Question

Hey guys!  I know it is February but i figured i would ask anyway.Hey guys! I know it is February but i figured i would ask anyway. What is your Christmas 2020 savings goal?  

Answer 1

1100. And it’s so high because my son, my mom, and my mother in law all have a birthday on Christmas Eve. So the 1100 includes. Those birthdays. The food and decor for my sons birthday. And gifts.  

Answer 2

1200 single mom of 2. I’m already up to 150.  

Answer 3

$2000 by week of Thanksgiving. That's for Thanksgiving dinner, Black Friday/Cyber Monday shopping, all other Christmas shopping and Christmas breakfast/dinner.  

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@winterize me too! 2k

Answer 4

$1200. That includes gifts. Additional food and Christmas tree

Answer 5

$1000 for gifts and dinner ❤️

Answer 6

$200 to $300 for 3 kids in gifts probably spending $1000 and the rest is for vacation since I get 2 weeks off during Christmas.  

Answer 7

$250 this year as we are doing a big save for hubs 50th this year to Nashville for a week  

Answer 8

1000 I wonder if it's enough. We usually pay for our son to fly home, but I should have lots extra in my travel, so thinking that still offset  his tickets. This includes our family bake day, and our annual Christmas party

Answer 9

800. I’m putting aside $35 a paycheck

Answer 10

500! With four kids!  

Answer 11

$600 max, I am considering lowering it to $400.  

Answer 12

$100 for each child (2 sons), and whatever hubs asks for. This year he asked for under armour slides. I got them for 75% off on black friday. $12 and $15 on reeses bc they're his fav stocking stuffer! All sets of grandparents get an ornament with grandkids names, a Christmas picture of my boys, and one small gift card/certificate. If I could bake, everyone besides my husband and boys would get cookies  

Answer 13

$1500 in total

Answer 14

$1200- up from $1000 last year.  

Answer 15

I averaged about $35 per family member, plus extra for my children. I budgeted $600

Answer 16

$800 - family of 3, plus 7 nieces/nephews, and travel since we live an 8 hour drive away.  

Answer 17

My kids get $150 each (3), significant other gets $100, $50 for my sister, and $100 for my mom.  

Answer 18

I like to have $1200 and then just keep whatever is left over  

Answer 19

1000ish. $50, paid twice a month so I will have it saved by the end of October. I’ll keep saving with November and December paychecks though, and the extra will be for extra groceries for holiday dinners or gas for the extra driving. We have a family of 4, and we only buy for our parents, and 1 niece, 1 nephew, so we don’t have to have a huge budget.  

Answer 20

2k! Started saving last month! This includes gifts and all things planned during the season!  

Answer 21

I’ve already done half my Christmas shopping for 2020

Answer 22

$2k includes thanksgiving travels, Black Friday, Cyber Monday and food for Christmas breakfast and dinner.  

Answer 23

My Christmas shopping is done for 2020!  

Answer 24

$2k for my immediate family of my husband, 3 kids and nephew who lives here. Plus small gifts for our nieces and nephews. We stay home with no local family so no big fancy cooking or parties!  

Answer 25

$1200 specifically for Thanksgiving then roll leftover to my Christmas which will have $300 already. Money is just really for travel because we do more family activities than presents

Answer 26

I want to do a poconos trip for Christmas. Still haven’t calculated the cost.  

Answer 27

$1100. Plus I’ll get a bonus in November that I will use. I mostly started the Christmas savings challenge to teach myself how to save. I’ll probably use it towards debt and my bonus for Christmas

Answer 28

$300 but this includes two of my kids birthdays which are both in Dec

Answer 29

$700 or so. Pitch in for food, buy alcohol for that time of year, gifts for hubby myself (if we want anything or do something) and our daughter. We don't do gifts for family and I don't have neices or nephews.  

Answer 30

I already got clothes for some kids in my family so $1000

Answer 31

$200. 00

Answer 32

I put 2k away in my bank's Christmas Club. Thankfully, my bank you cannot take money out of the Christmas Club early unless It's an emergency and then you get penalized for taking it out so I have never tried to take money out. In mid October I get the money. $1000 I'll use to pay stuff off and the other $1000 is for that holiday season (Thanksgiving and Christmas). However, if I get extra money from October to Christmas, it also goes toward Christmas (gifts, food for parties, my kids school parties, cookies, etc. ).  

Answer 33

We’re gonna do a medium needs based Christmas for our 5 kids plus I want another 300-400 for random families to help. We’re also getting a house and most of the stuff for my 5 will be sheets, bedding, decor, etc. So maybe $1500 this year. $200/kid plus my one will get AirPods. Plus 300-400.  

