What we spend on Christmas for 8 kids! Our ACTUAL budgets + tips & tricks! | Jordan Page
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- After gathering all your questions on Instagram, here’s a video to explain exactly how we do Christmas! How we budget, how we save money, and I will actually show you our lists this year and what we bought our kids! Be sure to sign up for Rakuten today and get a $40 Sign-up Bonus: www.rakuten.com/r/JORDAN6121
UPDATE As we have finished our Christmas shopping, just wanted to update you all that we ended up removing the entire stocking budget from each child because we over-shot our budgets and it was way more than our kids needed. So ignore the stocking amount on each child, we didn't need it! I was glad I worked it in in the first place just so we could set aside the money, but I'm even more glad we didn't need to spend it! Our kids had more than enough without it.
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Something you want, something you need, something to wear, something to read!
That’s the tradition we grew up with for gifts!
That’s what our family does as well!
Thank u for this Idea.. will do it from this year onwards 😀
We do this as well! We have their lists separated into the four sections as well.
This is what I’ve been doing. But I also add something to do since it’s nice to have a game or craft.
That’s all we do, the most expensive of those whatever it may be is from mom and dad and the rest is from ‘Santa’ who we don’t really call Santa. We say like “the Joy of the Season” or something silly like that because it’s what my grandma did and I like it. My kids have never felt anything but joy and excitement for Christmas doing that and I’ve never spent a ton of money on it. In fact last year I spent more on decorations than gifts 🤣
I'm single but have MANY nieces and nephews, and now they're growing up and having kids. I buy just for under 18yo.if you're an adult, you get candy. This year for the 3 girls (ages 5-11) I put together a basket of small gifts and 1 big gift, and each gift is wrapped and labeled with a date so they can open 1 each day that they're off from school. I included crafty things and baking to keep them busy during break. 😀
That's an awesome idea Melissa! Thanks for sharing!
My family committed to shopping small and supporting american businesses. Most of what I have collected since June is handmade and wooden or non plastic. It is more expensive, but so worth it. I have actually wrapped each gift with a label of what it is and I keep a running list of all items in my phone. This is my first year trying this but so far it is working.
If you have the time, can you post your list? I've been wanting to do something like this and would love to see what businesses you have found!
Love this and same.
I totally support buying American!
@@melindasmith5769 Something I love for my daughters is Hazel Village - they have adorable dolls and animals. We got a doll for my oldest daughter's first birthday then another friend for when she turned 3. She's named them Birthday Cake (birthday gift) and Flower (she wears a flower dress.) She loves them and I know they aren't going to be a toy taken to Goodwill in a couple years, which makes me happy. :). This post is not sponsored. lol.
We’re in a pandemic still. I’m ordering.
We buy for all our grandchildren. I start in January. I always buy clearance or sale. We have 25 grandchildren. Every year it's different. Our adult children and spouses each get a big gift. Everyone's favorite gift is a goodwill gift. It's so much fun. I find the greatest gifts for each one. A old remembered toy or a book. Love this video!
I love the gift you guys got for each other! My hubby and I usually spend $50 on each other. This year we pooled it and got a foldable massage table because we trade massages on each other several times a week. When my kids were little I bought them cool toys from yard sales and the thrift shop and they never knew the difference...we spent about $20 per kid. Now that 3 of the 4 are teens, we spent around $100-$150 per kid. During 2020, with the world in chaos, we decided to let the kids pick one gift they could request and one charity we would donate $ we would have spent on them. They loved it and didn't mind getting less gifts when so many in the world need help. I write up a card and stick it in the tree that says, "A $40 gift was given to Abba's House in Katrielle's name" etc.
Love this!!! I really appreciate that you shared your actual budget. I know there can be lots of judgment about the budgets we set for Christmas.
Absolutely!!
3 gifts per child sounds like a lot. We grew up on a tight budget (I didn't know or felt this until I grew up) and always got just one gift per child. That one simple gift was always super special and cherished. You may be surprised how just one gift can be a wonderful surprise and treasure for kids!
I thought that’s a lot too but I guess since she has the means it works but it’s not about the money for me buying a kid one quality gift is enough most kids are just happy to get something new. As a kid I would probably forget all those toys. I forget things I bought the same day I went shopping that I was excited about if it’s multiple. If ever had kids I would not buy a ton of toys it can feed greed. I would focus on activities and them playing in nature but it makes sense for her because you can’t entertain 8 kids as much as you could 1 or 2.
