Re: $5,000 Christmas
I guess mine fell to about 450 or so....I don't have a spouse/kids/etc...so I just had to spend on the immediate family....
Dad and stepmom, mom, Grandmother, work secret santa, brother, nieces, nephew, and a small expense for my boss.
This year was a blessing as I was able to find affordable gifts and started budgeting in June for Christmas, which was nice.
The brother got nothing as he told me "I'm too poor to put a package together for you." At least he was honest. The last time, he told me he'd mail something. The kids all got $20 from me. He got a heartfelt message in a nice card.
Dad and Mom and stepmom got one big ticket item and a few smaller items (BT being 50 bucks or so.)
With the postage for mailing, was around 14 dollars.
But, all the little incedentals were covered in my normal food budget as I made a regular dish as a potluck item, and anything else (gift wrap, tags, batteries, etc...) I pretty much found down at the dollar store. I understand people who won't shop there because it makes them feel "poor", but for the little stuff it's not such a big deal.
Just my .02 cents
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