How much money should I spend on the kids for christmas?

Question

the kids are ages 8,9, and 2. Usually I spend about 100-150 dollars each.

Answer 1

Whatever your budget allows. It's not a good thing to over charge and be paying on Christmas gifts all through the next year.

Answer 2

*sighs*

When I was little some people would some times convince me and other children that the ammount of gifts, their quality, their accuracy, and their monetary value were all based on how well you actted, the good things you did, and what other notes Santa took. Therefore,.. even Santa upset me.

Adults forget Childhood quickly. They forget how much longer things are, there were social circles and the "requirements" to be average. They some times remember the times they desperately wanted something from Santa,.. some times even just that and no other gifts,.. but then they were let down.

When I was little I understood money well,... well enough my family could tell me Santa had a limit on me that year,.. so if I picked out what toys I wanted him to bring me I'd have to do the math. I think my mom also tried to get me to do her Taxes a couple times >.<

When I was a child there were years my gifts were from those places that collect toys. They very much sucked,.. one year it was like one school supply, one normal doll (like a clearenced Barbe) and some things that probably came from one package from those Dollar Store type places (but weren't a dollar,.. more like a Nickle & Dime each). I am not so old there were Nickel and Dime stores if this paints a picture. Meanwhile, everyone else seemed to have a 200 dollar limit,.. then a couple years later 300,... then before middle school 500 & up.

Currently every child and teen I hear from online,.. their limit is about 2000 or combined with the siblings their age range or that they have to sleep in the same room as it's 2000 dollars.

So here are my suggestions and thoughts:

First off,.. try to start saveing sooner next year.

Now the problem is it's almost December and the toys that "count" to kids today are sold out everywhere and only available online at outragous prices and the Mail this time of year tends to take until January.

When you buy them things you should consider what will be shared. Many toys are shared these days. IN the 70's/80's it wasn't odd if girls had some interest in things like Spider-Man,.. the late 80's through the mid-90's stuff like that it was considered weird,... now it's not considered weird because the movies have sucked in so many fans. Things like this create more things kids can share.

You should check and get the 8 and 9 year old atleast one thing that is popular, check with their friends parents.. maybe there are some series of toys like Barbies where each kid can get something different from the series and then play together with them on the same level. With the cheaper things like Dolls you should get two or 3 atleast and like I said,.. one from a series everyone else is getting,.. then maybe one that is moreexpensive/unique/special/higherpriced/moreaccesorized so noone else will have it and/or one they really want even if others are getting it, too.

*is probably so far down the answers now that she won't be noticed and this was all pointless*

Well,.. I don't mean just those things and your oldest are the ages where my peers were getting 200 dollars each or more. You should be checking what their friends and peers will be getting (how much spent) and keep in mind some people might over spend,.. verse what they say,.. because it's not Christmas Day >.< Some people still get more things on Christmas Eve.

The Toddler you may not need to spend as much on. It kinda depends on them but you probably can't communicate with them well enough. Some people at that age are very aware and will remember what they got for years. Others aren't and won't remember a thing from before they turned 16 some day >.< Get them something social that's allowed for their age (like a doll) and something stationary (like a car panel) and something messy and hopefully also constructive ( like blocks). I may have over simplfied these things but when your 2 or 3 you need this kind of range because people control your life so much,.. they might expect things of you and if the items do not exsist to fit or assist.. it's asking, too much. Also some parents find out they can't tolerate sound while alot of toys are banging, clicking and loud sounds... try to take this into consideration and then limit sound items if you can't handle them.

Answer 3

What you could arise with the money for could be different than all of us on right here. I do one *large* present. My ten 365 days previous needs a effective digicam and my 6 365 days previous needs a keyboard with a microphone headset. Then i gets them approximately 8 or 10 different provides and a few boots and tees. while my young ones have been a million 365 days previous , I basically have been given them approximately 5 or 6 presents and that they have been age proper. I basically spent approximately $a hundred on them at that age because of the fact they play with the wrapping paper greater. At 4 years previous i became into spending approximately $200 and now that they are older that's as much as approximately $3 hundred a chunk.

Answer 4

Sparkie is right.

The amount of money is not important - if you can't afford to pay off all your Christmas bills in your January credit card statement, then you spent too much. CC companies will hit you with 1.5% per month interest rates on your unpaid balance, plus they will calculate an daily average balance by combining several months worth of spending. Christmas bills are very profitable for banks.

Do things with your kids - don't rush out to buy them things they don't need or will end up getting bored with in 2 months, or worse, break in a few weeks.

Answer 5

I have 2 and I usually spend 150-250 each.

Answer 6

I have 2 kids as well. I usually spend that amount too. It just gets so expensive to spend more than that. They get one big gift and the rest is little.

Answer 7

Sounds good to me! Unless you don't have much money this year, then go a bit lower.