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Christmas on a budget..
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Please don't shoot me down in flames for mentioning the infamous 'C' word before the start of December, I just wondering if anyone was doing Christmas on a budget this year?
How are you going about buying presents on a budget which are still decent and meaningful.
I fear I may struggle to buy presents for my three siblings, two parents and one OH, especially since they all love their material items, the OH is the probably the least present demanding but my two eldest siblings are quite expectant of a decent pressie for the big C day, and I'm really concerned about disappointing them with their present!
I guess I could make something, it would have the meaning behind it, but to be perfectly honestly with yous, I'm the least creative person on this planet. I can just about draw stick men. How shameful eh?
So, how do you do it? Perhaps I should change my username to 'Cheap_skate_lass' with all these budget-esque threads I keep starting..
How are you going about buying presents on a budget which are still decent and meaningful.
I fear I may struggle to buy presents for my three siblings, two parents and one OH, especially since they all love their material items, the OH is the probably the least present demanding but my two eldest siblings are quite expectant of a decent pressie for the big C day, and I'm really concerned about disappointing them with their present!
I guess I could make something, it would have the meaning behind it, but to be perfectly honestly with yous, I'm the least creative person on this planet. I can just about draw stick men. How shameful eh?
So, how do you do it? Perhaps I should change my username to 'Cheap_skate_lass' with all these budget-esque threads I keep starting..
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I did manage to buy for 9 people last year on just £45 though .
Hurrah!
I have my mum, two sblings and heaps of cousins, aunts, auncles, etc.
Presents are a big thing in our family too so for a poor student like me, its gonna be pretty costly (especially when my brother is hoping for a nintendo wii from me:banghead: !!!
I've 24 adults and 4 kids to buy for aswell as having my wee girls birthday 4 weeks before Christmas so I need to start early and be organised.
Make a budget for each person and stick to it. Anyone who is disappointed by a gift you give them doesn't deserve anything as far as Im concerned.
:yes:.
Although I must say I was very disappointed with my twin last year because she clearly didn't make much effort thinking of things to buy people - she just abused her Body Shop employee discount.
Not that most people don't end up getting Quality Street off me right enough.
my mate got a giftbag full of jewellry from primark, she loved it, loadsa accessories for her (saves her knickin mine hehe)
my aunties got a bottle of next perfume - £5
another auntie loves dragon flys, i got a bottle of perfume in the year from avon, and got a free silky dragon fly kimono...that got put away then wrapped up for her!
the only people i splash out on are my mum & my fiance
i am lucky because my fiance usually buys my mums, then i get her a bottle of sherry or a couple of packets of fags
for the fella, i usually sell stuff on ebay through the year, keep what i've made in my paypal account, then buy all his designer gear from ebay or transfer £25 and get him summat from M&M direct, designer labels, at a fraction of the price
Sorry that's not very helpful for you. Ummmm as for cheap things, just go somewhere like TJ Hughes, or alternatively get them something in January when Boots has great sales of all the Christmas gifts.
I'm sure they will understand you don't have much money, Christmas should be about spending time with your friends and family, not spending loads of money.
Ive done this some years. It does make for a shit christmas, but its certainly cheaper
We were skint last Christmas, and we (by "we" I do, of course, mean the wife) baked biscuits and cakes for everyone. It was meaningful because it took us time and energy, but didn't cost much.
i've got to do the whole shabang this year on fuck all money for 2...don't know how i'm going to do it