How much do you

Subject: How much do you Mon Nov 23, 2009 2:16 pm

Spend on xmas do you have a budget or do you just spend

regular member Posts : 511 Join date : 2009-11-23

we kinda have budgets for each person:

we spend £10 on kids (matts side ) =£40
£15 each on kids and my bros and sister and partners=£120 ( although that kinda went wrong this year )
bout £60/£70ish on my mum and dad = £70
£10/15 on my grandma ( cos she doesn't need anything.lol )=£15
£5/10 on my half bros kids =£20

our kids - prob between £50 and £100 each i think - but haven't added it up this year =£200
matts gives bout £70/£80 between his mum and lil bro
then i spend bout £50 altogther on other pressies for frineds kids etc

omfg - thats bout £600 which explains why i am very very very overdrawn now!!!!!

i kinda wish i hadn't added that up lol!

oh and then pressies for pets - bout £20.lol.xxx

Subject: Re: How much do you Mon Nov 23, 2009 2:50 pm

We spend about £200 on Owen,
£50 i spend on steve and he spends on me,
£10 each for neices and nephews = £60
£20 on my mum and dad each
£20 on my nan
£20 on steves mum and dad each
xx

Subject: Re: How much do you Sat Nov 28, 2009 6:40 pm

Mum and Step Dad - 15/20 each
Nan - 10
Brother and his Wife - 5/8 tin biscuits/chocs/drink and then 10 each on his four kids
Half Sister and Boyfriend - 5/8 tin biscuits/chocs/drink
Half Sister and Boyfriend - 5/8 tin biscuits/chocs/drink
Step Brother and Partner - 5/8 tin biscuits/chocs/drink and their son 10
Step Sister and Partner - 5/8 tin biscuits/chocs/drink

Friend - 5 and her husband 3/4 - chocs and their son 8

Neighbours/friends 5 tin biscuits/chocs and their two kids 8 each
their other two daughters and their boyfriends 5 tin chocs

Bethany 120 in money
Bobbi 100 and 20 in stocking

Russ 50 and 20 stocking!
Me 50 and 20 stocking although he reckons he buying me an ipod touch which is 140 quid

I used to buy individual presents for my 2 half sisters and brother but now they dont buy me just buy my kids so I just give them a little something as above.

Christmas is soooo expensive ... and over the years with have tightened our belts cos I now dont work.

Russ is estranged from all his family and they from us

Joshua not sure what to do Sad

normally 30 money as his dad and his girlfriend spend on him like we spend bethany and bethany gets about that from her dad so it sort of equals out if ya get me x