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Christmas budget

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Peachesflower · 23/10/2020 17:58

My christmas budget this year is at about £550. I have already finished over half my shopping and just got the last £200 to spend once i hit pay day. Im worried i go overboard and i keep getting comments off people about how crazy it is to be spending that at 21 but let me explain how i budget. £25 per person whos immediate family or inlaws or nieces nephews, £200 for my partner, £85-100 for my mum because she has been my rock and i feel she deserves abit more of a thank you for everything she does for me through the year, £10 each 2 grandparents £12 on cats ( bad i know) £10 on the dogs ( cant leave them out of the excitement) and then i have spent £85 on wrapping. The wrapping cost worries me but alot of these presents have to travel so for me i feel like pretty gift boxes are a essential for keeping presents looking beautiful and tree ready on the long journey. Not to mention i have counted and i have 60 presents to wrap and gift bag up this year. I will have a fair amount of wrapping paper left over aswell and hopefully some gift bags. In my head that sounds like good budgeting for the ones i love but everyone thinks im mad. Im a big kid and still love all the presents under the tree seeing peoples faces when they open the gift i spent days choosing for them. I guess im just looking to hear some other peoples budget and looking for abit of reassurance☺️ Thank you!

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Plussizejumpsuit · 23/10/2020 18:01

I'd spend less on my partner and more on my grandparents. But I'm fairly close to my grandparents. The wrapping is quite a lot. But if it's affordable for you then do what makes you happy.

wishywashywoowoo70 · 31/10/2020 14:06

I'm quite amazed your cat gets a better gift than your grandparents

Peachesflower · 31/10/2020 16:55

My grandparents hate gifts being bought for them and i have 3 cats

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Peachesflower · 31/10/2020 16:55

Thats £10 per grandparent and £4 per cat

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AwkwardMum · 12/11/2020 10:36

Sounds like great budgeting to me, and if you can afford it without getting into debt then why not? The amounts per person seem reasonable to me, you’ve put quite a bit of thought into it. Everyone will have a different budget based on what they can afford, and I expect some people don’t even work out a budget! I’d only say it was too much if you then can’t pay bills etc because of it, or will be stressed about the money.

Boymumzy · 03/12/2020 18:45

As long as it's affordable for you and you don't get yourself into debt, I say go ahead! I'm with you, I love to give presents - even more than receiving them, the look on peoples faces makes it all worthwhile. I will say however, you could knock down on the wrapping costs if it bothers you, there's some lovely budget wrapping ideas on pinterest. Have a lovely Christmas 🎄

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