How much $$$ do you spend for Christmas presents?

So how much?

  • $250 or less

    Votes: 19 22.9%

  • $250-$750

    Votes: 38 45.8%

  • $750-$1250

    Votes: 14 16.9%

  • $1250-$1750

    Votes: 7 8.4%

  • $1750 or more

    Votes: 5 6.0%
  • Total voters
    83
We spend about $100-150 per kid. But, I start in October, so I am usually finished by the first of December.
 
I only have one child so we don't have to spend as much as other people might. Maybe $300 tops, and I'm hoping to keep it around $250. I don't wann spend that much but I did promise her the Nintendo DS and that's no fun without games. We don't have a lot of other people to buy for. Most of the adults we know just don't get presents for each other or we ask to donate to charity.
 
This year, about $600. We didn't get anything for ourselves, so that's for the kiddos plus immediate family (3 sets of parents, 4 sets of grandparents, siblings)
 
This poll would be easier if it was on a per person basis versus overall. I think I spend about $15 per person.
 
We usually end up spending between $1000-$1500. That's total though, our 2 kids, each other, my parents, his mom, my two brothers, SIL and niece & nephew. I think that's not so bad.
 
do you mean total, everyone including immediate family and extended family?

Here's who we buy for...

each other (me and jeff, $25 limit this year since we did a "family" gift of a Wii)
our sons (two boys)
Jeff's neices (two girls)
my cousin's sons (two boys)
two adult members of my family ($50)
two adult members of Jeff's family ($25)

So, total is about $500-$550.
 
If I add in DH's new laptop, it's $2000 or more. This was a big present year this year, we normally spend around $300 total. With the Wii, games, clothes for the boys (JP had not one stitch of winter clothing when he moved here in June--he'd been living in SC for two years.), and other things...this year was crazy.

Next year, they're all getting coal. If they want something better, they can find a way to make diamonds out of that coal.
 
Well, since I am getting a new lens and Billy is getting a pistol our budget is much higher this year.

I haven't added up the total yet. Kinda scared.
 
Leila said:
If I add in DH's new laptop, it's $2000 or more. This was a big present year this year, we normally spend around $300 total. With the Wii, games, clothes for the boys (JP had not one stitch of winter clothing when he moved here in June--he'd been living in SC for two years.), and other things...this year was crazy.

Next year, they're all getting coal. If they want something better, they can find a way to make diamonds out of that coal.
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LMBO!
 
We are spending about $125 each for gifts & stocking stuffers for our 3 kids this year and DH & I don't exchange gifts (we just do stockings for each other with a few small items). And then I make gifts for the grandparents and great-grandparents so hopefully our total will be under $450.
 
Leila, last year was our year for BIG gifts. Our anniversary is in March and last year was our 15th, so we combined christmas and anniversary. I got a new wedding ring and DH got the down payment for his new Jeep Wrangler. LOL
 
I have no clue. FI and I have not combined our incomes yet, so I don't know exactly how much he spent on his son or family members. I would guess a couple hundred.

His guitar is $200something, but it's on a payment plan, so that was only $83 to start. We haven't gotten my Ipod yet.

I will likely spend $200 - $250 on his stocking stuffers, a couple toys for Tyler, my mom's birthday, and Christmas presents for my mom, my dad, my sister, my nephew, my BIL, and my two grandmothers.
 
Leila the coal comment cracked me up!!

I buy for Jordan, my brother and sister, and my parents (twice cuz we do a joint gift from the kids and then Jordan and I get them something else as well). Jordan takes care of his family. I usually make something small for friends (this year it's a small notepad with a matching set of cards). TOTAL this year should be around $500 for everyone.
 
Laura_A said:
Leila, last year was our year for BIG gifts. Our anniversary is in March and last year was our 15th, so we combined christmas and anniversary. I got a new wedding ring and DH got the down payment for his new Jeep Wrangler. LOL
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Our anniversary (and Andrew's birthday) are March 22. I'm still waiting for the promised present of a romantic kidless night that HE plans from start to finish, including babysitter. I might see that for our 50th in 2052. :p
 
I'm at a complete loss this year, this is my second year not working and so I have none of my "own" money to buy dh a gift with. I've spent only about $130 on the boys (we haven't finished shopping yet) and we'll spend about $100 on friends and family, plus traveling expenses. (we have an 8 hour drive ahead of us)

I hate that I have to "ask" dh for money to buy his xmas gift with.
 
