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.

Big change from last year to this.

1 - Your children - last year £20, this year £20
2 - Partner - last year £40, this year £20
3 - Parents/In Laws - last year £30, this year nothing
4 - Brother/Sister/In Laws - last year about £50, this year nothing
5 - Nieces/Nephews - last year £50, this year about the same
6 - Friends - last year £8, this year about the same
7 - Friend's children - maybe £10, this year about the same

1-DC £30 each on the 3 grown up ones.
13, 11, 9 year olds....£700/800 between the 3!
2-DH Always gets a bottle of malt whisky.
3-Only got MIL now. She's in her 90s. DSs have made a christmas cake and we will buy a bottle of sherry!
4- DB DSs & DPs....£20
5- Nieces/Nephews (under 18 only) £15, and token box of chocs for the older ones.
6- £10
7- Friends DC & Godchildren £15 but only until they're 18.

I honestly dont know how much i spend on each and dont actually want to think about it... however last year my DH and I decided along my SIL and her husband that we would have a £2.50 limit. (We buy each others kids gifts but get stuck on each other)
Anyway last year whilst pregnant she bought me some Nipple Cream!, my DH got a jar of mayonnaise and a double decker!! And in return we got them matching keyrings with a photo of me and my DH on our wedding day... and they use them!
Its a bit of fun!

1 - Your children-£150each (got 2 )
2 - Partner- depends on what he chooses
3 - Parents/In Laws - my mum £35 MIL £20 FIL £20
4 - Brother/Sister/In Laws £10-£15 for ones with no kids
5 - Nieces/Nephews- £10 each x4
6 - Friends- buy for 1 with no kids £10-£15
7 - Friend's children- buy - £10 each

1 - Your children - 1 child, £300
2 - Partner - £70
3 - Parents/In Laws £200
4 - Brother/Sister/In Laws £100
5 - Nieces/Nephews - none
6 - Friends - £30 each, £10 for spouses
7 - Friend's children, £30 each for godchildren

Extended family - £10 each...I have at least 12 of them to buy for this year

Plus my assistant at work, hairdresser, postman etc etc etc

Teachers £15 vouchers each for 2 teachers

Its kind of never ending...but I love it! No wonder I never have any money!

DD age 2 - 100 euro (live outside uk)
DH - usually keep our cash for a really expensive night out together nonna with be staying with us 2 babysit.
Parents/Inlaw - Agreed nothing
Siblings/In Laws - As above
Neices/Nephews - Around 40 euro each (have 6 in total)
Friends - Agreed nothing
Friend kids - Around 10 euro each (only 2 to buy for)

I think Crimbo is all about the kids. More than likely we will increase the amount we spend on DD when she get abit older.

£10 each for everyone except my DC. £15 if it's a couple.

1. £140 on DD (including £50 of books)

2.£80 this year (varies)

1. Parents - £20 each
2. Brother/sis/in laws - nothing (we buy for children only)

5 Nieces/nephews - £20 ish

1. Friends - only a couple of friends we buy for - usually a bottle of alcohol.
2. Friends children - £5-£10

1 - Your children - £60
2 - Partner - £40-60
3 - Parents/In Laws - £10 each
4 - Brother/Sister/In Laws - £15-20
5 - Nieces/Nephews - don't have any but buy for young cousins and cousins kids about £5 each, but share that with my sister
6 - Friends - if anything it will be about £5.
7 - Friend's children - I don't.

1 - Your children - £30 this year cos he doesn't need anything

2 - Partner - n/a

3 - Parents/In Laws - £10 each

4 - Brother/Sister/In Laws - £10 each

5 - Nieces/Nephews - n/a but £5 on my cousin's children

6 - Friends - only buy for my one friend cos she gets me something - £5

7 - Friend's children - just the one - £5

oops didn't realise this was such an old thread

1. £50 - 100 on average

2. £100 3. £30 - 50 4/5 £30 per family 6/7 godchildren and family - £30 total

doesn't matter nappyaddict - interesting thread to see who spends what - we are on strict budget this year !

1 - About £30 each (4 and 20 months)
2 - £30 max
3 - About £60 for everyone
4 - £25 & £15 (varies each year depending on finances)
5 - Up to £10 each (normally do things on offer though so it is value rather than my spend iyswim)
6 - Only one friend I buy for £20
7 - £5-10 each (the same friend's children, again, try to get offers).

Just added all that up - cutting down on spending!!!!

1, ds £45 but using a clubcard deal, dd1 maybe £5, dd2 nothing

others: nothing

once my sister has her own children i will stop buying for her and her dp too.

for those of you who don't buy your parents or PIL anything, do they buy for your dc?

have started a 2007 thread