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. 😀
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.
@@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 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.
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!
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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.
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.
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!
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 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.
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.
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
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 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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
And that's OK. Same for me I have 5 kids and do 10 gifts each, but littles don't cost near as much as the olders! I think just getting ONE gift they really want is important the rest you could do at dollar tree or 5below even! I just watched minimal mom do a video that was great at DT!
I don’t have a budget but only getting 2 presents for each of my boys. Total spent $180 AUD in 4 toys. I don’t think kids need a lot of expensive stuff, for my 4yo I did a biggish toy and a Dr set (10). Kids are just happy opening presents
@@almalul couldn’t agree more! In our home whether we can afford it or not, Christmas is about sitting around the tree, happy, healthy & together, everything else is icing on the cake!
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!
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.
Christmas is every year on same date. Theres 12 months in a year. Set a total amount. Divide by 20. Thats 20 paychecks in 10 months. Example if the goal is 1000, thats 50 dollars a paycheck for 10 months instead of being broke jan n feb the next yr. Or going in debt.
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.
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.
As a parent to one child it is very difficult to remain reasonable. When you have 8 kids with 3 gifts each that is 24 gifts under your tree. If I only had 3 gifts that would be kind of a sad Christmas.
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!
I have just one kiddo, and I don't really have a set in stone budget for him. It's probably around $70-100 total. I have (currently) 12 nieces and nephews, with 2 more on the way. That budget is $15/kid. We don't buy for our parents or each other: 1) because we don't need anything, parents don't want us to buy them anything, and 2) we just can't afford it. We'd rather spend on our son. And even though I LOVE Christmas, and I used to be a huge Black Friday shopper, I have hated the commercialization of the holiday more and more over the last few years. I hate that the first thought of Christmas is "What am I going to get?" when it should really be focused on Christ. So I've taken my shopping down quite a few pegs and tried to focus more on time spent together. In the past 5 years we've lost 5 family members between my and my husband's family, so time together is precious. I won't take any of it for granted. Thank you for sharing your tips! I do think it is very important to keep a running list (definitely something I do for my son with tons of family who want to buy him something) and a budget early on. I also loved your first point: decide what you want your Christmas to look like. Because it will be different from person to person/family to family. Great advice!
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.
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!
At first when you said you would get them three gifts I said that really is not a lot but when you showed me your budget I understood $500 is the budget my mom said was for my gifts my parents are divorced and so my mom's budget is 500 I don't know what my dad's is but when I looked at the gifts, you got really expensive gifts and I honestly think that getting better/more expensive gifts is better than getting a bunch of smaller ones
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!
Last year was great because we stayed with our budget for 2 girls. One is 13 and one is 7. Last year we spend $200 for a giftcard for 13 year old and $200 for 7 year old. This year will be different. I will get only 3 things you want and rest is need. Like clothes..stuff for school or maybe could be tickets to a iceskating show. My daughter has gone through the ads for kids and circle what she likes. She does know everything she likes she will not get i pick 3 and santa picks one
Costco has beautiful chocolate assortments already packaged ready to go, as well as gift baskets. And they are very reasonably priced, even on sale as we get closer to December.
haha. My best friend's husband is a teacher and has about 30 thermoses from gifts from students. If you must give gifts to them, I would stick with a small bag of goodies or a small gift card for somewhere, like a local restaurant. I don't think most people expect those kinds of things, so personally, I would only give them if you really love gift giving, and not out of obligation. :)
My baby is two she wants a doll house I think she just needs one more year to grow to reach all the levels of the doll house she 3 feet and just two. I was looking for a doll house to add to her 2022 Christmas list and guess what I found . A 5ft 18 inch doll house for $64 it was $291 the next day it went back up to $291. The good thing it came just in a brown box it don't show what's in it.
In my family we do gift exchanges for adults so we don’t feel obligated to give gifts to all adults and 2 gifts for children we ask parents what they need and give them a want like a toy or a book
We try to get our kids the things they want. And they do get most of it but every Christmas we give away a lot of their old toys that they no longer use or need. It’s teaches our kids that we give to those in need and we make room for what’s new all at once. We also take them to do toys for tots so they know it’s not all about them.
