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Isnt it unreal how much cash you spend over xmas

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  • #62
    eviltwin
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 17,495 ✭✭✭✭eviltwin


    I will have spent about 400 for everything, food, gifts, days out with the kids etc. I spent about 3000 last year on absolute crap and it didn't make the day any more special so I'm using that money on a holiday instead. My kids will be happy with what they get and we don't need to buy as much food as we think we do.


  • #63
    wakka12
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 9,786 ✭✭✭wakka12


    MilesMorales1 wrote: »
    We have a pretty strict budget for me and my siblings, cos there's so many of us it'd be unmanageable otherwise, so £20 each is the maximum. So, 12 sisters, 3 brothers at £20 each was £300, then my mum got £100 on her presents, my little sister got £90, then I got them all a box of heroes from tesco for a fiver each, then two secret santa's at £35 each, two presents for chums at £25 each, then we always get takeaway on christmas eve, thats £15 odd, a meal out with said chums for christmas is £20 thereabouts, then various going about with family while there here, expenses etc, I'm looking at about £800 for the whole thing. Christ.

    Thats insane! Why not do a secret santa with your fam? My mother and her siblings do that and theres only 5 of them


  • #64
    sonny.knowles
    Closed Accounts Posts: 607 ✭✭✭sonny.knowles


    shugy wrote: »
    Im touching 5k :(

    I'm touching cloth. But you don't hear me going on about it. :)


  • #65
    Graces7
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 32,634 ✭✭✭✭Graces7


    Well, I cannot spend what I do not have. Also my friends etc decided years ago not to give gifts as we all have all we need. But it is different when you have a large family I know. The first year we dropped giving gifts we started funding work with the homeless. As for foodl I revel in the Great Price War that is in full swing now; Killarney has all major chains and is at it now! In fact thus I spend less on eg food at Christmas than at any other time of year because it gets so cheap...stocked up on Cadburys Roses at 4.99.... NB I suppose I cheat as I DO EXPECT folk to spend hugely at my market and craft fair stall.. and they do thankfully. TWO MORE SHOPPING TRIPS!


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