How much money to spend on your kids for christmas? (income, range)

[callofdutyplayer]

What is a good amount if your a parent and a reasonable amount your kids should get worth of gifts maybe $300?

[Malloric]

$5-$500,000 is a reasonable range.

[Flamingo13]

Why does there have to be a dollar amount? I see too many kids with too much STUFF. What is ONE thing or several small things they would like? (within reason) - Christmas should be about giving (and receiving for kids of course), family being together, religion (for those that are).

[glass_of_merlot]

Originally Posted by callofdutyplayer

What is a good amount if your a parent and a reasonable amount your kids should get worth of gifts maybe $300?

How old are the kids?

[flyingsaucermom]

Originally Posted by Malloric

$5-$500,000 is a reasonable range.

Okay that was funny...

I've struggled with this since I became a parent. I think generally, we spend between $150-$300 on each of our two kids. It kinda depends on the year, but I'm very specific on how many vs how much. When they were toddlers I began to cap their gifts to 3 presents, new pair of pj's and the contents of their stockings (which usually contains an ornament). This year my older son has grown out his bike so I plan to buy a new one... and probably a $250 Trek because I like the quality and biking is one of the few outdoor recreational activities we actually can all do together. His other two presents will probably be a $60 lego set and a hardcover book. I expect to do something similar with the other. They really don't need anymore than that.

[Pitt Chick]

Originally Posted by callofdutyplayer

What is a good amount if your a parent and a reasonable amount your kids should get worth of gifts maybe $300?

Depends on what your budget is for gifts.

[dmills]

Originally Posted by callofdutyplayer

What is a good amount if your a parent and a reasonable amount your kids should get worth of gifts maybe $300?

Depends on your income (and expenses). There is no one size fits all answer.

[Cheektowaga_Chester]

Maybe $50/kid X 4 kids. We spend $500+/month on them for cheer, swimming, soccer, cell phones, movies, treats, etc the rest of the year.

[mizzourah2006]

I don't have kids, but I would think 500-1k. That is about what my parent's spent on me and my 2 siblings.

[lmw36]

What you can afford without spoiling them.

As adult children, we don't really get much or care much about the gift giving so much as we do about the family togetherness, so it's calmed down over the years as all us "kids" have grown.

There's nothing wrong with gift giving, but the amount of crap some kids get for Christmas now is ABSURD. Then the parents complain that their kids are spoiled, take advantage of them as they grow up, and have unrealistic expectations.

We always had a decent Christmas, but we weren't spoiled all year either.