How much do you spend on nieces and nephews at Christmas?

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• 01-Nov-2009 11:54

  How much do you spend on nieces and nephews at Christmas?

  Roobarb Joined on 19-May-2002 Renfrewshire Posts 34,865

  Contact We have 8 nieces and nephews to buy for (6 on his side, 2 on mine) and were discussing our budget the other day. He said he thought £25 each and I said no bloody way am I spending a total of £200 on them. Tbh, I don't mind spending that on my own niece and nephew who me and the kids are closer to and see much more often than his sisters' children but I thought £10 to £15 would be a more reasonable amount. I know its a piece of string question but wondered how much others spend? Matthew Thomas (April 06) Jonathan Michael (November 08)

• 01-Nov-2009 11:57

  Re: How much do you spend on nieces and nephews at Christmas?

  annie Joined on 24-Feb-2004 United Kingdom Posts 2,395	Contact Stingy here but it's the same all round so no-one gets upset. Nieces and nephews get £5

• 01-Nov-2009 11:59

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  squirel Joined on 22-Aug-2003 London Posts 9,397	Contact I have 6 nieces and 1 newphew on my side, and H has 2 nephew and 12 niece, so that is a lot, we tend to spend £10/£15 per child. If i had less probably would spend more on each.   Moz

• 01-Nov-2009 12:02

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  Hecate Joined on 17-Feb-2005 United Kingdom Posts 14,595	Contact I would spend the same on each child and spend a bit less. I think its a bit difficult once you get into the territory of spending more on one side of the family than the other Emily ~ September 2006

• 01-Nov-2009 12:03

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  Sugarmouse Joined on 12-Jan-2004 United Kingdom Posts 20,924	Contact We only have one nephew (H's side) and budget is 15 quid. If there was that number of rellies the it would be 7-10 pounds max - ie the amount I spend on the child of a good friend for a birthday present.

• 01-Nov-2009 12:03

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  workinghard Joined on 08-Jan-2006 United Kingdom Posts 6,085	Contact I begrudge spending much on ours (one of each on H's side) as they don't appreciate it at all, never a thank you card or even a phone call. They literally have over a hundred presents from their mum. so we usually spend about £15 I suppose. Samuel born 9 weeks early on 31/3/09

• 01-Nov-2009 12:04

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  Katy F Joined on 06-Jul-2004 United Kingdom Posts 564	Contact I spend 10-15 but only have 3 nephews. Its a sort of unwritten agreement. TBH I think you can get really nice presents for that sort of money though I do a bit of sale shopping. Just cleaned up in the sainsburys 50% off thing. good luck, i wouldn't spend 25 quid either, just don't see the need tbh

• 01-Nov-2009 12:05

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  pink lily Joined on 27-Sep-2006 Kent, UK Posts 1,796	Contact We have 4 nieces and nephews and usually spend around £20 each. However this year money is tight so we won't spend as much. If I had 8 I would probably spend around £10 to £15, although it does depend on how much disposable income you have!

• 01-Nov-2009 12:07

  Re: How much do you spend on nieces and nephews at Christmas?

  Roobarb Joined on 19-May-2002 Renfrewshire Posts 34,865	Contact Thanks girls. Tbh I wouldn't be so bothered if one of my sils wasn't so mean (ie the one who got everyone to bring food to her sons' christening/holy communion) and I know it shouldn't be a factor but I am damned if I am forking out a total of £75 on her 3 while she spends about a tenner each on my 2. Matthew Thomas (April 06) Jonathan Michael (November 08)

• 01-Nov-2009 12:11

  Re: How much do you spend on nieces and nephews at Christmas?

  SnowflakeMum Joined on 16-Aug-2005 United Kingdom Posts 5,008	Contact NO actual nieces and nephews but our three goddaughters get around £10 each spent on them, unless I see what I want for less - like this year where I found a great Beauty and the Bib beach dress for the eldest, reduced from about £20 to £3. I wanted to go out and change the world but I couldn't find a babysitter.

• 01-Nov-2009 12:16

  Re: How much do you spend on nieces and nephews at Christmas?

  hoopyloopster Joined on 09-Jan-2006 United Kingdom Posts 2,105	Contact I only have 1 nephew and 1 neice (both on H's side from 1 of his 2 sisters) We will spend about £20 on each but they are a funny family and don't buy presents for adults A- May 2007 M- April 2009 W- September 2010

• 01-Nov-2009 12:18

  Re: How much do you spend on nieces and nephews at Christmas?

  Prim & Proper Joined on 06-Jun-2009 Posts 592	Contact I have 7 nephew and nieces and spend £20 each on them, although once they turn 16 I don't buy for them anymore, I also don't buy for my sisters as I buy for the children instead so it isn't too bad.

• 01-Nov-2009 12:46

  Re: How much do you spend on nieces and nephews at Christmas?

  Twiglet girl Joined on 05-Apr-2006 United Kingdom Posts 6,417

  Contact We only have 2 for the moment and spend £15-£20 I suppose. That's what they seem to feel is right (they give us a list of things if we ask) and also what I'm happy with. As a slight aside, I have no qualms about spending different amounts on different sides of the family. H has 5 siblings - they spend about £20 on each other. I have one and my mum and we spend £50-£100 on each other, so that's what we spend. Also if we had one person who spent a lot less on us, I'd probably spend less on them - but try and get things that it wasn't clear how much they were - bargain bucket dvds etc. www.toptableplanner.com - online seating planning software www.skydivingexperiences.co.uk - skydiving experiences

• 01-Nov-2009 12:48

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  Snowball Joined on 09-Apr-2004 United Kingdom Posts 5,795	Contact £15 is the limit set here, we have six nieces and nephews and I think this is a sensible amount.  Harvey born 7 October 2005 - 11 days late - 6lb 10oz Hugo born 25 April  2010 - 12 days late - 8lb 8oz Life moves pretty fast. If you don't stop and look around once in a while, you could miss it. — Ferris Bueller

• 01-Nov-2009 12:51

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  catwoman Joined on 16-Mar-2004 United Kingdom Posts 47,979

  Contact I've only got one niece, my H's brother's daughter.  We spend around £10-15 on her.  I would spend more, but her parents are dreadfully unappreciative and it really bugs me, so I don't.  We're also skint, and tbh, I'd rather spend more on friends' children that I see regularly and close to, than spend lots on her *just* because we're related iyswim.  Alexander Paul - 19th April 2007 Baby 2 due - 4th March 2010