1 each is a great idea when you’re starting out but if they’re already used to a lot, 1 each could be a shock lol
Hehe yeah, that's true. All good points :) and each family's needs are different too
I'd love to agree, but I always try to give many gifts for each child. Santa brings a few, and then I usually do 1 expensive gift, some books, a pair of new PJs or slippers, stocking stuffers, and a few cheaper items. Even when I do that, I feel like they get opened so fast and it never feels like enough!
I can never thank you enough for all this advice and motivation. I am so happy you're back with videos! It's so helpful!♡ be blessed
We grew up under "baby Jesus gifts." One from the three wise men. We were poor, near homeless many times, so for a little kid who wasn't aware of much of that, three gifts were pretty cool. The big splurge was our stockings. Fruits, nuts, and favorite candies, things not much seen in our house. Those Christmas boxes of LifeSavers were the best.
I appreciate you openly sharing how you do things like this! Like actually sharing the numbers and breaking down the process. I also love that you teach sticking to a budget while still blessing your kids with fun gifts! Thanks for sharing!
I really love how open you are. I watched your video last year (or the year before) and it changed the way I think about Xmas. I'm a single mom of 1 so I was GOING CRAZY but watching your video brought me back down to reality.... a good example of how your "tips" can be used by anyone. I so appreciate your content and I love watching your beautiful family xo
My family all agreed to thrift store gifts and homemade gifts this year. I have spent WAAAAAY less money than ever this Christmas and surprisingly my kids are getting more than ever. I think we will do this every year from now on.
I regularly thrift Christmas. You can find awesome stuff and for a fraction of the cost.
@@AskAgainL8ter it really is the way to go!
Hi there! We do the; "something you want, something you need, something to wear, something to read. We have 6 children ranging in age from 7 - 14. I enjoy looking for each different gift. ❤ Thanks for your tips, friend.
We just had our 3yr old's birthday party and she had about 12 gifts. It was almost impossible to keep her attention so she could finish opening the presents. She opened the first one and immediately wanted to play with it! 3 presents would have been plenty!
I hear you 🙄 For birthday gifts with little ones, we let them open one gift every few days. I really want them to enjoy each one of them and not only focus on the thrill of seeing something new.
Sounds like that kid had ADHD.
We are a BLENDED family of 8, so I really, really enjoy following your family through your day-to-day lives. You have such great tips and tricks!
LOL, your garage is bigger than some houses! My daughter, SIL and I, are avid readers. Three years ago, I read that on Christmas Eve in Iceland, people give each other books and chocolate. Neither of us need anything more, so I proposed we try it. The first year we set a $50 limit. Last year we set it at $35. We'll do the same this year. We can tell each other if there's anything special we'd like to read, or the person is free to choose something they think will be liked. After reading so many books on Kindle during the year, it's a special treat to actually get books for our book stash!
My daughter is 8 and she's the only kid in the family right now. And with MY parents being divorced, her DAD'S parents being divorced, and her STEPDAD'S parents being divorced, she has a HUGE family. So she tends to get either one big gift from me and her stepfather, or a few little things I know she wanted. Because she gets SO many gifts in a year from all her different family members that I don't feel the need to go overboard with Christmas. I know she's taken care of in that way. I'm grateful for it.
I agree. The holiday season can be made out of experiences as well not all about presents. Bake together, decorate gingerbread, make decorations, go on a Christmas train ride for example. When we look back over the years that's what I remember the most. No one remembers the presents.
Last year we went overboard and thought the more gifts the more excited they would be. Instead they were overwhelmed by the amount of items around the tree. This year we are doing three gifts per child (three kids) just as Jesus received. Each child is receiving a book, game and one big gift. The rest of our budget gets divided into their college fund.
7:27 the name "Black Friday" is because that's when many retailers make it into the "black," or positive dollar amounts in their accounting books, rather than the red (debt), thanks to people doing Christmas shopping. Generally speaking, a Black Friday sale isn't automatically better than a sale at another time of year. Depends on what you're buying. I looked into Rakuten once at your suggestion, but I don't shop brands specifically, so I didn't take the time to learn how to use it. (I've tried it again now though, so we'll see how it goes!) I do love the Honey browser extension though; it finds coupons for you.
With stockings we do a drink, ( goes in first) favorite chips, and favorite candy and candy orange. Just treats it doesn't seem like a lot but it fills it right up.
My budget is $25-30 per person. Mostly because I have around 12 people to buy for.
