Christmas Shopping

Author: Ashley

2 Dec

I’m almost done Christmas shopping! I really got into this weekend. I was online most of Sunday comparison shopping. I’m trying hard to go for quality and not quantity. I’ve budgeted $200 per kid and really, if you are getting nice expensive gifts $200 doesn’t go very far.

I’m usually worried about how many gifts are going to be under the tree for each kid, how many gifts are they going to get to open. But honestly, it’s not something I should worry about. Every year it’s something I’m concerned about, and every year I’m shocked at how many presents they have by the time Santa comes and everything. It’s embarrassing really.

My daughter especially. She gets a full blown Christmas here, complete with Grandmas, Aunts, Uncles, and cousins. Then her dad picks her up and she goes and has another full Christmas, with a whole other set of Grandparents, Aunts, Uncles, and cousins. It’s insane. The money that is spent on that girl. Ug. It’s sick.

So, therefore I am not worrying about the number of gifts this year. I’m trying to pick out things I think she will like and that are a good value. Her big present this year is going to be this digital camera. I’ve tried several of the digital cameras geared towards kids and we’ve returned every single one. Not worth the money at all. So now that she is 7 and I can trust her not to throw it down the stairs or run it through the dishwasher I went and laid down some cash for a real camera.

My son, since he is only two, there really isn’t anything huge that I’m getting him. It’s hard to find something worth spending $50 to $100 on when he is going to outgrow it in a year or two. So for him, it is mostly smaller stuff. He will have more gifts than my daughter… but I’m not going to worry about that! This is what causes me to go over budget.

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3 Responses for "Christmas Shopping"

MrsMoney December 2nd, 2008 at 7:31 am 1
I am totally jealous! I am not done yet but I hope to be soon. I think I didn’t plan very well for this Christmas! Way to go!
R. May December 3rd, 2008 at 9:13 am 2
My daughter is the same. But her dad and I agree that we will decide what she’s getting together and split it. And her birthday is the 31st so we have that to deal with too.

She doesn’t need an obscene amount of stuff.

Have you discussed this with your daughter’s father? Because right now it’s not a problem but it’s going to be hard for your son understand when he get older why his sister gets so much more. Same goes for the father if he has other children.

Just a thought.
Ashley December 3rd, 2008 at 10:34 am 3
R. May: That’s a good idea, with splitting the gifts. I can’t remember if she brings home the gifts that she gets from her dad or not. I might tell him he needs to keep the gifts from his side of the family at his house.