I answered before I checked poll results and now I feel like giant arse.

I picked $1250-

In my defense, I do have 5 kids. LOL
 
Mine is in the $1000 range usually. This year it might be a bit less. That is for everyone though... both kids, Jeff, my parents, my brother, SIL, niece, both cousins, my aunt, my uncle, my cousin's husband and cousin's boyfriend.
 
I spend less than $50 for each of my two kids.

I also spend about $20 for each of my nieces and nephew - 4 total.

We only do adult presents with my DH's family - my side just does presents for the kids. I'd say we spend another $20-30 per person for DH's parents, sister and brother.

Total - roughly $200

It seems higher, though, because between November 1 and January 31, we also have both of my sons' birthdays, 2 of my nieces, my nephew, my brother, my dad and my father-in-law. So it's probably double that during those three months, but only half of the total is Christmas.
 
I end up having to buy for alot of people every year and think i do pretty good spending around 600 or so. BUT I shop all throughout the year catching sales!!!:thumbup:
 
We spend almost $800 dollars this year so I voted $750-$1250. But we never ever spend that much it's usually closer to about $150 per kid ( give or take $50 bucks). And in actuality $550 of that was on 3 Nintendo DS's and 3 Cases and we didn't really pay that $$....it was all trade in stuff so I tell myself we really only spent about $250 bucks!! :thumbup: I probably also spent another $50 to $75 on extended family gifts (photo books and calenders)!
 
I think we'll wind up around $250, not including the gifts that hubby bought for himself.

We're buying for Rachel, DH's 3 adult daughters, one granddaughter, my mom, and Sharon Kay.

DH bought himself a new computer a month or so ago, and got a GPS on Black Friday, so he's considering those his gifts. Fine by me, since I'm a SAHM and would have to get money FROM him to buy his gifts. I told him he should just wait on my present until after the holidays when cash isn't so tight.
 
We do about $100-$150 per kid (but that includes Josiah's bday presents that we buy on black friday - his bday is 1/6)

Then another $100 or so on each other..we have a big extended family that's about $25 each so we end up spending close to $800 all together..maybe a little more..
 
I answered less theen 250 because I do not spend much over that. I try to keep it around 100 a kid and I have three children but usually spend around 75-90 per child.
 
Our budget is $400. That's both kids, my parents, my neices, nephew and the kids of some close friends plus DH & I if there is any left over. I set money aside every month towards it and start shopping in September/October.

I found an excellent deal on a Flip Mino HD for DH but it put me over budget and DH will probably decide at the last minute he wants to do gift bags for our friends (every year we all agree no gifts for adult and every year we all cave). He buys liquor and to the best of my knowledge he hasn't bought me anything yet, so it will probably end up being about $550 this year.
 
Oh and I only buy for kids in our family plus my husbands parents. So about 25-40 for the parents in a gift card for a restaurant and then about 10 per child so 60 there so that adds right at 100 more. My husband and I rarely buy for each other until after Christmas. Usually get something weve wanted all year when we get our income tax return in January/February
 
we normally spend about $200 each kiddo (give or take a little, some might be a little less, some might be a little more).
We rarely buy for other family members, prefer to do photo gifts for the family (since I can do that from home). Although it now appears (as of 2pm yesterday) that we are going "home" for Christmas this year, meaning I may have to get something for everyone. lol
 
I can easily spend $1750+ on Christmas..we also have 5 kids and 2 of them are getting older and becoming harder/more expensive to buy for. I don't spend more than $150/kid, then we buy for DH's parents, My grandparents, my 5 nieces/nephews, Bro/SIL, Sis/BIL, my SIL/her DH (DH's sister and her hubby). The rest we just send cards/gift cards too since they don't come down.
 
I would say the most I will spend per person i less than 200..but annually it is int 300-600 range for all the family and friends.
 
I'm just going to say too much and leave it at that! I'm trying to do less last minute stuff which always adds up. The kids want pricer items this year so they (and I) need to remember that means less boxes under the tree! lol
 
Di-ahh said:
The kids want pricer items this year so they (and I) need to remember that means less boxes under the tree! lol
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Same!! I feel horrible when I get the 4yr old a bunch of cheaper things under the tree and my oldest has 3 boxes b/c at least one is a $$$ gift...its hard b/c i try to be "fair" when in reality it's still hard to make a kid understand how her 3 things add up to way more than so and so's 8 things..etc lol
 
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