I LOVE this! Especially what you and your husband give each other! I just have to say oh my goodness that’s a LOT of batteries!🌹😉😊❤️ Happy Thanksgiving!
So glad you discussed stockings. It’s where I go over every time. So easy to keep filling.
Hi Jordan, Sooo nice to see you again. I am glad you and your family are doing well. Love your shows and appreciate all the thought, energy, and time you put into your videos. Watching you is like having my sister near by. She is similar to you in so many ways (good ways). :) God bless
I already packed all the gifts, for adults it's eatable/drinkable gifts (good cofee, tea, chocolate), for my own older Kids it's money (some are saveing for bigger trips for summer, some Save for more expensive electronics etc), for Little Kids 2-3 smaller (second hand, but still beautifull) gifts(they going to brake them in no time anyway).
We paying of our house early, thats a big priority for us.
Now that our kids are older they buy for each other and Christmas has taken on so much more meaning for all of us. They also stick to a budget using an envelope, which is great learning. Are you planning on doing a sibling gift exchange when they are a bit older?
My parents always had a set budget per child. I do the same with my kids. $100-150 per child(that includes stocking stuffers). I have 3 kids 5 and under so they don't really NEED anything. We usually try to get one bigger gift and a couple small ones. There is another tradition that I Will pass to my kids this year( for the 2 oldest). My grandmother always took us to the dollar store and let us pick out gifts for other family members. Let me tell you this was so much fun as a kid, but it also instilled in us the value of giving from a young age.
Thanks for sharing, I have two girls and when I grew up was a different life style so I appreciate any info that might help me make good memories and life standards for my kids. 🙏
My god I spent $200 on just one gift each for my daughters. I have 2 kids. Both girls. We have a family of 4 and extended family where we get one gift per person. We usually spend around 3 grand on Christmas. We do this something you want something you need something to wear and something to read with our girls and 2 bigger gifts. This year I bought my husband the Xbox s which was $600 in and of itself. I don’t know how I would survive on $100 to $150 per kid. They’d end up with like 3 things lol. Smaller gifts come from Santa and the big gifts are from mom and dad lol.
But this year we are trying to do the quality over quantity deal. Which means better quality gifts that’s they’ll actually use. Vs a ton of small filler gifts they never use
My Grandma did the same thing for me when I was little. I do this now with my kids as well and it is always so sweet and sometimes funny what they choose for people :)
I have two kids and my youngest is still a baby and literally needs nothing. So I’m taking some of his sister’s baby things and wrapping them for him. I know she’ll be disappointed if he doesn’t have any presents so it’s really more for her than him. Also, when gifts or things I buy come with multiples (like play doh or stickers or a music bag with lots of instruments) I always set aside a few, up to half. So I have this stash of little things. I use it for birthday gifts for other kids but it also makes good stocking stuffers.
I like your approach because it feels more realistic to me. Unfortunately I’m not as minimalist as others because I absolutely love giving gifts to my family! But I like the idea of setting a budget and saving up for that. And equal gifts too! I’m going to plan this for next year. Thank you for sharing your budget. It helps me gauge my own parameters with what I can afford.
I appreciate that you show your budget and what gifts you have chosen. We have three kids and our budget varies from $250-300 per kid give or take. We always try to have 1-2 gifts from "Santa" (I try to make it something they really wanted but that arent the big gifts) under the tree and something small in the stocking. Then they usually have around 8 gifts from us. Last year we had it in the budget to splurge and got a Nintendo Switch for the family. My kids love opening presents and the surprise of everything so for us more smaller gifts (now while they are young) works really well. Another "tradition" we have is that our kids have themed stockings (reindeer, penguin, snowman) so their Santa presents are always wrapped in a paper that coordinates with their stocking character which is so fun because they get so excited when they see the "special paper" under the tree!
We adopted the 4 gifts rule.
Love gift, this is what ever YOU want to give them
Joy gift, something they want maybe
Knowledge gift, something they will grow
Warmth gift. Aviously clothing, or bedding. $150-200 each kiddoe. But we started budgeting and putting awayoney week 1 January.
Oh my goodness the garage! Literally the best gift ever! You guys are so smart!
Thanks for the ideas. I have a total budget of $1,300 for 23 people. $1,000 for my family of 7. $300 for Grandparents, aunts ,uncles etc.
I find a big difference in gifts in US and Belgium. We don't go as overboard here.