Economically hard to be buying lots tbh. I reminded my husband again this year that we will do what we have done for the last few Christmases(since my 3rd was born) we will gift 1 gift per kid for Santa and the same for the 3 kings(we are in Puerto Rico and celebrate both) It is more than plenty when I add the envelope with money my mom sends and whatever my sister and brother who are both on different states too send. They also get something from their grandma, my aunt and my dad. Lately my niece have also gifted them something so I don't feel the need to over spend as they know more gifts will come
So mine is $100 for each of my older two (3 and 5) $50 for the baby (18m) because he has two brothers worth of toys and clothes; $50 for my daughter (8) on years she's with her mom or the same $100 the other two get on our years. And then one big thing for all of the chitlins up to $100. We live $300 above the poverty line and I start selling plasma at the end of October so that we have extra.
Our budget varies year to year just depends. But with only 1 kid and she is happy with the simplest things ever (literally bought her 24 pairs of harry potter socks last year and she cried she was so happy) its not hard around here. Our issue is each other when neither wants anything
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.
My boyfriend is getting something he needs/to wear, something he wants and something to enjoy. I usually spend $100 or under on my family members. And his relatives were ~$75 each.
Hi, with the holidays around, I thought of holiday organization, especially when we have to put away the ornaments. What is your thoughts on diy or professional storage organization for Christmas ornaments?
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.
Hey there! Loved this video and it definitely helped to see a real budget even if mine will look different. I am wondering how do you determine the amount per age? Do you multiply their age by a certain number? Is there an age where they “move up on the scale”? How does it work?
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 ❤
I was re-watching your day in the life of a newborn twins and I had a question… how do you get your kids to contribute when you do your 10 minute tidy throughout the days after messes have been made? We are going to have our fourth baby this week and most of the time, but not all the time…there’s so much groaning and dragging of feet and it’s really tiring to try to get them involved without me doing it with them. Some willing do it some don’t contribute. I know that by watching you nurse your twins and telling your kids it’s time to tidy up ,they had to do it without you involved. What are your tips and tricks for that? Incentives? We do give them an allowance so that they learn to manage money at a young age and they can earn extra allowance by doing extra chores beyond what they’re required of. Those chores that they have to do do earn them screen time. But now that were into the school year we don’t do screens every single day ( sometimes 30 min on the weekdays) but mostly only on weekends . so it’s really difficult to get them to do chores in the week day too.
We don’t really have a budget for our kids, one is four the other is about to turn one, we decide what the “big” gift is and get a few smaller things we know they would like or use for a while. We don’t do clothes for Christmas because we get everything they need as they grow into that size, so we don’t feel the need to add to it. As far as others like parents and family we try to stay under a hundred dollars for each person
We don't like doing toys really, we are pretty minimal. I do keep lists throughout the year but we try to do more experiences and even those experience doesn't have to be a huge expensive vacation. Love it! You always have great advice.
@@ericavandegrift6219 it’s more important to spend quality time with children and have them play in nature or bake with them then to hoard them with gifts that they will forget about or get bored with within a week. A toy is a placeholder for your attention but to each their own each child love language is different. Some parents give their child a ton of toys because their love language is gifts but your child’s love language may be quality time & attention over physical gifts
@@ericavandegrift6219 with tablets and tv kids don’t even play with toys like that anymore so there’s no point in buying a whole bunch of toys there probably not gonna use
The standards of gifts are so much different per family but also per country. I always got one big gift from my parents, one from each of my grandparents and then you got something from your godparents. In general we never get presents for cousins, nieces, nephews... the system still works because every kid ends up getting at leat 5 gifts anyways.
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!
First year trying to buy only one gift for each person, based on the most desired wish regardless of price ( within reason). It will still add up to minimum 7 presents each between everyone attending. It's more difficult than I thought. At the same time if you only buy one, a lot of thought must go in it.
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.
My kids save their Christmas list to our Alexa. And in October they go in my app and review and remove or add things. That is the list I shop with and what I send to family who asks what they want. Our kids get things they need from 'Santa' and then 3 gifts (want, need, read.)
This was great Jordan so many useful and amazing tips thank you!!! Off topic lol do you have your own checking account for just you? I want one but my husband thinks I’m selfish lol Thanks!!
I have had my own checking account for years. My hubby does the main financial stuff, and paying bills. I have a couple of bills to pay, and have my own money. He used to give me an allowance for things, weekly. I used to work, full-time, and put my paycheck in my account. I wasn't so good at remembering to tell him when I wrote a check, when we were younger. This works well for us, this way.
