Posted 17 December 2023

How much money have you spent on Christmas presents this year?

I am quite pleased with myself, I have done it all under £200, down from the usual £500-£600 I spend.
Decided to not go wild this Christmas, every year I put myself in debt buying things on credit but this year decided not to.. very pleased with myself right now.
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  1. aLV426's avatar
    We try to spend similar amounts across all the kids.
    My oldest son wants a new phone, an Xbox Series X, PS5 and a gaming PC. He has already been bought tickets to WWE, over £500 of Xbox games, a new phone, new SIM, memory card, a gaming PC, lego, omg, I don't consider them spoilt, but it has been expensive making sure all 4 kids have a similar amount of gifts this year!
    newbie68's avatar
    Maybe the replies are giving you an idea? - your kids, your money do what you want - but put a post on here like that and expect comments. My opinion - beyond spoilt. I hope they truly understand the value of money and social justice.....

    I spend maybe 3-400 on my only child. I think it's a little too much sometimes, but if he asked for all of the above he would get some serious conversations on greed and value
  2. SaturdayGigs's avatar
    Never buy on credit, fools game unless you are paying it off straight away or it's interest free. (edited)
    Lil6ix's avatar
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    To be fair I only ever buy when it's interest free.
  3. TristanDeCoonha's avatar
    Zero for cards or presents, and that was too much.
    The people I mix with are of the same mindset. I'm not buying £20 worth of crap for you, and you don't need to buy £20 worth of crap for me. This way we have the equivalent of a £20 cash gift from each other.
    The only winner of Xmas presents is the Chinese GDP (edited)
    aLV426's avatar
    That makes sense - what about family members, do you have kids? Do you bother saying Merry Christmas or spreading a little extra happiness?
  4. Nikita_Percival's avatar
    £100 for my son and we are not doing anything else for anybody this year
  5. Darzet_zider's avatar
    About £30. Used to be around £80. Most of our family have agreed not to buy each other presents, just a card. Christmas is about being together, playing games, and going out for walks. (edited)
  6. ilovetennis's avatar
    £0 am Muslim we don’t believe in Christmas all marketing nonsense
    Justintime12's avatar
    Nonsense?..... Oh the irony......
  7. SnoopZ's avatar
    Hardly spent anything, probably around £250 mainly on cash gifts but I did treat myself to a new TV setup a few weeks ago that cost around £2000 which is the most expensive electrical item I've ever purchased, luckily I also never buy things on credit. (edited)
  8. Kornelius's avatar
    £2, bought a card
  9. bracey100's avatar
    spent near 300 so far
  10. Justintime12's avatar
    £75 for gf, mum, dad
  11. kitchenmonkey's avatar
    £6.99 for secret santa at work, apart from that I'll spend buggerall
  12. sxxychocolate's avatar
    None...got made redundant
    Captainbeavus's avatar
    Sorry to hear bud
  13. student.223's avatar
    Just thankful I don't do Christmas. Otherwise the pressure of what to buy for who would just kill me.
  14. jimbo23's avatar
    £600 on Xmas food and my niece and nephew. (edited)
  15. psychobitchfromhell's avatar
    £20 cash for each niece and nephew, £10 gift for great niece and nephews. £50 for other niece over in ireland, about £50 on my friend, but bought in bits over the year, about £150 on son.
  16. Masonic111's avatar
     I bought a pirate copy of the film Bohemian Rhapsody for £5..

    The quality is awful. I can only see a little silhouette of a man?
  17. Tired.Ben.Affleck's avatar
    90f - food
    540f - gifts for my other half
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