I bought gifts for 6 kids, all kids got same budget of 25euro. All gifts need to be something crafty or something to build. Since kids get gifts from everyone, it is good for them to have something to do during the school holidays.
the meaning of Christmas in the end is not gifts.
Yeah, US is known for going a little overboard compared to many other countries :P
Not all of us here go overboard for Christmas. I’m actually pretty amazed reading some of the comments. To each their own, though. How someone else chooses to spend their time and money is up to them. I just think Christmas time is special without all the spending.
I thougt the same, one scooter for a kid would be an awesome gift..but there were two “small” ones in addition and a trip, that is a lot.
Yeah ok, but then we have Sinterklaas on 6 december...
We go overboard for Christmas. I will never not go overboard lol. I could never stick to a 3 gift rule. It sounds boring to me. I don’t have a budget per child, I just keep a list so I can be sure to spend close to the same amount per kid. I have 4 kids and they each get one bigger item and a bunch of smaller items. This year my daughter (16) is getting a phone, my son (15) is getting a Switch, my younger 2 sons (9 and 8) are getting Dungeons and Dragons terrain sets which can run $200+ each.
We ended up making an amazon christmas wishlist this year. I've been adding to it since August whenever the kids mention something or if hubby or myself needs/wants anything I just have been adding it and revising it as we go. It's nice because you can put who the "gift" is for which I love since we send it to family who asked us what we all want... Our kids get 2 small things from Santa and a few gifts from us. (We've only got 2 boys!) My in-laws send in gifts for them to open here and my mom brings her gifts here as well. All the cousin/great grandparent gifts are opened at grandmas house and it's so much stuff so I'm glad we have the list and that people are actually using it!
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Side note- I've been loving buying consumable gifts the past few years. My oldest loves cosmic brownies and gummy worms he rarely gets them throughout the year so I wrap them up for him for Christmas. He also loves using his dad's body wash and shampoo so I'm getting him his own bottles.
Thank you for showing your spreadsheet! Simple and very helpful!
Amazing tips and they make so much sense. And I love your sweater.
Love the organizing gift for yourselves! How perfect is that!
This year we are giving our 3 kids, 2 small gifts and then doing an experience. They really want to go to this hands on kids museum so that is their experience!
You are the reason we have such a great Christmas, the kids get some amazing things and I don't get the mum guilt by sticking to your trick of the amount of presents each child get. I'm in love with your mind ❤
Love that!
@@jordanpagecompany don't you worry about them seeing this video lol???
@@jessicagilbert8187 I was wondering the same thing!
I have been waiting on this one!!! Ever since your last Christmas Post!!! So good!!!!
Hope you enjoyed it! ❤️
We are so blessed that the grandparents/extended family tend to go overboard, so we actually only buy one present from mom/dad and one from Santa. Plus a stocking full each of mostly special snacks like Paw Patrol Mac and Cheese, fruit snacks, etc. Granted my kids are very young (3 and 1), so we'll see how this evolves.
We grew up on stickings like that and it's still how she does them know as grandma. It's always been a fun experience. Special food treats and things that go with one of our presents but we don't know what it's for until present time. Like markers or colored pencils for coloring books but the books are under the tree.
We set a limit and save a little through out the year and get it on a prepaid Mastercard. So we don't go over budget
Love these tips! We set a budget per kid too. Makes it so much easier! Are you planning a house tour?! Would love to see the new house!
Love Tracy Bowers! What a great gift for yourself! I’m so jealous. Love this video.
A Big Thank You for the video🎄Merry Christmas!!
I loved your video about Cristmas traditions!!!
Super helpful, thank you so much, did you know on the Excel spreadsheet, down the bottom where it says sheet one, that sort of like a tab system, so you could have one child per sheet, and you can rename the sheet to the child’s name, so that way if you need a gift for Mac, you don’t have to scroll scroll scroll, you can just go straight to the Mac tab
I was wondering why there wasn't a separate tab for each child! So, much easier.
Purrfect Jodan!
What Pawsome ideas!
Meowww!
My hubby and I have started doing Christmas Eve boxes and usually that's all we do but this year we decided to get each other one big gift. When I was a kid, we would write Santa a wish list.
That garage organization is glorious! Wow!!!
Love the garage - best gift! 🥰
Your garage looks AMAZING!!
Thank you for sharing this Jordan!!
I went down the UA-cam hole of the House of Horror of Tarpin family and need some relaxing, motivating and beautiful family content from Jordan ❤
the garage looks amazing!