Answer 34

$1, 800. 00. It includes gifts, food for potlucks, Alcohol and Uber back from a Christmas party, gift wrap, and any new decorations.  

Answer 35

$2, 000 & have $140 saved

Answer 36

$1000. On target right now.  

Answer 37

Like how much I want to have in savings for Christmas or how much saved for Christmas specifically because that's two different numbers  

Answer 38

$1500 would be amazing.  

Answer 39

$2400 (200/month). It is the ONLY time of year my husband will spend money, so we go big.  

Answer 40

500. 00 the I split that in for 4 people

Answer 41

1600 it’s always better to have a little extra just in case

Answer 42

$1000. Saving $40 a paycheck

Answer 43

150$ total!  

Answer 44

$800 is my goal this year, may raise it to $1000 if I decide to decorate this year as I haven’t the last few years lol

Answer 45

Im hoping for 2, 000. 00

Answer 46

My goal is 3500.  

Answer 47

$600 - $50/month into my Christmas sinking fund. We most likely won’t spend all of it, so we will use the leftovers to debt.  

Answer 48

I think about 1k (maybe like 800 on second thought) I'll buy for my parents, two siblings, sisters bf, and my bf. My bf buys for his family himself and I do mine but the gifts are from both of us. My siblings are still young 17 and 21 so it's fun to spoil them. My brother begged for new clothes last year to reinvent his style, I bargain shopped all year and i only spent like 250 and he LOVED his new wardrobe. My mom gave me 150 get even more and have it be from her. It's fun to give, but only when its planned for and budgeted! I should also add we dont do bday gifts never have never will so this is it for the year!  

Answer 49

$2000- I'm doing $80 per pay. I'm also saving all of my Target gift cards that I get when I do a promotion.  

Comments

@maestro1075 ohh I like this idea! I just spent the two I just earned ):

Answer 50

$1200, but it’s never enough. 2 grandchildren, 2 adult children and 1 son-in-law. Oh and a husband, how could I forget that one. LOL

Answer 51

$1000. I’ve got $271 saved just from cash I pulled out and didn’t use last month.  

Answer 52

$600, I’m saving 60 monthly I like to have my Xmas fund set by October.  

Answer 53

1, 000 we have a big family and we buy everyone a gift.  

Answer 54

Last year, we ended up spending $1800 because my husband got a last minute bonus and I felt like I skimped on other years, but it felt like too much. I want to be a minimalist, but I have a ways to go. I budgeted $600, but I don’t think this is realistic. I think $1, 000 is more reasonable. I have 2 kids, 2 dogs, and a husband who doesn’t believe in practical gifts for Christmas. We also have parents who spend extravagantly, and I struggle with how much is enough? I asked for experiences this year (zoo memberships and a trip to the beach), but I also like to have things for people to open.  

Answer 55

2400 for all gifts for the year including christmas

Answer 56

Like 2K. We have Birthday and Christmas at once. But our 2k is Including good/gas and such too for traveling.  

Answer 57

$1500 including any travel we may need to do, gifts and last minute dinner plans.  

Answer 58

$1000, I’m trying to save away $20 per week.  

Answer 59

$500 we only buy the kids big gifts plus I have. Cricut I can personalize stuff for the adults

Answer 60

1000+, every 2 weeks I put $50

Answer 61

I saved $650 for Christmas already. Instead of paying extra debts in January, I funded all my sinking funds for the year instead. I may increase the amount later on.  

Answer 62

Our goal is $1000 for 3 kids. We don't normally buy for each other or anyone else.  

Answer 63

$1000 (NZD) / $20 per week

Answer 64

$200. We don’t do gifts for each other and our daughter doesn’t usually get much since she’s so little.  

Answer 65

My goal for Christmas is under $500! This amount includes my budget for Christmas Eve Dinner, Christmas morning breakfast and my son’s gifts + stocking stuffers. We are not exchanging gifts with anyone this year. Instead, my son and I will do festive outings or gatherings with our friends + family!  

Answer 66

My goal is $1200 that's 100 per month but buy 2-3 presents a montg and be done by October and maybe get 1 or 2 on black Friday through online shopping if needed or if i see something for myself. I always leave my kids to the end so they dont accidentally find it change their mind

Answer 67

600 € for 2 adult and 2 children!  

Answer 68

$500, that includes my son's gift and stocking, my mom and dad gifts, my mom's stocking, Santa pics, and holiday entertainment over the break since my son and I are off for 2 weeks