Some years we buy big, other years not. This year is a not a big spend year, as there is nothing that we really want/need
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Some years we buy big, other years not. This year is a not a big spend year, as there is nothing that we really want/need
I'll be lucky to get anything.
I spent just over $200 on DP alone this Xmas. I wasn't planning on spending that much but he needs a GPS for work and we can use it as a tax deduction next year :lol:
Not sure what he's spending on me... Hopefully not too much.
We never really have a limit or budget, the beauty of being DINKs I suppose.
We are also moving house 5 days before Xmas so have not really brought much this year for DH, just a few little things, was super organised with packing so put them in a box somewhere and now I can't remember which one.
Maybe he will have to do his share of unpacking to find them :nahnah:
wow!! the things we could buy with that limit! have fun with it =) hope you get something really pretty =)
I spent $100 on DH. and that was too much...based on our finaces and how much we actually rate xmas. for us bdays are the time to really spoil someone. xmas pressies are normally just a token.
i don't really have a need for anything this xmas... i do really want a new bed/side tables/tallboy. i think i might save my money. DF doesn't realise how tight money will be in Feb next year with no job for me :(
Maybe you should tell him to save his money too :dunno:
You being out of work and him being a shoppaholic probably means you should save every penny you can???
i have tried to ask him to save it. but he just won't :( have been fighting all weekend about it. i'm sick of always being the one to make the smart choice. i always go without just so we can support his impulse buys. oh well.:
Why not ask him to buy the bedside table/tall boy for you for Christmas?
i could do that ;):
We spend a fair bit on each other for Christmas and birthdays, but then we don't buy much during the year (particularly DH) so the things we get are stuff that we've had our eye on for a while. I'm getting him a chess set (fancy wooden one with hand carved pieces) that was almost $500. But he's been talking about it all year and DD is going to be as excited as him when she sees it.
DP is getting a $20 present that he will love more than the trimmer he also wants. It's a picture book I've made with photos of the girls and he this year, set to a story.
Not sure how much the trimmer is, but he generally gets and prefers something he needs, so the $$ is not important.
:o$750 that'll be some gift! If I had a DH I wouldn't want an expensive present......
Ex bought me a KA food processor a couple of years ago, and some other things, easily up toward the $750 mark. I spent a similar amount on tools and things for him.
I spent that much on the rest of Christmas easily!
I really don't think it is that out there to spend that much if you can afford to do so. And if you can, well, enjoy it while you can, it may not last forever. Live your life while the going is good, I say.
All up just over $200. However because we aren't particularly well off that's going to be Christmas, birthday and valentines day all rolled into one. He just doesn't know it yet :lol:. I think he will be tickled pink with the amount of thought that went into it though :D .
We both 'needed' to upgrade our mobiles, so have treated ourselves to new iphone5s. Normally we'd just do the monthly payment/contract but this time decided to buy them outright. Though overall after two years the cost is the same, whether you buy outright and pay a smaller monthly calls cost or if you have the higher monthly contract costs.
In the past we've generally just spent $100-200 each.
I think I have a DBF but not sure ;)
I'm picking him up something small from America. I earn good $ but wouldn't dream of more than $150-200 on Christmas if I were married or partnered.
I've already got my present, a new camera. DH will probably get me something else small to unwrap on the day.
DH is getting new shoes ($155) plus a cooking book.
Most years we spend very little on each other at Christmas.
That's such a nice sentiment! Made me smile to read.:
And Aries, PZ and Mother Goose for having babies for christmas this year!
It's so refreshing to read that most of us are driven by the thought and not the dollar value :)
I think I have spent just over $100. My limit is generally $100 and he'd normally get it as $$$ but this year I have done presents. He is an amateur astronomer so I went onto EBay and got him a Hot Wheels Mars curiosity rover, and a space shuttle with some astronaut.
He also loves the De-Havilland Vampire plane, and our dog had an attempt and chewing his hat the other week. So I got him a DVD on how to fly that plane, a new hat, and a hat pin.