We’re taking our kids to Disney the week of Christmas
I love this. You are so inspiring ❤
We love all things financial! Great tips! I love sharing experiences as gifts! New subscribers 🤗
I try to stick to a ballpark number but if I know someone will love something, I get it regardless of price. It's about the joy it sparks, not about checking a box that I got them a gift. I'm known in our family as the best gift giver 😉 I do tend to get experiences for my parents, sister/bro in law and my husband and I. Something we all go do together. Like a comedy show or concert. It ends up being something we talk about years later.
Your dancing at the end...cracked me up.🤣
Yess to the list on the phone. Has been my life saver. And I start shopping begining of November to try beat the rush. I also put money away when I can in the xmas account through out the year.
We always get a new complete outfit (clothes and shoes that we choose) to wear for the school's Christmas party. Then our gifts are always a surprise from our parents. When we got to our teens, we just get cash as gifts so we can buy whatever we want. 😁
Loved this!! Thank you so much!
We started doing secret Santa in my family cause just in my family there are 10 kids (I have 9 siblings). Plus both my parents have 6 siblings and they almost all have kids. So now we have the kids pick kids and we do gifts under $50 and the adults spend about $100-200 on our gifts. But you’re only buying for 1 person so it still ends up being much cheaper than how we used to buy for everyone. and the gifts end up being very thoughtful and nice cause you feel pressured knowing they are only receiving your one gift for Christmas. And everyone tries really hard and it’s been going really well for us!
We have twin 8 yr old girls, for Christmas we usually do for each kid, 1 Santa gift (not the biggest or most expensive gift) 1 experience, 1 book, 1 toy and 1 gift to share. They also get to spend $25 or $30 on each other. Then we always have a Christmas eve gift that they open together which is almost always a movie and new chritmas pajamas. And of course Santa fills their stockings with small things like candy, tiny toys, toiletries etc. We usually manage to spend around $100 to $150 on each child and set a limit of $200 on the big gift. I also always have them fill a box with toys they no longer play with to donate to children whose parents can't afford Christmas presents.
My parents are in their 70s and need nothing. So for Christmas I give them several meals that I froze individually for each of them. I've been doing this for a few years and they LOVE it. About 2 months before Christmas, I start freezing, labeling their meals. Since it's only for 2 people it's so easy to pull from meals I'm already making my family anyways. Also, I only give them already fully cooked meals so all they have to do is thaw and heat in microwave.
Wow, your garage is huge! That's a great idea to gift yourself garage organization!
We have 7 children ages 3-17 and they each get 2-3 main gifts and 4 smaller ones plus their stocking and a shared family gift. Our budget is 300 per child (including stocking) and it has worked well for us. I have never liked to purchase necessary items like socks and underwear, but as they get older our teenagers do appreciate nicer cosmetics and bath supplies. This year I had them make their list in early October and majority of items have been purchased, but will finish up this weekend.
*personalised childrens books* make for neat gifts to kids at a young age (they're basically a type of custom made learning books), especially if you theme it correctly, and the best part about it is that they're budget!
As always great ideas.
Love the different prices for ages because I try to keep the same amount but little one tends to look like she gets more but oldest gift cost more.
Something my mom has taught me if you like even gifts under the tree is to box two gifts in one box and wrap together as one present; it keeps the physical count of presents under the tree the same and once your kids are opening gifts they are too enthralled in what they get to notice that the other person has two gifts in the one box. She had 4 of us kids and said she did it all the time!
Some great ideas here!!
Lots of great ideas. Thanks, Jordan. Yes to Rakuten (if only Amazon and Zulily were part of it, though.). ☺️
We give our kids 3-4 gifts - something to read, something crafty, something they wished for and something they need. Then everything else on their wish list is provided for the grand parents to choose from if they want. Our budget is normally about $100 per kid.
I did your method of 3 main then smaller ones two years ago, fit it to my budget and it took loads of my shoulders, kids were extremely happy and I enjoyed the journey. Last year, did kind of the same BUT it was bigger because I had to buy relatives presents... so I had to adjust... but I can say it really works...
Thanks for sharing its a really informative video.
I love your personality!!!! Thanks for great videos and ideas. Meeting you is on my bucket list🤣
I hope we do cross paths one day! ❤️
Great ideas for Christmas shopping. Thanks for sharing. Your garage looks so much better
Thanks for watching!
