I don't budget for DS (and DD now, but she isn't really getting much), but really should as I end up going way over the top.
Like some others, my DS has never gotten much during the year so it doesn't hurt to spend a little extra at Christmas time.
I think I have been good this year and probably spent around $500 but I wouldn't have a clue without actually looking. A $300 trampoline in there started it off...
I tend to spoil my sisters if I can as they are same age as DS and mum spoils DS so it's fun to spoil back, think I have spent bit over $100 on them each.
My brothers normally get $30 ish gift cards to rebel sport because I lack any creativity.
Then, extended' family (on my side) gifting has been ruled out this year because it is too financially demanding on those who really can't afford it.
I have never really brought for friends either. Wouldn't know where to start. I am in a SS with my Belly Buddies and thoroughly enjoyed spending money on my giftee as these wonderful women are my village and I don't know what I would do without them. Every one of them (and there is 25 now i think ) deserve a present more than any of my 'tanglible' IRL friends so it was well deserved and spent.
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We spend about $30 per adult in our families (though my sister always crys poor and spends way less than us - last year I got a 2nd hand glass bowl and my husband got a packet of cocopops - vent over). We are doing a secret santa with our 4 closest friends, limit of $70.
Our DS's will get lots of presents from others so we spend about $20 each on them. Everyone else seems to spend way more than this!
We don't really budget for the kids but just them whatever they need, like this year Iz needs a bike, but I will end up getting smaller things too for both of them as stocking fillers and J will probably get some Thomas stuff for his tracks. Around $50 each for my family and for DH's family we are doing a $30 kris kringle and then a $15 fun gift for a snatch and grab. We do a snatch and grab for our friendship group to which is around $15-$20.
$50 for family (includes mine and dh's family so that's a lot) and then 20 on nephews and unlimited on the kids lol. I think I've spent about 100 on each ds and dd this year. I always try and make things, and buy things they might need too. Dd's birthday is boxing day, so it's always hard to know how to split the gifts. I was going to get her a bike for her g'day, but she asked Santa for one at David jones, so I'd better give it to her for Xmas.
My birthday is the 29th and my sisters the 31 St of December, so by new year we're all broke!
For DD...no budget but what DH doesn't know also doesn't hurt...he is a bit of a scrooge when it comes to Xmas (don't think he had much of a family Christmas celebration like I did).
We buy her one main present (a bike this year) and then stocking fillers which can be from $1 to $15 but they add up!
As for others we now only buy for our parents and then the kids now we all have children.....its a $50 limit on each present but its really up to $50 so whatever you can find is fine....
Not really for the girls but I try and keep it under $200, DH and spend around $100-$150 on each other but if its something special or something for around the house we will spend more. The girls have about $15pp to each buy mummy and daddy a gift and a gift for each other
DH's family decided to buy gifts for kids only at christmas as we were ending up giving each other vouchers which seemed a bit pointless and everyone was happy for this. DH only has one niece we see so we spend $50+ on her. We will probably get DH's parents a bottle of wine or something small each
My siblings and our partners do a KK $50pp as there are 4 of us plus partners so christmas was getting to expensive and everyone is happy for this. We asked mum to pull the names out the hat but she is hopeless at keeping secrets and we normally work out who has who . I have a roughly $50 limit per parent for my parents.
My grandparnts and Aunts and uncles do a KK for the kids under 14 years old so my younger cousins and my kids are in this each family gets 1 child with a $50 limit per gift. I was pushed into it a bit and I have let mum know I think its silly that my kids are getting gifts from great aunts and uncles when they have 5 uncles and 3 aunts who buy for them as it is, I have put my foot down and this is the last year we are doing it! I dont mind spending money on a gift but my kids are spoiled as it is and what happens when my cousins all start having kids it will be crazy!
I spend roughly $20 on a gift for my grandparents in Australia as we see them at christmas, and my grnadparents in NZ get a card with photos in it. Im very lucky to still have all of my grandparents around and to have had them meet my girls
I also buy a roughly $30 gift to go under the Kmart wishing tree each year, sometimes I spend more if I find a great gift
friends I only get my BF something small around the $20 mark and have been buying something for another close friends daughter as she always gets my DD's something but might have to mention about cutting back next year as our group of friends are having kids now and I can see the $$ adding up
I have an netbank internet account that I put $20 a week into for pressies and that normally covers it with a bit left over for christmas treats and drinks. Our family is way to big not to plan ahead for present buying and if I didnt have a budget we would be broke for the year as I love shopping for presents . I also like going to the mid year sales and putting stuff aside
I don't budget for the girls but should because I usually go a bit nuts. Start with a definitive list and then find one more "perfect thing" for one girl, so have to find another for the other! Nuts. DH and I vary what we spend on each other. We usually get each other books, dvds etc and then often a big thing that is for the two of us for the house. I'd really LOVE a new bbq this year (Santa, if you're reading . . .)
DH's family is enormous so we spend $15 per child. For adults we do a kris kringle for $120 each. My folks I normally spend $150 odd each, sometimes more if I find something for them I really like . Sounds like a lot, but my parents help us out enormously with the girls throughout the year so its a nice way to thank them.
We don't really budget but we tend to buy 1 big thing for the girls to share (swings last year - trampoline this year) and then maybe 2-3 smaller gifts each for x-mas morning to unwrap.
This year we have to get ther tramp before x-mas so we are saying thats a mummy & daddy present and we have bought a few more gifts to unwrap than normal (pj's each, $10 barbie for DD1, a dress & shorts for DD2, some swimming gear like floaties and pool toys).
For nieces and nephews it's normally about $50 each and then my 4 younger brothers are about $50 each, BB KK and a kids KK for our out north group around $10 per child.
We don't really have a budget. Well, I kinda do, but always seem to go over. For DS, we always do the Christmas toy sales, and I set a limit of $100, which I was under by $20 this year (Go me!)
For my ILs, I have $50 each and I make something for them as well and my dad and grandmother are always happy that we come to their place for Boxing Day. My dad is content on a gift voucher of some kind (Be it Sanity, JB Hifi, Myer, Target etc) and my grandmother usually insists on nothing because she doesn't need anything and wants us to save our money. This year though, I've order a specially made jigsaw thats made from a photo of DS and my dad that I love to bits.
Sorry for the babble
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i have no clue how much i spent on the kids this yr, i just kept finding things!!!!
$100 between my parents $100 between his and $50 for our siblings
i buy for my bestie and her hubby and my little godson, i spent about $30 each on them i think.
and i buy for a few friends kids, no real budget just depends how much money i have on me at the time
No budget, I have got things throughout the year. I am replacing all there kitchen play plastic stuff with wood and have got toys from Disney online. Realised today though that dd1 has only got one main gift compared to ds and dd2, so trying to find her something but she wants a Dora doll who is exxy so will see how we go. It's the first time that she asking for things which is exciting. Dd2 is just happy to be surprised by Santa which is cute.
we only buy for our kids and the nephews and neice for nephews and neice about $40 to $50 each Ihave 5 so it does add up... I do buymy mum little things but usually spend around $50 I guess
but yeah no real set budget I just allow that much for them
Lol for DD, we've spent about $200, and $200 in toys is quite a lot we've found for each other DH & I aren't making a limit as such, but within reason, around the limit of no more than $500 in total.
For family, we're trying to stick to around $30pp because we (well I) have a fairly large family
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) deserve a present more than any of my 'tanglible' IRL friends so it was well deserved and spent.
. I also like going to the mid year sales and putting stuff aside
for each other DH & I aren't making a limit as such, but within reason, around the limit of no more than $500 in total.
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