What's your budget?

[buttons1]

Hi all, just wondering how much you all budget for presents and food? We normally try to do christmas on a budget but this year have decided to spend more than normal. Our budget looks roughly like this:
Presents
MIL: £120
FIL: £50
Nephew: £25
Grandparents x2: £30
Bro: £10
Mum: £40
Friends: £40
LO: £250
DH: £500

Cards and wrapping stuff etc: £15

Food over festive period
£200

Decorations
I want to by a light up reindeer for the front garden: £70
real tree for front of the house: £20

Can't think of anything else at the moment

 

[Eve]

My budget is small lol. OH and I don't usually buy for each other, but for the kids around $250 each, and around $25 per person, like Mum, dad, etc... unless I see something I know they would like, or we all pitch in on something.

 

[Scamp]

I'm not sure until the wedding is fully paid for. Food probably £30, decorations we have already and I think my sister and her oh are going halves with me on prezzies so it's cheaper and I'm not stressing with the wedding coming up as well xx

 

[Midnight_Fairy]

Dont really have one? We have money saved and I am to sensible to spend to much (lol) I just buy as and when. The only rule we have is everything is paid outright, no over drafts, no credit, no catolouges! xx

 

[buttonnose82]

for the past couple of years we have set a limit of £15 per adult and £20 per child

Little Man doesn't really have a budget at the moment, we just buy what we think he will like

then we set a budget for each other, usually around £50/60

 

[jenny_wren]

i don't really have one

we tend to spend £10-£15 per adult,
those with children get less spent on them

children are between £15-£20 depending
on the age, we have alot of children to buy for
so this racks up nicely!

emily we don't really have a set amount, we just
buy what she needs and a few big items, she gets
plenty of presents from family so we just stick
to practical things

and me and oh don't buy for eachother, never have

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[Pingu]

We always set a budget and go over it. This year we are trying to cut back but it is still close to £1000 without food, decorations etc.

 

[vhal_x]

£300 for OH.
£100 for LO (he has far too much stuff already, so we're going to buy toys/stuff he'll grow into).
£60 for Mum & Dad.
£50 for Gran & Granda.

OH sorts out his family's presents.

And we will need to try and fit a tree in somewhere and unsure about food as this is my first Christmas in my own house xx

 

[QuintinsMommy]

whats a budget ?

but for my siblings i send about 20 dollars each(four siblings), for my mom about 50-100 dollars and for quintin normaly about 100-150 dollars.

 

[Amy-Lea]

Hallie is about £350 presents, £300 Christmas/Boxing day clothes
Darren about £300 including his birthday (xmas eve)

Everybody else gets done in about £150 thanks to the gem that is boots 3 for 2.

We don't buy specific Christmas food shopping as we are usually out from Christmas Eve to new years eve visiting & what not while everyones off work so get fed by family or meals out.

 

[smelly07]

We dont really have a budget, we spend about £200-£300 (including stockings) on the girls depending on how many of the things they want i can get in the sales as that helps lower costs BUT we ask family to give the girls next vouchers or money not toys for xmas and then i use this to put towards their clothing.
We spend £100 on each other.
Our family have a rule which is: WE DONT BUY FOR THE ADULTS we only do the kids which we spend £20 on each.

 

[sabby52]

We dont have a budget, we just buy as and when. I have an idea of what the boys will be getting and so far it is about £400 each (doesnt include christmas clothes, shoes, jim-jams and new duvet covers, they are little extras that are not classed as presents). OH and I have set a limit of £150 each. After that we just buy what we can afford.

 

[Natasha2605]

Hm a lot. Last year I think it was roughly :

Summer - £150
OH - £200
Me (from OH) - £200
My family - £160
OH's family - £180
Others - £80
Decorations - £30
Food etc - £50

So that's 1070! (I think)

This year will probs be roughly the same, if not more

 

[karlilay]

I have £400. Thats for everyone. Kids get £150 each and me and OH don't buy fir each other. So £100 between everyone else

 

[gills8752]

god know what mine is! lol
no more than a tenner most likely on adults, my lo is probly around 50/60 - dont really have a clue what i'll get her anyway! shes already got so much!! Probly around 150 on presents, my and oh don't buy each other plus double that on food - id rather have lux food than gifts lol

 

[Rhi_Rhi1]

gosh, i'm really surprised at how bit some of your OH budgets are, lol we just pick each other up something little, i suppose we just see it as a "kids only" holiday, :/ i don't buy much for Adults, :/ my mum and dad will get a gag gift for 20 max! my brother gets nothing as he is an adult lol same for oh's sisters and family... feel like a right barr humbug after reading some of your lists haha. x

Course that doesn't stop me asking for lots for xmas! haha but the "plan" is to not spend alot on each ova x

 

[Hayley90]

Going on last year, well over £2k we earn more now, and Liam isn't here so I guess it'll be cheaper in that dinner will be at my mums.

I put my order for food on waitrose at the beginning of November, which is normally £200ish... Mum will pay most this year though as she will buy hers elsewhere.

Presents... Well I go mad. About £200 on Liam, £100 mum, £50 sisters and Harrison.. Well, There's no limit to his really apart from 'space at home' .I have a list of things for him but I always find more!

Decorations won't cost much, our tree from last year is still brand new I'm buying presents for soldiers this year too so that will bump it up a bit.

 

[cookielucylou]

Wow we spend very little compaired to everyone else. Oh and I have agreed on around £50 each and most of the bits we have both asked for are useful rather than things we want. Lo I am buying as we go but wont be more than £100, there are a couple of kids in the family who will get £20 max spent on them, my little bro and sis and ohs sis will get £10 each and some smellies, other adults will just be getting token smellies/chocs.Food wise we will just do our usuall weekly shop plus buy a turkey, decorations we will use from last year. I would say christmas for us will be £400 at the max.

 

[Tasha]

I'm buying presents for soldiers this year too so that will bump it up a bit.

Is this something we can do hun?

 

[Pink1981]

We have £950 for everything, presents, wrap, cards and food!

Sophie and Sid will have £150 each and we will share the rest out.

A lot of our family have said they don't want to do presents this year. Makes me sad although i understand