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
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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 🤣
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!!
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 budget is $25-30 per person. Mostly because I have around 12 people to buy for.
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.
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.
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!
Haha her budget is $500 per child and I'm struggling with $50 per child
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 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.
@@LetsFocusOnChrist it really is the way to go!
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.
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.
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 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...
How do you hide gifts for 8 children? Lol
They have a big house.
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.
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.
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.
Your budget per child is my entire budget for both my boys 😂
And that's OK. Same for me I have 5 kids and do 10 gifts each, but littles don't cost near as much as the olders! I think just getting ONE gift they really want is important the rest you could do at dollar tree or 5below even! I just watched minimal mom do a video that was great at DT!
I don’t have a budget but only getting 2 presents for each of my boys. Total spent $180 AUD in 4 toys. I don’t think kids need a lot of expensive stuff, for my 4yo I did a biggish toy and a Dr set (10). Kids are just happy opening presents
@@almalul couldn’t agree more! In our home whether we can afford it or not, Christmas is about sitting around the tree, happy, healthy & together, everything else is icing on the cake!
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
Merry Christmas everyone! Jesus loves you! ❤️
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!
We’re taking our kids to Disney the week of Christmas
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.
privileged family. My children's Christmas was $100/child and one year, we went without presents and gave to another family in need.
No need to judge.
Christmas is every year on same date. Theres 12 months in a year. Set a total amount. Divide by 20. Thats 20 paychecks in 10 months.
Example if the goal is 1000, thats 50 dollars a paycheck for 10 months instead of being broke jan n feb the next yr. Or going in debt.
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.
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
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.
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.
As a parent to one child it is very difficult to remain reasonable. When you have 8 kids with 3 gifts each that is 24 gifts under your tree. If I only had 3 gifts that would be kind of a sad Christmas.
There’s also the gifts for the adults in the house and your extended family members so there’s more than just three gifts.
Our stockings had an orange, chapstick, nail clippers, and then like candy or socks
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!
I have just one kiddo, and I don't really have a set in stone budget for him. It's probably around $70-100 total. I have (currently) 12 nieces and nephews, with 2 more on the way. That budget is $15/kid. We don't buy for our parents or each other: 1) because we don't need anything, parents don't want us to buy them anything, and 2) we just can't afford it. We'd rather spend on our son. And even though I LOVE Christmas, and I used to be a huge Black Friday shopper, I have hated the commercialization of the holiday more and more over the last few years. I hate that the first thought of Christmas is "What am I going to get?" when it should really be focused on Christ. So I've taken my shopping down quite a few pegs and tried to focus more on time spent together. In the past 5 years we've lost 5 family members between my and my husband's family, so time together is precious. I won't take any of it for granted. Thank you for sharing your tips! I do think it is very important to keep a running list (definitely something I do for my son with tons of family who want to buy him something) and a budget early on. I also loved your first point: decide what you want your Christmas to look like. Because it will be different from person to person/family to family. Great advice!
My daughter is 8 and she's the only kid in the family right now. And with MY parents being divorced, her DAD'S parents being divorced, and her STEPDAD'S parents being divorced, she has a HUGE family. So she tends to get either one big gift from me and her stepfather, or a few little things I know she wanted. Because she gets SO many gifts in a year from all her different family members that I don't feel the need to go overboard with Christmas. I know she's taken care of in that way. I'm grateful for it.
I agree. The holiday season can be made out of experiences as well not all about presents. Bake together, decorate gingerbread, make decorations, go on a Christmas train ride for example. When we look back over the years that's what I remember the most. No one remembers the presents.
as a single mom, I try to stay under 100$ for gift and stocking for my daughter and around 20-25 $ for my niece. We dont buy gift for adult.
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!
At first when you said you would get them three gifts I said that really is not a lot but when you showed me your budget I understood $500 is the budget my mom said was for my gifts my parents are divorced and so my mom's budget is 500 I don't know what my dad's is but when I looked at the gifts, you got really expensive gifts and I honestly think that getting better/more expensive gifts is better than getting a bunch of smaller ones
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!
I only have 2 kids so we do 10 gifts each…
Max $350 Canadian dollars each kid.
