How Much Do You Spend on Christmas?
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Discussing with my wife and it dawned on me that I don't actually know what we spend on Christmas.
Food, drink, presents etc - chuck in having some friends over for drinks a couple of times plus various Christmas parties/nights out and the number is a lot higher than I thought.
I'm in a fortunate position and some may obviously have it nailed down to a budget by necessity but roughly what do you spend?
Food, drink, presents etc - chuck in having some friends over for drinks a couple of times plus various Christmas parties/nights out and the number is a lot higher than I thought.
I'm in a fortunate position and some may obviously have it nailed down to a budget by necessity but roughly what do you spend?
It's becoming obscene, isn't it.
My daughter is up a bit now, well she's 10 but in recent years i've counted upwards of 80 presents of varying size. NOt just from us though thankfully but from most of the local family and then when we do visiting older relatives it all starts again.
I've put my foot down this year (i've said this every year) and there is one main present and some other bits n bobs but to answer the question this year will still be upwards of £1k.
My daughter is up a bit now, well she's 10 but in recent years i've counted upwards of 80 presents of varying size. NOt just from us though thankfully but from most of the local family and then when we do visiting older relatives it all starts again.
I've put my foot down this year (i've said this every year) and there is one main present and some other bits n bobs but to answer the question this year will still be upwards of £1k.
£200 each on our daughters, £50 me and the wife, and £10 on any other family member - around another £150-£200.
Dont do cards.
However as we now have the big house we end up with everyone at ours, but we do a jacobs joint style where everyone brings a course. But our electric and gas bill goes sky high!
Also got 10people staying this year :-(
Dont do cards.
However as we now have the big house we end up with everyone at ours, but we do a jacobs joint style where everyone brings a course. But our electric and gas bill goes sky high!
Also got 10people staying this year :-(
Good point when throwing in food and drinks, never really think of that.
Try and set rough budgets but never really stick to it.
I imagine as a couple it'll be in the region of £1,000 - £1,200 but we have quite few nieces and nephews, we go to Manchester every year to shop in the Trafford centre and Xmas markets, we don't have to do it but it's become a bit of a Christmas tradition so I've included that.
I don't do Christmas cards but instead give a scratch card on the present!
last year there were a few £5s and a £20, it seems to go down well
Try and set rough budgets but never really stick to it.
I imagine as a couple it'll be in the region of £1,000 - £1,200 but we have quite few nieces and nephews, we go to Manchester every year to shop in the Trafford centre and Xmas markets, we don't have to do it but it's become a bit of a Christmas tradition so I've included that.
I don't do Christmas cards but instead give a scratch card on the present!
last year there were a few £5s and a £20, it seems to go down well
Only have one son.
£1000 on new golf clubs
£250 new snowboarding boots
£200 on other clothes etc
Got my wife a handbag £1000
8 nieces and nephews £400
1 secret Santa present £100 (all the adults go in a hat)
£500 on 2 cases of wine
£200 on beer and champagne
Have 17 family members over but my mum brings all the meat, one sister does a starter and one cheese. We do the veg.
That's before closing the business for two weeks, staff nights out, bonuses and presents for staff.
£1000 on new golf clubs
£250 new snowboarding boots
£200 on other clothes etc
Got my wife a handbag £1000
8 nieces and nephews £400
1 secret Santa present £100 (all the adults go in a hat)
£500 on 2 cases of wine
£200 on beer and champagne
Have 17 family members over but my mum brings all the meat, one sister does a starter and one cheese. We do the veg.
That's before closing the business for two weeks, staff nights out, bonuses and presents for staff.
IF you include everything , probs about 800-1000
4 kids (well adults now) aged 20, 18, 4 and 10 months about £100-150 each , decent amount on food.
Me and the misses don't buy each other pressies and I do secret santa for my family
I love Christmas for the family aspect , I hate s
tty novelty pressies and try not to overspend on Shiite .
4 kids (well adults now) aged 20, 18, 4 and 10 months about £100-150 each , decent amount on food.
Me and the misses don't buy each other pressies and I do secret santa for my family
I love Christmas for the family aspect , I hate s
tty novelty pressies and try not to overspend on Shiite .I would say about £800ish? But not all on presents and food
We go away to a spa hotel for 3 nights which costs about £500, then we do lots of properly Christmas things like go to carol concerts and nice days out.
We make it much more about family tha presents, we tend to get a couple of token things
But it’s great, no rushing around the shops and a real time to relax
We go away to a spa hotel for 3 nights which costs about £500, then we do lots of properly Christmas things like go to carol concerts and nice days out.
We make it much more about family tha presents, we tend to get a couple of token things
But it’s great, no rushing around the shops and a real time to relax
My brother, sister and myself don't buy each other presents at Christmas, we just buy for the children. Except my mother, we all but her something, because she's our mum.
I have one child, 12yr old boy and I spend about £500 on him in presents.
Last years main presents for him were a Sony PS VR and games
This year a Yamaha keyboard and IKEA desk for his bedroom.
Next year will be a gaming PC, but that will be a combined birthday & Christmas present.
I have one child, 12yr old boy and I spend about £500 on him in presents.
Last years main presents for him were a Sony PS VR and games
This year a Yamaha keyboard and IKEA desk for his bedroom.
Next year will be a gaming PC, but that will be a combined birthday & Christmas present.
I don't mind the money personally so much but I'd rather give one quality gift of whatever value than multiple small gifts which will be forgetten about within 2 weeks (hours?). My wife got my a Gransfors axe last year, about £80 and the best and most used gift I've ever had.
I will however spend on some decent wine as i normally do. My rule for 2018 was that I wasn't going to spend over £10 a bottle for wine to be consumed at home and I have stuck to this having had some great wines over the year for not a lot of money. My reward for this is a few decent St Juliens to take the edge off proceedings....
I will however spend on some decent wine as i normally do. My rule for 2018 was that I wasn't going to spend over £10 a bottle for wine to be consumed at home and I have stuck to this having had some great wines over the year for not a lot of money. My reward for this is a few decent St Juliens to take the edge off proceedings....
It adds up so quickly, I haven’t calculated the whole spend yet.
I try to stick to:
£50 per parent
£100 or within reason for other half
£30 siblings
£100 child
£10 other people’s children
The odd £10/£15 secret Santa
£10 or so for Nan’s
As a couple this easily means £1000 on presents before buying any extra food or drink or outings.
Not to mention going away for New Years with friends, the extra decorations that seem to be bought every year, the extautionate trips to Father Christmas, the price of a Christmas tree.
I don’t think I want a total...
I try to stick to:
£50 per parent
£100 or within reason for other half
£30 siblings
£100 child
£10 other people’s children
The odd £10/£15 secret Santa
£10 or so for Nan’s
As a couple this easily means £1000 on presents before buying any extra food or drink or outings.
Not to mention going away for New Years with friends, the extra decorations that seem to be bought every year, the extautionate trips to Father Christmas, the price of a Christmas tree.
I don’t think I want a total...
Not added it up, but a quick tot up an I reckon its £1500 or thereabouts.
Tree/new Stand/new lights £110
£200 or so on each other, not going mad as have said will do a long weekend away instead.
£200 each on three kids
£300 on family presents
£250 on booze (Will have loads left, kind of a restock)
£400 on Food (but would have to spend on food anyway I guess)
Its a bit OTT really
Tree/new Stand/new lights £110
£200 or so on each other, not going mad as have said will do a long weekend away instead.
£200 each on three kids
£300 on family presents
£250 on booze (Will have loads left, kind of a restock)
£400 on Food (but would have to spend on food anyway I guess)
Its a bit OTT really
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