@@jordanpagecompany You’re welcome
I have 3 kids. They get one gift from Santa, a bigger item ($20-$50), a smaller item ($15-$20), and a book. They also get stocking stuffers and this year we got our kids two games as shared gifts. It keeps things minimal which is great because they still get spoiled by family. I also don't have a budget, but I try to spend around the same amount on each child.
I have 8 kids as well and I’m a single mother. They don’t all live with me (because they’re older) but, I still feel I need to get them things because well, I’m their mom and they will always be my babies.
I love the idea of a trip! Maybe next year…
We use Pinterest boards for Christmas Wishlist. Older kids create their own and share with everyone in the family. I create some private Pinterest boards for each kid and as I buy something I add to the board so I can view their gifts and remind myself they have enough. It’s also fun to look back and see what they got for Christmas a few years ago if you don’t delete them.
We do the something you want, something you need, something to read, and something to do. We fill their stocking with gift cards and small items, and we always buy a family board game to play as a family on Christmas Day.
I start buying Christmas gifts after my son's birthday in April. I buy one gift a month and I set aside $10 each month, to account for a last minute item he might want. I start shopping for his birthday, after Christmas and set aside the same amount. I also do this with school clothes shopping. After Winter, you can get the best deals on cold weather gear and clothing, we live in Minnesota. So I buy the next 2 sizes of clothes for a fraction of the cost, my son has a growth spurt in the Winter and Summer. I do the same with Spring/Summer clothes.
Merry Christmas everyone! Jesus loves you! ❤️
Every year, and even now with my kids in their early 20's, for a long time one of our traditions is we pick a special situation to donate to and that was/is their best Christmas moment still. Because they knew that Santa would come to them and other gifts that were wanted as in clothes books etc and some special little things and sometimes there was more sometimes not but they were good with whatever. Money situation varied over the years and they did not mind as they were so happy basically to share the joy with ones that would have nothing it never bothered them either with a this year might be less or something different. They still want Mommy to do it. And I do. And I will forever. We have done smiles for seniors, snowsuits, pack backpacks, filled Xmas bags for wee ones that were not going to have anything, animal societies etc. I have also shopped for presents or clothes for years at thrift shops to support them as they donate to charities and it saves things from the landfill and the kids know and it has taught them to be the same. I also definitely to when buying brand new search for fair pricing as you do. The garage looks amazing!!! Yes wow what a wonderful transformation that organizing crew put in! LOVE IT!
Looks like you got your hair done. Looks good. Happy Thanksgiving 😀 love the trip ideal.
That garage is big and so nice. If I show this to my husband he is just going to want to move! Lol We don’t have a garage at all. Smh so sad for us lol but happy for YOU! Happy Holidays everyone!!
I bet seasonal organization would be super helpful so thing don't get out of control so the build up if mess never becomes insanely stressful.
Great tips!
I've been using them for many many years. and I use them all year round. and Fetch! and Ibota those three.
We do a number of gifts...as well as "needed" gifts for our traditional countdown...starting with the Sunday before Christmas to Christmas day...they get a small gift to open then Christmas day they get their larger or more expensive gifts
Oh this is nice
Today it was -23 degrees Celsius (with the wind) here, definitely sweater weather for me. SO wishing it wasn't though, you're a lucky gal!
We have a set budget. We save Oct-Sept. I do lists in September for child & relatives & shop online in September. Tick off the list as I buy. So I don't forget what I have. Everything is sorted.
When I was a single mom, I never had the money to Christmas shop at the last half the of the year. So I do buy throughout the year. I pick a person every month/2 months and put it in a tote. Then around Thanksgiving, I actually go through all my stuff in my tote to find out who I might still need, I might just need one or 2 gifts for the last month instead of all.
We've never went crazy with Christmas, my children always got maybe 6 things but we didn't spend €600-€1000 on each - I know some that do! I always told my children u can ask Santa for whatever you want, you just have to wait and see what he brings. We have just 2 little ones now and did our shopping in September/October before all the craziness started - did that too last year and definitely will continue to do it that way now
Great video, but am I the only one that thinks $500 per kid is a lot? Especially with 8 of them? Even for one I think it would be too much. But that's just me.
such a lovely sweater
What a nice surprise. Wasn't expecting a new video post.
Hope you enjoyed it!
That garage 💕👑
We carry on the traditions that we did when raising our chilren, with our grandchildren.
We hand each of them a paper & it ask these 3 things:
Something you want?
Something you need?
Something to wear?
Something to read?
We set a budget, take their list & do our shopping!! Our grandchildren range in age from 22 years to 14 months!! It makes things so much easier!!