Jordan, do you have your children but gifts for their siblings? If so, how do you help them budget and purchase those items?
thanks ❤️❤️❤️💗😂
Last year was great because we stayed with our budget for 2 girls. One is 13 and one is 7. Last year we spend $200 for a giftcard for 13 year old and $200 for 7 year old. This year will be different. I will get only 3 things you want and rest is need. Like clothes..stuff for school or maybe could be tickets to a iceskating show. My daughter has gone through the ads for kids and circle what she likes. She does know everything she likes she will not get i pick 3 and santa picks one
Thanks for sharing its a really informative video.
I appreciate the “Santa talk coming” warning. Sometime I don’t have headphones on while watching you tube.
Wish I could hear more about how to do gifts for teachers, coworkers, etc.
Who gives gifts to their coworkers?!
@@atroy1983 I do
Costco has beautiful chocolate assortments already packaged ready to go, as well as gift baskets. And they are very reasonably priced, even on sale as we get closer to December.
Teachers don't need mugs. They have plenty. I'd suggest a consumable item like a gift card for Dunkin. Most teachers love coffee!
haha. My best friend's husband is a teacher and has about 30 thermoses from gifts from students.
If you must give gifts to them, I would stick with a small bag of goodies or a small gift card for somewhere, like a local restaurant. I don't think most people expect those kinds of things, so personally, I would only give them if you really love gift giving, and not out of obligation. :)
My baby is two she wants a doll house I think she just needs one more year to grow to reach all the levels of the doll house she 3 feet and just two. I was looking for a doll house to add to her 2022 Christmas list and guess what I found . A 5ft 18 inch doll house for $64 it was $291 the next day it went back up to $291. The good thing it came just in a brown box it don't show what's in it.
In my family we do gift exchanges for adults so we don’t feel obligated to give gifts to all adults and 2 gifts for children we ask parents what they need and give them a want like a toy or a book
We try to get our kids the things they want. And they do get most of it but every Christmas we give away a lot of their old toys that they no longer use or need. It’s teaches our kids that we give to those in need and we make room for what’s new all at once. We also take them to do toys for tots so they know it’s not all about them.
I signed up under your link but not seeing the $40 sign up bonus....?
You should see it after you make your first purchase!
Economically hard to be buying lots tbh. I reminded my husband again this year that we will do what we have done for the last few Christmases(since my 3rd was born) we will gift 1 gift per kid for Santa and the same for the 3 kings(we are in Puerto Rico and celebrate both) It is more than plenty when I add the envelope with money my mom sends and whatever my sister and brother who are both on different states too send. They also get something from their grandma, my aunt and my dad. Lately my niece have also gifted them something so I don't feel the need to over spend as they know more gifts will come
So mine is $100 for each of my older two (3 and 5) $50 for the baby (18m) because he has two brothers worth of toys and clothes; $50 for my daughter (8) on years she's with her mom or the same $100 the other two get on our years. And then one big thing for all of the chitlins up to $100. We live $300 above the poverty line and I start selling plasma at the end of October so that we have extra.
Our budget varies year to year just depends. But with only 1 kid and she is happy with the simplest things ever (literally bought her 24 pairs of harry potter socks last year and she cried she was so happy) its not hard around here. Our issue is each other when neither wants anything
Jordan “3 gifts doesn’t sound a lot”
Me: “3 gifts? Why so much?” 🤣we traditionay get 1 each. That’s it.
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.
On that same list, write what you actually bought with the price. This helps me stay on budget!
Wish we had Rataken in Australia
Do you have a link to your spreadsheet or similar? I would love that.
My boyfriend is getting something he needs/to wear, something he wants and something to enjoy.
I usually spend $100 or under on my family members. And his relatives were ~$75 each.
I went down the TH-cam hole of the House of Horror of Tarpin family and need some relaxing, motivating and beautiful family content from Jordan ❤
Could you share the Google doc template that you use?
I have been waiting on this one!!! Ever since your last Christmas Post!!! So good!!!!
Hope you enjoyed it! ❤️
Hi, with the holidays around, I thought of holiday organization, especially when we have to put away the ornaments. What is your thoughts on diy or professional storage organization for Christmas ornaments?
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.
Hey there! Loved this video and it definitely helped to see a real budget even if mine will look different. I am wondering how do you determine the amount per age? Do you multiply their age by a certain number? Is there an age where they “move up on the scale”? How does it work?
