what's your budget for LO's this year?

[Doodles]

And how old are your LO's? x

 

[AugustMum]

If we can get it all for between £50-75 I'll be happy. She's about 2.5 this year and we're going to try and get her main present second hand. Everyone in the family always gets her presents so she'll just get a Santa present and 2 or 3 from me and OH. Last year she had too many!

 

[Em91]

my lg will be 5 months. £50 on
presents and 50into her savings account

Using tapatalk can't see tickers

 

[Lolly85x]

My LO will be 20 weeks and we've spent about £250 so far yikes. Didn't realise it was so much till I added it up x

 

[Sue Clare]

My 2 dd are 10 & 8 and I spend £1000 on them.
X

 

[monkeynut]

I haven't really got a budget as we buy things when we see them. We have spent around £130 on my LO who will be 3 months old at Xmas but that includes a £110 jumperoo! We will probably spend around another £50 on him getting him rattles/little toys etc as he is so young he won't know it's Xmas!

We've spent around £100 ony 5yr old son so far, will probably spend another £100-150 on him.

 

[mrscgrey]

For DD1 - Its about £400. She is 14 so her stuff costs more lol
DD2 - Its about £300.
DD3 - Its about £250-300
DS1 - Its about £150 - he's only 2 so his stuff is a lot cheaper!

I start buying in July, to spread out the cost and I also do park love to shop vouchers.

 

[Sue Clare]

For DD1 - Its about £400. She is 14 so her stuff costs more lol
DD2 - Its about £300.
DD3 - Its about £250-300
DS1 - Its about £150 - he's only 2 so his stuff is a lot cheaper!

I start buying in July, to spread out the cost and I also do park love to shop vouchers.

I deffo agree that they cost more as they get older! xx

 

[mrscgrey]

Yep! I've just reserved 2 netbooks for the older girls. I'm fed up of them nicking mine and fighting over it and the pc has had it's day!

 

[tinks77]

No idea this year I've bought bits over the past 4/5 months but did have her birthday as well.
I'm planning for the next few years for a budget of £100 but hoping some of that to be cash into her bank account

 

[Mrs N]

I dont thinkI have a budget as such, I will just get him what I want!! I wud say I have spent 200+ but want to get him a more main present as well, he is going to be 11 months!!
xxx

 

[Humesy]

We dont have a budget, he is 3 but we do end up spending around £500 , we save for him monthly in his account so dont top that up any extra either xx

 

[Doodles]

so glad I'm not the only one that goes mad We've been picking bits up over the year & so far we've spent over £270 & there's still more to get x

 

[mrscgrey]

I will continue to buy right up until Christmas eve lol.

I always say that I've finished, but then I see something else. I never get into debt for it though. I always use savings or spread out the cost. My mum has got into terrible trouble in the past by buying everything on credit.

 

[katie_lou]

My LO will be 20 weeks and we've spent about £250 so far yikes. Didn't realise it was so much till I added it up x

Omg what have u brought x

 

[Lolly85x]

My LO will be 20 weeks and we've spent about £250 so far yikes. Didn't realise it was so much till I added it up x

Omg what have u brought x

ooopppssss! My OH would kill me.
Iv got him some 6month + toys from ELC not loads, like 5 toys.
2 books.
A barcalona strip (OH fave team)
A new winter jacket, a hat and pair of trousers.
Oh and a wee set of bath toys that were like £1.99... and iv ordered him a lovely hungry caterpillar handmade blanket! Ouch!xx

 

[Me, My Girls & I]

I feel a right tightarse now mine will be 3&4 at Xmas and my max budget will be 100 combined! They play with all the same toys anyway so there's not a lot of point doing separate presents! Their birthdays are this month too, we've budgeted 60 each for that!

 

[cosmicgirl]

I have a set budget depending on age.
My 14 year old is between £350-£400, my 10 year old is between £250-£300, the two 4 year olds are £200 each and the baby will get little bits and bobs.
I have a direct debit that goes directly to a Christmas savings account that I have so I know I always have enough by November to start my shopping, that way I don't notice it x

 

[LYLLJellyTots]

I went shopping yesterday and was well shocked at the price of some things this year, I budget £50 for a main gift and then whatever else after that for a few good toys & then stocking fillers, got ds birthday & party on 8th of December too and bubs on the way 0.o already feel absolutely skint this year

 

[Me, My Girls & I]

Iv been really shocked at prices too! As a rule, I don't buy toys thru the year unless they're really needed! They get birthday, Xmas and Easter, So I don't really go in toy shops. I was just so bloody surprised at how much things actually cost! OH reckons you can get loads for £60, think he's in for a surprise!