how much money per person is a good ammount for a 14 year old with no job to spend on people at christmas? theres about 7 people and a dog to buy for and were not sure how much is a good ammount. she can earn money though about 160 tops but just what is a good ammount?
2007-10-10 09:56:05 · 53 answers · asked by Anonymous in Business & Finance ➔ Personal Finance
THE DOG IS IMPORTANT AND HE DOES NEED A PRESENT. HES MORE IMPORTANT THAN THE PEOPLE.
2007-10-10 14:01:29 · update #1
$5
2007-10-10 09:58:15 · answer #1 · answered by mama woof 7 · 1⤊ 2⤋
$10
2007-10-10 10:01:05 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋
I would say $10 for the dog. The people you are talking about, would be depends on how important and how much you love them. For the person that I love the most and care the most and also a family memeber (not your girl/boy friend), would be like $35 (like your mom), and the second important person would be like $27 (maybe your dad, guys are easier to buy gift anyway). If rest of them are just like sibilings that are pretty much equal to you...Like about $17 per person. Of course you can spend more on the boyfriend like $20 (a bit more than your sibilings) to show that you love them, and then divide the rest into equal amount.
It really depends who you are buying those gifts for.
2007-10-10 10:27:21 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
I realize times have changed, but it still isn't about money.
There's a lot you can do for almost nothing that will mean a lot more than how much you spend. For example, you could buy your dad a $200 power tool, but if he's just not the handyman type and doesn't have a use for it, what's that really mean?
Consider getting a $10.00 camera and making a personalized photo collection for each person, of the people and things that they like. For example, Dad's collection has a picture of Mom and the kids and his fishing boat and a football, Mom's has Dad and the kids and her favorite Sunday hat and her rose bushes. Frame the collections up for about $5.00 each, and you've made something they wanted but didn't know they wanted.
2007-10-10 10:03:16 · answer #4 · answered by open4one 7 · 0⤊ 2⤋
I would say if she can earn as much as $160 on her own, tell her you will match whatever she earns.
So if she only earns $40, you give her $40 and she has $80.
But if she earns $100, you match that and she will have $200.
That's what my friends parents did when she was saving for a car.
2007-10-10 10:53:36 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
10$
2007-10-10 09:59:02 · answer #6 · answered by Awesomely Me! 1 · 0⤊ 3⤋
Instead of worrying about an amount per person, why not try your hand at someting you can do for all? Last year, we made homemade truffles for everyone and purchased candy boxes and everything. We did this for about ten people and the total cost was around $60. We found this works for pretty much everyone (Besides the dog, obviously) and is a nice personal touch on a budget.
2007-10-10 10:00:48 · answer #7 · answered by una_hermosa 2 · 0⤊ 2⤋
It just depends on the person. Really, blow the whole 160 on all 7 people and the dog ($20 a person, plus the dog). Since you are 14 without a job, I don't think these people will expect you to get them anything, so something simple should be good enough.
2007-10-10 10:00:09 · answer #8 · answered by Brian 2 · 0⤊ 3⤋
160 divided by 8 = $ 20 per person & dog
2007-10-10 10:00:56 · answer #9 · answered by Don Vittorio Corlleone 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
You shouldn't feel obligated at your age to buy for everyone, certainly no one should expect a gift from you. But, try making gifts for everyone, that can be done very inexpensively. Otherwise I would try to keep it between $5 and $10 per person, if you have that kind of money. Basically just figure out how much you can spend and stick to that limit.
2007-10-10 10:04:21 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