wow! I must be waaay overboard after reading these postings. we have 3 children 4,3,2 in age and we have spent almost $1200 on the oldest ($1000 of that was a 4wheeler) and then about $500 apiece on the younger ones. Even before this big ticket year we usually spent around $300-500 per child. My oldest's b-day is Jan 2nd so the 4wheeler is 1/2 christmas 1/2 b-day. My hubbie and I do not buy gifts for each other and we are kind of chintzy for the extended family. We spend it all on our kids since they don't get much from anyone else. I know it may sound stingy but I would rather give my kids nice things than people I see once a year. On average we spend about $3000 on Christmas altogether although I think this year we may be stretching the seams a little.
