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Is £150 enough to spend for christmas...

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YummyorSlummy · 09/10/2009 11:51

For a one year old? We were thinking of spending £150 on ds's xmas presents and the same for his birthday which is on the 23rd but I don't really feel like this is going to get him very much.Dh was even questioning if we could afford that (he's a bit tight thrifty)What do people think??

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PoisonToadstool · 10/10/2009 16:45

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BabyDubsEverywhere · 10/10/2009 16:48

Some of you sound a bit tight

BabyDubsEverywhere · 10/10/2009 16:49

that really was a joke but propably not the best time sorry

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daisydora · 10/10/2009 16:51

DS will be 1 in November, spending £0, he is having DD's old toys that are currently in the attic. For Christmas probably about £20-£30 on some chunky cars or something.

We spent a silly amount last year on DD, toys that she has hardly looked at. i will not be making that mistake ever again.

charitygirl · 10/10/2009 16:51

I don't really think it is relevant. I could afford to spend that much (I have the disposable cash), but I just think it is ludicrous, and shows no understanding of the value of money, to spend that on a one year old who, I'm positive, has all his needs met anyway, and has no idea what day it is.

It just seems materialistic, particularly if peer pressure has played a part (as OP hints).I admit there may be a little snobbery about conspicuous consumption behind my attitude!

And, no, the OP may not be in debt, but I do think this kind of spending (i.e. in areas we wouldn't have spent 15 years ago) is one of the reasons many people are!.

By the way - I'm not some cynical mother of five who chucks her youngest the inside of the bog roll to play with. Although he does enjoy them. MY PFB was one last month!

charitygirl · 10/10/2009 16:53

Sorry, 'I have the disposable cash' sounds a bit wanky. I should have said that I meant I wouldn't be taking it out of mortgage, food, or other more important areas.

pippel · 10/10/2009 16:59

£150 is about what Im planning to spend on dd2 for Christmas including a jumperoo and she will be about 6 months

but I wouldn't spend £150 for a birthday a couple of days before, £300 is too much

janeite · 10/10/2009 17:06

I think 300 is far, far too much tbh. However much money you have at your 'disposal' it is an obscene amount of money when most one year olds would be far happier with the box anyway. Spending that much is really crass imho.

BabyDubsEverywhere · 10/10/2009 17:07

Christmas was always done to the extreme when i was little, it was fabulous and i spare no penny now in creating that for my children. Be that gifts, decorations, food, stockings for the pets, santas key and porridge all over the floor. love every secong of planny and prep so is entirley worth it. However, not much of a holiday goer so will be camping rather than abroad for a while. swings and roundabout I spose, and definatlt each to their own x

piscesmoon · 10/10/2009 17:08

Way too much. Someone that I know didn't get anything for their 1 yr old-they reasoned that they would get plenty from everyone else. The baby is quite happy playing with the paper! It seemed very sensible to me.

BabyDubsEverywhere · 10/10/2009 17:09

typos are terrible, im cuddling new puppy! sorry

sweetkitty · 10/10/2009 17:17

DD3 is one and is probably getting about £50 spent on her, there's nothing she really needs it's more so the other two can see she hasn't been left out.

cory · 10/10/2009 17:19

imho it doesn't follow if you spend £100 pounds on a 1yo that you would then need to spend more on a 10yo. You might choose to get them a playhouse for their first birthday and buy paperbacks from the charity shop for all succeeding birthday. Nothing wrong with that that I can see.

When ds needs a bike I will try to buy him one. Doesn't mean I then have to spend bike+more money on the next occasion. Or that I will have to buy something equally expensive for his sister.

I don't see the point of setting a maximum dictated by any other reason than what you can afford. If what the child needs is a Harry Potter book and an Alice-band, then £20 is too much to spend imo; if they need a bike it is almost certainly going to be too little. Spending money for the sake of it doesn't appeal.

nickelbabe · 10/10/2009 17:20

i know it's easy to get carried away with the baby's first birthday and christmas, but it really is just a tiem to celebrate rather than buy loads of pressies.
get DS some clothes or bedding.
let the relatives and friends worry about the toys etc.
you don't need it and it wouldn't make much financial sense either.

janeite · 10/10/2009 17:20

I love the idea of needing a Harry Potter book and an Alice band, simultaneously!

izzybiz · 10/10/2009 17:21

Buying christmas presents for my children and other people makes me happy.

I also take my 1 year old out daily, we go to the swings walk down by the river etc, but, I will still probably spend too much on him at Christmas.

My children will probably get too many toys again, but its once a year, I don't think £150 is too much for Christmas, I probably wouldn't spend that for a birthday but each to their own I say!

Ds2's 1st Christmas he was 3 months old, we still spent nearly £100 on him

He had some toys and clothes, I didn't like the thought of him having less than the other 2 children, so sue me!!

Disenchanted3 · 10/10/2009 17:21

My Daughter is one on Xmas eve,

in total for birthday & xmas she will get £50 worth of toys (her 'big' pressie being 2nd hand wheely bug) and that feels like a bit much!

Disenchanted3 · 10/10/2009 17:21

My Daughter is one on Xmas eve,

in total for birthday & xmas she will get £50 worth of toys (her 'big' pressie being 2nd hand wheely bug) and that feels like a bit much!

carriedababi · 10/10/2009 17:28

yeah yeah, pull the other one

Disenchanted3 · 10/10/2009 17:31

Was that aimed at me or OP?

DippyFarquhar · 10/10/2009 17:32

My DS doesn't have anyone else to buy presents for him but I still won't be spending £300 on him at Christmas (he'll be 3 on Dec 22). I haven't got the money even if I wanted to. He got about three or four things for his 1st birthday and xmas. I'd save your money up for when he's older and asking for all the expensive stuff!

I went over the top when my other 2 were little because of ex-h leaving. I wish I'd put the money aside for them now they're older and I could help them out a bit.

Still want to buy him loads of things though even though I know he doesn't need it!

carriedababi · 10/10/2009 17:38

good gift dis, my dd loves her wheelybug

lilysam · 10/10/2009 17:42

Are you kidding???

I don't spend £150 on anyone for Xmas !

DD got about £20 from us and £20 worth from Father Christmas when she was 1!

Nothing to do with budgets either....just cos you have money doesn't mean you have to waste it.

Disenchanted3 · 10/10/2009 17:44

My DS has hijacked it and DD has shown no interest,

might putit away for him instead of her!

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