How much do you budget for Christmas?
 

I told someone we budget about $2000.00 for Christmas and he nearly fell off his chair.

For 2 kids, about another 10 people to buy for, and our Christmas booze I think $2000 is pretty much right on the mark.

Christ, with the price of things now, I think that's cheap even.

How much do YOU spend on Christmas?

About the same, depending on how i feel.

around $100K

usually about $1500 for presents and stuff for family, no children here so its expected.

:2 cents: But I keep going into deficit :(

roughly around $1500, damn thanks for reminding me to save as early as now :(

PS. It is too early to be thinking or talking about Xmas :glugglug

4500 Euro

I want to make some fun these days,.

Depends on how much I have available to spend. It's usually not much at all.

$50 less than I get.

about $200

$100 per family member. It cost so much together beacuse well all live so far apart.

same here mate, thanks for reminding me to save money for cristmas. :thumbsup

$1000 or more

Damn Derek, with that hillbilly family of yours, what does that run you? $3000-$4000 for your immediate family? :winkwink:

I don't budget - I buy crap all year long if I see something I think someone might like. Even little things. Then I wrap it up for Christmas :) My Mom does the same thing and as a result, there are 100's of presents under the tree every year for about 10 people. :1orglaugh

about 1 grand

I don't budget Christmas. But I don't spend that mutch at all... like 500$ or so.

make sure im included in your budget :Graucho

last year was 1500$

My grandmother and both of my godmothers used to do that. There would be bunches of presents and a huge, full stocking for everyone.

Part of the fun, she told me, was remembering what she had gotten for others when they opened the gifts. It was almost always a surprise for her too. :1orglaugh

Oh yeah, our stockings are literally overflowing! There are several of us who buy stocking stuff :)

And the remembering of the gifts: One year my SIL opened something from my Mom and while she was very gracious, it was obviously something that she would never use.....my Mom looked over "Oops! That's not yours, hold on a minute" Runs downstairs and gets the REAL gift :1orglaugh

Right now I already have 4 large bags FILLED with stuff ready to wrap :)

I budget about 500 to 1 grand

:(

We don't budget anything for Xmas either.
When the time comes, we go shopping and spend what we spend.
I do agree that it is smart to save throughout the year for it though. Then it's not as big of a shock to the pockets.

Well I buy the people I know a gift. Those aren't that expensive like 50$/person. nothing big. I spend most of it on food/wine/party that night.

:question :question :question

+1

Talking about yourself? :glugglug

I was just wondering why you were suprised that he spends $500 or less?


How much do you spend?

I dn't spend too much, this year will be more though since I plan on something nice for my gf. i pretty much buy for my mom, grandma and brother and girlfriend.

Between my wife and 3 kids, probably about $2500-$3000. Then another $600 for the rest of my family.

i already said

4500 euro

ah ok, missed that post :glugglug

around $2000

no problem

So what are you going to do?

thats on the low end of what i spend each year so I feel your pain man