Tag: Presents
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Christmas Costs Me Just Ten Pounds Per Child
Christmas Costs Me Just Ten Pounds Per Child
One Penny pitching mum spends just £10 on each child for Christmas and says each child loves it.
Each child gets:
Something to read, something they need, something they want, something to eat and something to wear.
Michelle Bridges of East Sussex, buys 5 or 6 gifts for each child.
Bridges says “I start searching for presents around August time, I never buy brand new, Facebook sales groups, charity shops, gumtree and free cycle are my main sites to go to, I’ve snapped up some amazing bargains before and even got free gifts for my children”.
Bridges doesn’t wrap gifts the traditional way saying that wrapping paper is a waste of money, Bridges uses cardboard or paper saved off of cereal boxes or other household wasteful packaging, I have even taken the cereal boxes or paper from neighbours recycling boxes .
Bridges added, “I don’t buy wrapping paper or cellotape, I reuse paper clips and cardboard to wrap gifts”.
Bridges said “My girls are 4 and 7 and know no difference, they love Christmas and I love knowing I have spent time and effort finding the perfect gift on a budget”.
Bridges doesn’t buy gifts for her husband or extended family, and expects nothing in return.
Bridges parents aren’t allowed to spend more than £5 on their granddaughters gifts, Bridges says she is trying to raise smart, kind unspoilt girls, although this has caused a lot of family arguments in the past.
Bridges mother Cynthia Drummond said ” We have come to terms with how our daughter wishes to raise the girls, we would love to spoil the girls but have to respect our daughters wishes”.
Bridges hopes others follow suit and stop wasting money on unwanted gifts and raising children who expect mountains of presents and become ungrateful and spoilt.
Could you spend £10 on your child for Christmas? Do you like the idea behind it all?
Related Article take a read: http://mums-advice-old-copy.local/penny-pinching-mum-saving-big-money-worth/
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Why I Hate Social Media At Christmas
Why I hate social media at Christmas.
So the festive season has begun, adults are rushing round shops buying gifts for loved ones, putting up decorations, writing lists, attending the nativity and going to work parties, all fantastic and part and parcel of Christmas.
But this is why i hate social media at Christmas…
At this festive time the braggers and attention seekers come out of the wood work in a vain attempt to make themselves look good.
As a mum myself I love to spoil my children, buying their gifts and lovingly wrapping them, making the holiday a magical and special occasion.
I however wouldn’t dream of posting a photo of a mountain of presents and asking “is this enough” or is £300 on each child too little, I’m worried I haven’t got enough,does anyone have any suggestions what else to buy.
No one cares how much you have bought, it is not a competition but it appears social media is making it just so and many mums are jumping on this bandwagon.
What people fail to realise is there are many parents out there who struggle at Christmas and their children only get a handful of presents, seeing posts like that will make them feel even worse about their situation, everyone’s budget is different and most children would be grateful for a few special presents.
Feel free to share your photos on Christmas morning on your personal Facebook for your loved ones to see but keep it out of “Mum groups” and don’t brag about it.
Also make sure the gift that Santa brings is a modest one, a child who goes back to school and says “Santa got me a Nintendo switch” to a child who got a puzzle isn’t really fair.
Christmas should be about love and family, not the biggest pile of presents under the tree, spread love not envy and attention seeking.
Also read:http://mums-advice-old-copy.local/should-parents-have-to-work-at-christmas/