I honestly don't know how much I've spent on DH (or the kids for that matter), but I do know that DH has got well and truly spoilt this year. Having said that, he has no interest in clothes, doesn't drink, doesn't smoke and his sole activity that is purely for himself is golf so he spends next to nothing during the year so Christmas is my opportunity to spoil him a bit. He got an extra bonus this year because he had thought that his golf bag was broken so a new one was going to be his present, but then he managed to fix it. I finished shopping, but last week his bag completely died so he's getting a new bag too.
For us its definitely not about the money spent, but more about finding something for the other person that is perfect. I rack my brain every year for both birthday and Christmas, and this year I've been so excited that I've come up with some great ideas.
on a side note...DH and i withdrew from my family KK and will instead spend the money on Joyspreaders via the Smith Family, we'd prefer to see others benefit over ourselves.
Nawww, all the thoughtfulness and kindness makes my heart super happy.
I'm now giving DH his car for his birthday which is next week and for Christmas I've bought a canvas for $4.99 which the kids will put their handprints on and we'll add a dog pawprint for some artwork for his mancave.
My DH is also an avid golfer so I'm curious as to how you get your DH not to spend much on it during the year? We always have various packages of 'essential' golf stuff arriving lol (on a side note, he does often sell bits and pieces he no longer uses or wants too - I just haven't worked out how to stop him buying stuff! :) ):
We're not big spenders at Christmas. We tend to get something that we need and would have to buy anyway. So DH is getting a couple of new shirts for work and also some work shoes (black dress shoes) which he desperately needs. We'll keep receipts and then claim in on tax too lol! I always get the kids to make something as well. It's his birthday in Jan so he gets something he 'wants' then anyway!
Last year I made up DH a 'survival kit' for this year. I am going to do the same again..It consists of usually a Tshirt, a bottle of Jack, CD(he loves alternative music), book (new Irvine Welsh if he has one out), and photo of the kids. Usually comes to around $100-150.
I love that idea Heather!
He's just not that kind of person I guess. He waits until he can afford what he really wants, does the research and then generally is really happy with what he gets ITMS. Its great, because its not a constant drain on finances but at the same time frustrating because it deprives me of a constant supply of gifts for him - he gets a new glove and box of balls every Christmas but that's it. Just as well - his non-spending offsets my addiction to MCNs ;-):
My Husband is getting the same but swap CD for a new DVD and his birthday is a few days post christmas so he is getting new shoes and socks and jocks then plus some chocolate almonds :):
DH's 30th Birthday was early November and I've saved all year to get him his ultimate present - a drive around Bathurst in a V8! It will also double as his Christmas Present (because it cost so much).
I put so much thought into what to get him. he is a massive rev head and Bathurst is like the Holy Grail for rev heads in this country. He is very excited!!
Some years we don't buy each other anything. Instead, we either surprise each other with a night out or a weekend away afterwards. It's usually on a need/desperately want basis, but this being a bit of a milestone year I went all out. :)
This year I have spent about a $100, getting dh two books that he wants. I also got him motorbike gloves, but they have already been given. I have no idea what he is/has spent on me.
The most I spent on him was $600, I think and that was when we got him a bbq for christmas.
Dh has his 30th next month and Im saving up big for that one. Im getting the cake made, and sending him on a motorbike experience.
But santa comes to everyone in this house, because for us, christmas is about family, and those we love, so we all get something and celebrate together. Also the girls love giving presents to those who they care for. Its a lovely time of year :)
We don't really set a limit, my dh and I get the things we want as we go through the year so we usually just buy each other something we want around Xmas time. The first 2yrs we were together we would spend about $300-$400, I got all my jewelry I wanted for Xmas and birthdays. I am with n2l, we have each other and all the other things we want and unfortunately the one thing we really want this year can't be bought with money (trust me the money we have spent hasn't got us one yet)........a baby!!!
I went and bought myself a new iron!!!
Oo Divvy! That's a gift in itself ;):
DH and I have spent a lot this year on each other. About £1000-1500 each.
We bought a boiler, new pipes and radiators (current system 30+ years old and not working well). And then we'll have a warm house when the snow comes. I like this gift.
But normally, £10-50, depending on what we see and what our disposable income is.