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12-03-2008, 12:46 PM | #1 |
No Longer a Member | How much do you spend for each of your children for Christmas? I was wondering how much do you spend for each kid for Christmas? I only have one child. I always spent around $1,000 but now, I don't have that kind of money. What do most people spend? |
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12-03-2008, 01:04 PM | #2 |
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| Wow you spend alot!!!! I have one child at home and one thats on his own and I spend $200-300 on them.
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12-03-2008, 01:07 PM | #3 |
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| I've never spent that much on me, hubby or any of my kids for Christmas or birthdays. That's pretty extravigant even if your well off and have only 1 child. They seem to get too spoiled and want more.
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12-03-2008, 01:08 PM | #4 | |
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We probably spend $200 per child....which I have always felt like was plenty, but mine are little and they like just about anything. Tammy | |
12-03-2008, 01:08 PM | #5 |
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| About $300 on each. Doesn't buy much these days especially with the things they have on their want list! |
12-03-2008, 01:10 PM | #6 |
Donating YT 10K Club Member | Without necessarily intending to...I easily spend what you did, Denise.
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12-03-2008, 01:12 PM | #7 |
Donating YT 10K Club Member | Oh yeah...it's much easier and cheaper when they are little.
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12-03-2008, 01:14 PM | #8 | |
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And that comment is....pretty judgemental.
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12-03-2008, 01:20 PM | #9 |
I Love My Yorkies Donating Member Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Indianapolis, Indiana
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| Yea one of mine is younger too and toys arent super expensive. Now one yr we did buy my oldest Son a laptop that he desperately needed. So that yr I spent more than I stated
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12-03-2008, 01:30 PM | #10 |
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| Well, when they were younger it was easier to get away with spending less but mine are 12 and 14 now. I still try to take it easy since they have so many grandparents and aunts/uncles that want to get them stuff. It usually comes to $200 or a little more for each of them. Oh, how I remember the days when we could just buy packages of baby diapers and plastic baby bottles, even a big box of colors and they would be so happy! Mine are really very easy though and don't ask for much so with the economy as it is now, that's a blessing! But I do have to say that my parents had a larger budget than mine when I was a kid. My sister and I made out pretty well at Christmas but then we didn't get much stuff (besides necessities) during the year. My parents had a special Christmas account that got added to all year long so that they could splurge on us at Christmas.
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12-03-2008, 01:50 PM | #11 |
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| Idk what the exact amount we spend on my DD (only child)..but between us, my parents and my in-laws, she normallys gets whatever is on her list. Although, she is more of a giver than a receiver (like me)...and would rather $$ be spent else where, but we always make her write down her wish list (no matter what it is) With that being said....she knows the true meaning of Christmas, so she would be happy with nothing at all!
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12-03-2008, 02:35 PM | #12 |
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| We are not spending near as much as we used to now. I truely believe that this country in itself has become rather spoiled. Can you believe there were people in line for 42" tvs the day after thanksgiving complaining about the economy?? And how they cannot get their kids much for Christmas because of it Yet they are buying themselves 42" plasmas. Commercialism has turned Christmas into the season of giving. Yes, we are supposed to give, but that is totally different than the type of giving that we see so often. I have witnessed over the years, the most ungrateful, spoiled children in this country. I mean, good grief, a 6 year old does not have any need for a $300 ipod!! I have seen first hand, family members children who are so unhappy on Christmas morning because they didn't get all of the gifts on their lists! I truely believe that this is very damaging to a child. Its unbelievable the amount of people that are one welfare that have high speed internet for their new laptops, cell phones, and cable. Our priorities are truely warped anymore. So I am trying to do what I can to help my children appreciate what they have and what they get, as well as learn what real priorities are. We used to spend about $300 on each child, but we are spending under $100 on each now, and are mostly doing combined family gifts.
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12-03-2008, 02:36 PM | #13 |
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| I'm still pretty young (((21))) and my parents spend anywhere from about $500-$750 on me for Christmas...but that doesn't include all the things that I put on their credit cards lol...gotta love being the only girl!
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12-03-2008, 02:37 PM | #14 |
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| I have 3 kids, 2 g-kids, a son in law, one son has a fiance and one son has a g-friend. A couple times, I spent about $3000 a piece on them, but, now with the sons fiance/girlfriend, I'm only spending $225 on each of the g-kids, and $250 a piece on all 6 of the older ones. We've really cut back |
12-03-2008, 04:11 PM | #15 | |
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