card that we will pay off before it's interest free period ends in June. Usually pay straight away but I'm on unpaid mat leave at present.

1- 150 on older three, 100 on lo she only 8 months
2- dont have one
3- about 50 between my parents. dont have inlaws
4- about 30 each on my bro and sis
5- dont have any
6- bottle of wine or box of chocs
7- about a tenner

i dont even know what to get dh as i cant get him what he wants

(((Misdee)))

Blimey- £100 on an 8m/o ... some people have a lot of money to burn.
I was feeling quite chuffed with myself for getting a bargin big pressie for our 8m/o yesterday. I spotted a sit and ride little tyes car 2nd hand for 3 quid. I'll scrub it up, add some new stickers and I think he'll love it once his legs are long enough.
I dont set fixed budgets for people, but would probadly baulk at anything over 25quid for any one except dh. for him I guess I'll be spending under 50 once I've decided which bit to get him for his bike.

1-£40
2-40, already has his, 2 beautiful Red Eyed tree frogs
3-Only got my mum, so £15
4-1 11yr old sis, taking her to next & will put it on the credit card, told her she can spend £45
5-n/a
6-Bargain pressies bought in summer sale, £8, between the 4 of em!
7-£6, 3 half priced books, one for each.

1 - 80 ish x 1 Your children
2 - 10.00 we will buy something for the house.... Partner
3 - don't have any Parents/In Laws
4 - token Brother/Sister/In Laws
5 - 20 each x 7 Nieces/Nephews
6 - 10-20 x 4 Friends
7 - 10 x 3 Friend's children

Better get saving then....

1. £100-£130 each
2. £30
3. £10
4. nothing
5. £5
6. nothing
7. £5-£7

Your children £50
Partner/Parents/In Laws/Brother/Sister/In Laws £0

Nieces/Nephews £5 each on dp's side nothing on mine cos my d?b doesn't want to do present for the kids. He is the only one with a kid.
Friends £0
Friend's children £0

Normally I'd buy pressies for my family but we are seriously short of money this year.

1- Ds - £200 but can see it creeping over that, only got the one though
2 - Partner -£100
3 - Parents - £20
4 - In laws - £15, but just send a card to my brother
5 - Nephews - Normally about £20, but we might stop buying this year, just got to get round to having that awkward conversation!
6 - Friends - £10, just buy for the one
7 - Friend's kids - £10

children £150 - £200 (we only have one)
partner £150
parents £75 - £100 only on my mum as she has helped us out so much. My partner buys for his parents as I have nothing to do with them(long story I will save for another time)
Bro/sis/in laws £50
friends £0
friends children £5
extended family we all spend a fiver on each other

1 - probaly come out at around £100 in the past, ish, I don't really keep a proper tally. However I have spent less this year though as I went mad last year and realised how silly that was, and now I have 2 girls and they both have birthdays v close to Xmas so I can't afford to go mad anymore. I actually have bought them a few 2nd hand things this year. While they are young and don't care, why not, it's still a good toy they'll get pleasure out of.

2 - Anything between £50 and £100, but as he spends about the same on me, what is the point really? I might knock buying each other Xmas gifts on the head and leave it to just birthdays only.

3 - About £20 each

4 - About £15 each or a joint presnet for about £30 ish, less if I can find something that's nice for less money obviously

5 - Between £10 and £15

6 - Don't buy mates preents anymore, save them for birthdays, it's all about the kids

7 - £10 - £12

Children - about £50-£60 each including stocking fillers(We have 2)
DH- £65 this year on a puppy from RSPCA. We have been wanting one for a while.
DAD/MIL - £30-40
Brothers/BILS/SILS - £15-20
Nieces/nephews - £20 (only have 3)
Friends - £5ish!
Friends kids - dont really have any close friends with kids.

Have other people who get bottle of wine and box of biccies or calendar and fancy cheese etc.

1 - Your children £70ish each
2 - Partner £200
3 - Parents/In Laws £30 each
4 - Brother/Sister/In Laws £20
5 - Nieces/Nephews don't have any yet
6 - Friends £15
7 - Friend's children £15

1. about £70 He's only 6mo, so they're things he'll need over the next year
2. £150 (although he's just got a new bike so thousands really!)
3. agreed not to do gifts now we have a lo (previously 20-30 each)
4. same again
5. £20
6. just buy for dc now (was about £15)
7. £15-20

1 - Your children £60 ish each plus stocking
2 - Partner £100
3 - Parents/In Laws £30 each
4 - Brother/Sister/In Laws £20 each
5 - Nieces/Nephews £20
6 - Friends £10
7 - Friend's children £5-£10

1 - Your children - About £50 each
2 - Partner - About £10 - £20
3 - Parents/In Laws - About £30 - £50 (we only have one)
4 - Brother/Sister/In Laws - About £5 a household for those that give us something (despite being asked not to), nothing for the others
5 - Nieces/Nephews - New rule of £10 for birthdays (up to the age of 18) and nothing for any for Christmas
6 - Friends - Nothing
7 - Friend's children - Nothing except for godchildren and their siblings, about £5 each for those

1 - Your children £50 each
2 - Partner £50
3 - Parents/In Laws £25 on pil, £40 on my mum, £50 on my gran
4 - Brother/Sister/In Laws £20 onmy sister, nothing for dp's brothers
5 - Nieces/Nephews £15-20 each (all 12!!!)
6 - Friends only best friend £50
7 - Friend's children only ds's best friend £20

Think that christmas has really become about the amount that is spent not the give and receive though which really upsets me. Would rather the kids had something they really love and play with rather than stuff for the sake of it. Ds will probably want/need a new bike and a computer next year so we will spend a lot more as a one off but his b'day is 1st Jan so it can get very silly very quickly.

1 - Your children - DD1 £130 when I added it up, DD2 £30 (she's 11 months)
2 - Partner - £50 on things he needs like new boxers etc
3 - Parents/In Laws - £25 each on mum, dad, MIL, Stepdad
4 - Brother/Sister/In Laws - £20 each plus a bit extra for SIL as she babysits occasionally and goes mad at Christmas/Birthdays
5 - Nieces/Nephews - £25 each for nieces (only have 2)
6 - Friends - Nothing
7 - Friend's children - £10 for the ones under 18 (only have 4 to buy for)

I use Boots Advantage points, vouchers saved during the year, 3 for 2's etc, try and not pay full price for anything

1 - Your children - nothing we are going on holiday and they have contributed their birthday money too
2 - Partner - nothing partly becuase of the above partly becuase i slept on setee last night after he refused to change the sheets
3 - Parents/In Laws inlaws - £10 for both - 2 for 1 cds
4 - Brother/Sister/In Laws nothing
5 - Nieces/Nephews 10 cousins each a 98p selection box
6 - Friends about £10
7 - Friend's children £5 - 10 per kid

then theres my nan - bought her a lovely throw for her bed £45 - but bargain.

1 - Your children - about £100 eache
2 - Partner - £100
3 - Parents/In Laws - £30 each
4 - Brother/Sister/In Laws - £30
5 - Nieces/Nephews - £20 each (i have many)
6 - Friends - £5-10
7 - Friend's children - Dont have friends with kids.