Have you finished? And (eek) how much?

[SouthWestmom]

Just updated the spread sheet and everything is now in italics - ordered or bought and safely tucked away ready for wrapping or wrapped.

Totalled it all and it came to £850 more or less for all the dc, family and godchildren incl postage. So I feel slightly sick and also pleasantly relieved at the same time.

Just being nosy really....

Just added mine up and comes to roughly £850 for presents which includes Dd (9) £240, DS 23&GF £180, DH £140, Dm 140 and the rest is DF ( divorced parents) PIL, 3 nephews, 2 work colleagues .
Have bought stuff throughout the year, and as it is the first year there's only 3 of us at home Christmas day (and I always host normally),our food costs should be less than half this year. Still doing Boxing Day though...

£1000 and all finished!

We have 27 gifts to buy (including 4 Christmas birthdays) and will probably spend £550 in total, including gifts for 2 DC's, postage and a tree. That's based on spend so far and budgetted spend on those gifts not yet bought. We have a £10 limit for young nephews, neices and Godchildren, £35 for parents, £50 for each DC (including stockings) and we don't buy anything for each other. Food costs will be extra though.

We don't save up during the year as such, but do spend money on hobbies/weekends away etc. in the Spring & Summer which we don't do much in the Autumn & Winter. We spend the £1500 across September, October, November & December so around £375 per month - which would probably be spent on other things in the warmer weather.

If that makes any sense at all.

£200 on DS, £30 on each parent,
£10 each for good friends x3
,£5-£7.50 for work mates, neighbours and other friends x 8.

Still got to decide on DB and SIL.

I've done better this year.

i buy for 3 DC's and my sister once food is bought will be approx £1800

single parent

no dads about so like to indulge them a little and dont feel guilty about what i spend at all,i save 50 weeks of the year and never get in to debt for it

I've spent £1500 on 3 people. (Teenage DC's and partner)
I don't buy much Xmas food as we go out Xmas eve and Boxing Day, and I never cook a traditional dinner.
I have spare money at the moment through a house sale...my children don't get gifts from anyone else apart from their dad.

I'm done
Spent about £350/400 on DC
Don't buy for adults
£5 secret Santa for work
£10 token gift for dh
I'd love to know what pp have bought their DC for £££!?
iPads and such I imagine...tech is expensive!

Oak desk here Badders, plus a Canon photo specific printer. The desk at least will last forever.

Oak? Nice!

I reckon I have done about £1500 on presents. We aren't hosting but helping with food and booze for Xmas eve ,xmas day and Boxing Day elsewhere so I reckon that will be another £250.

This is why I do a direct debit all year for Christmas.

I'm embarrassed as I thought everyone spent more than me, but apparently not!
My m&d
My sis
My dbro & girlfriend

My Dh
3xDcs

MIl &Fil
Sil &BIL
3x neice/nephew

Best friend & her son
3x Kids pjs for friend
2x friends of mine
Neighbours x 4

4 x aunts/uncles
Various other bits, candles, new christmas tree lights, turkey etc.

Its over £2000 and I haven't got it all yet!

Not to sure what I've even brought as it's all still in boxes in the spare room.. let alone what I've spent.

Things I know about:
£100 gift card for my parents.
£60 on gift cards for friends x3 dc
£20 on parents of the dcx3
£150 in total on 3 friends (decided a few years back that we would spoil each other and not each others kids)
£30 on sister .. £50 between her 2 dc

Ds1 £30 on stocking.. will give £100 cash

Ds2 God knows (his are the boxes in spare room) .. Maybe £300 ish.. but that does include a pair of trainers he needed for school. Plus will give him £100 cash.

£25 Secret santa

Still need to buy for bil .. then I'm done.

A1Sharon - £2000!!

You obviously have it to spend so why not!

We have never spent more than £100 each on our dc at Christmas. They usually receive one main gift and a few token gifts. They are not of an age to request branded clothes/trainers/mobiles/x-boxes. I am sure this will change once they go to secondary school!

I haven't started yet !!!!

Can't be far off £2500
4 dds £500 each then 2 sets of parents, 2 grandparents, 4 nieces/nephew, 1 uncle, 2. Friends kids.

Um, dh
2 DC
Mum and dad
Mil
Dsis and her family
Friends
Dc's friends

2k.

£600 ish I think and we're all done.

2 DDs
My mum, dad, brother and sister in law.
MiL, Step FiL plus 2 nieces and 1 nephew
2 kids of friends

DH and I are going to a Christmas market this weekend so we'll probably get each other a little token gift

We don't buy much food - we're at my mums for Christmas Day and in laws Boxing Day

I don't buy really expensive stuff for the kids, they wouldn't know a label of it smacked them in the face.
DS1 has Anki, and DS2 Disney infinity. Simon Air, new back packs, games, annuals etc...little guy has that BBQ game, playmobil etc.
I think it's the other folks, I do buy expensive for them. Jo Malone, Space NK, etc.
We are only having a turkey breast and that's £38!! Then crackers, candles, some bottles of fizz...I don't even do a 'big shop', I just buy locally as needed.
Don't know where I'm going wrong.

I have so many to buy for I think its about 1200 give or take !! eeekkkk

About £1500 on DCs, £200 on DH, mine I don't know, then parents about £100