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!
My trick is to buy second hand. I start early and keep an eye out for interesting things at charity shops.
I was re-watching your day in the life of a newborn twins and I had a question… how do you get your kids to contribute when you do your 10 minute tidy throughout the days after messes have been made? We are going to have our fourth baby this week and most of the time, but not all the time…there’s so much groaning and dragging of feet and it’s really tiring to try to get them involved without me doing it with them. Some willing do it some don’t contribute. I know that by watching you nurse your twins and telling your kids it’s time to tidy up ,they had to do it without you involved. What are your tips and tricks for that? Incentives?
We do give them an allowance so that they learn to manage money at a young age and they can earn extra allowance by doing extra chores beyond what they’re required of. Those chores that they have to do do earn them screen time. But now that were into the school year we don’t do screens every single day ( sometimes 30 min on the weekdays) but mostly only on weekends . so it’s really difficult to get them to do chores in the week day too.
We don’t really have a budget for our kids, one is four the other is about to turn one, we decide what the “big” gift is and get a few smaller things we know they would like or use for a while. We don’t do clothes for Christmas because we get everything they need as they grow into that size, so we don’t feel the need to add to it. As far as others like parents and family we try to stay under a hundred dollars for each person
We don't like doing toys really, we are pretty minimal. I do keep lists throughout the year but we try to do more experiences and even those experience doesn't have to be a huge expensive vacation. Love it! You always have great advice.
You don’t buy your kids toys? Are you serious? Those poor children.
@@ericavandegrift6219 it’s more important to spend quality time with children and have them play in nature or bake with them then to hoard them with gifts that they will forget about or get bored with within a week. A toy is a placeholder for your attention but to each their own each child love language is different. Some parents give their child a ton of toys because their love language is gifts but your child’s love language may be quality time & attention over physical gifts
@@ericavandegrift6219 with tablets and tv kids don’t even play with toys like that anymore so there’s no point in buying a whole bunch of toys there probably not gonna use
Do you put an orange & nuts, in the toe of the children's stockings? Our parent's did. Great memories! 🎅
My Mom put chocolate gold coins in the toe!
The standards of gifts are so much different per family but also per country. I always got one big gift from my parents, one from each of my grandparents and then you got something from your godparents. In general we never get presents for cousins, nieces, nephews... the system still works because every kid ends up getting at leat 5 gifts anyways.
A Big Thank You for the video🎄Merry Christmas!!
Thank you for showing your spreadsheet! Simple and very helpful!
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!
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!
She sounds like Abby lee
First year trying to buy only one gift for each person, based on the most desired wish regardless of price ( within reason). It will still add up to minimum 7 presents each between everyone attending. It's more difficult than I thought. At the same time if you only buy one, a lot of thought must go in it.
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.
My kids save their Christmas list to our Alexa. And in October they go in my app and review and remove or add things. That is the list I shop with and what I send to family who asks what they want. Our kids get things they need from 'Santa' and then 3 gifts (want, need, read.)
Lots of great ideas. Thanks, Jordan. Yes to Rakuten (if only Amazon and Zulily were part of it, though.). ☺️
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!
Great tips!
What was the budget for the organizer? I would love to do something similar with my garage but have no idea the ballpark for cost.
This was great Jordan so many useful and amazing tips thank you!!! Off topic lol do you have your own checking account for just you? I want one but my husband thinks I’m selfish lol Thanks!!
I have had my own checking account for years. My hubby does the main financial stuff, and paying bills. I have a couple of bills to pay, and have my own money. He used to give me an allowance for things, weekly. I used to work, full-time, and put my paycheck in my account. I wasn't so good at remembering to tell him when I wrote a check, when we were younger. This works well for us, this way.
Some cheap people in here
I've been using them for many many years. and I use them all year round. and Fetch! and Ibota those three.
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
Thanks for information
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.
such a lovely sweater
Wow, your garage is huge! That's a great idea to gift yourself garage organization!
OMG! PLEASE tell me you're going to do a tour of your garage!!!! PLEASE!!!!
I use the want, need, wear, read method. 4 gifts for each child
I love your budget and planning video is there a way that you could possibly do a single parent house version one time x
Christmas, teenagers, interesting.... I think the trip idea is great!
I legit teared up at your reaction to the garage organization. #LifeGoals. Can Tracy come to my basement???