How much do you reckon you spend on Christmas, everything included?

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All presents, catering, school events, work events, cards, wrapping, charity, advent, pantomimes, Santa visits, Christmas pyjamas, bedding etc…

Don’t be judgy but about 5K I reckon.
We host for between 15-25 every year which probably contributes to around £1500 of that. There are leftovers but because we go on holiday the day after we send everyone home with all the extra food so there’s minimal wastage.
We make a donation of a table of 5 (which is the size of our own family) to Shelter.
We have large families and buy for everyone except our siblings.
Spend quite a bit on the dc based on their wants/needs.
Tree and wreath are about £150.
In terms of Christmas days out, ours are older now and we don’t do anything specifically Christmassy but my friend and I are going to do a wreath making workshop this year after years of talking about it and then discounting it as being a waste of money!!

I try to stick to £500 but usually go over (ironic given my name, I know 😁).

Depends on whether I'm hosting or not..

If, like this year, I'm not - then it won't be too much. 500-1k probably if I converted the money into pounds. Just tree and presents and a bit of food for baking etc. I don't count day trips, we do little trips throughout the year, so it is just part of our normal monthly budget.

But for the years when I'm hosting? It can go a bit crazy. Especially if there are 15-25 people coming etc. or we are hosting multiple days. That is fine though, because it balances out on the years where I'm not hosting and it is cheaper.

It is always possible to spend more, but I can't really imagine needing to. When my son is older I'm sure his gifts will get more expensive, as technology overtakes toys, but apart from that, most of my love of Christmas (decorating, baking, music etc.) isn't expensive.

I reckon around £1k on presents (that is everyone though, 2 kids, 9 niblings, divorced parents, grandparents still alive etc etc). I reckon another £500ish on days out - this year we are doing Lapland UK which was the best part of that alone, so costs will increase as we still do a festive afternoon tea and some sort of light trail.

Food is dependant upon whether hosting or not. We aren't this year so I reckon an extra £2-300ish (we do a mince pies party every year)

We keep our decs and bedding and have a BH tree so those costs are minimal. I buy their pjs in the sale a size up so only have to buy every other year. I might buy one or two new decs but wont be costly and in the sale if possible.

Probably just under £2k all in. We save throughout the year so nothing goes on credit and gifts are bought as and when. For example, just got DS8 and DS4 a gift in the prime day sales!

Looking at my budgeting app probably just over £1k more than usual months. Will include tickets to a show or concert etc as well as entertaining and presents for kids. No Christmas pyjamas or anything and don’t do family presents over 18. We got a new tree last year that was about £200 of it.

I’ve always spent £300 per DC (3 of them), now they all have partners my pressie bill alone is £1800! Chuck in food, drink, meal out - it’s £3000. Still have most of the drink though…. I buy at least three decorations for the tree each year, so at least £30, and the tree itself is about £70. No bedding or pjs. Hoping the DC will step up and host me soon!

We keep it very low key. Probably in the region of £500.

£300 on food, £200 on presents (we only do token presents between a few of us).

I usually spend about an extra £100 buying new Christmas decorations/ornaments.

About £100 but we don’t have children and don’t do presents either 🤣

Used to be around £1k.
This year im cutting back to £500. My kids want a VR each which ive picked up second hand, one cost me nothing as I sold my PS5 (kids have their own and i dont have the time).
Ive picked up a few bits in the sales online for half price and ive got £100 so far saved between morrisons vouchers & tesco vouchers for food! :)
Im no longer buying for anyone outside of my immediate family. Its my mums 60th in January so will be traveling as a suprise to see her (dont get to see her much) instead of a christmas present.

Close to 2k and really struggling to see how to cut it down. That doesn’t include anything fancy at all, just presents for dc and family, food, any extras like taking an Uber on Boxing Day etc, don’t even buy alcohol! And I probably overspend even this, although I try to think of all possible expenses like treating myself to a couple of Christmas scented candles etc which is a special thing I really enjoy. I’m not even allowing for inflation in that figure - food prices will definitely have gone up by December 🤦🏻‍♀️
Adults do a Secret Santa so only one gift there but handful of nephews etc, DC’s partners, MIL etc. Will be trying my best this year to keep costs down but may need to rethink drastically. I could have a really amazing holiday for that money 😭

We have a 5k budget.

that must include 4 kids birthdays and Christmas gifts (ours)
family Christmas gifts
meal out for Christmas day
new decorations if needed
some trips such as panto and Santa.
anything schools throw at us around Christmas.

this years budget will adapt to 4 kids birthdays and 5 kids for Christmas. But we don’t specify have a set amount. Our own children will get the same number of gifts (older ones) not necessarily same cost as that has become impossible (5 children between 18 and newborn)

some years we spend less but we never spend more then what we saved.

£5 - a card for my mum plus postage.

I just commented - I spend £5. Can you beat that?

Nope. You got it.

Happy Christmas to your mum 😀

What's with all the Christmas PJs and bedding

There is only us and adult DS for Christmas, plus small presents for my brother and family so probably about £500 on top of normal expenditure.

Not so much - maybe £5-600 on gifts but that’s about it unless you count petrol. My mum hosts Christmas and insists on paying for everything, though we do take some wine usually, maybe £50 or so of it

Looking at last years lists, between £2k-£2.5k including absolutely everything. But I think there are other savings implied so e.g. that includes all Christmas and New Year food, but of course there is a saving on other groceries not bought; it includes e.g Christmas light show trip, but in any given month we would probably do some kind of family activity of equal value.

They are A Thing y'know

What you call crap......

My adult DC get new winter pyjamas ,DD gets a couple of pairs and will wear them all winter . Last year I got her some fairisle patterned red/green/white) that she'll wear for years .
Her winter bedding goes on Nov1st , the rest of us Dec 1st
Winter ( as in brushed cotton) Nordic or Stag print .
DS has inherited our old set ( he doesn't mind )
DH and I swap wine coloured pillowcases for robin/berry pattern

Everything else is things we'd use - like hand towels , loo roll, straws . Why not have Christmas ones ?

I might add up this year (or I might not )

Food - I save my Nectar Points so I get the Big Shop for nothing . That includes a bottle of whisky and however much chocolate

We're going for a few days away in end Nov (so travel, hotel, food , theatre )

DD likes jewellery and handbags

I spend a good £300 on the Dec 1st Boxes but that's a years worth of socks and underwear for DS , loungewear/pyjamas
Beauty /toiletries for DD which is part of her presents as she likes them early to use in December
Showergel , skincare for DS

Donation to the Cats Protection
Couple of theatre trips leading up

About 2k but thats everything

£550. I know because I have a spreadsheet to budget. 😊

They’re fabulous! That’s what 😊

I am not even putting down what I spend because I have just realised how ridiculous it is in regard to what others spend. This has been really eye opening for me. I spend WAY too much.