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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I spent $50 on my 9 year old DD, and $33 on my 5 year old DS, one gift each.  DH will get stocking stuffers for them, spending about $30 total for that.

I was raised the same - one gift & a stocking.  I can't even imagine how to spend the amount some of you are spending!  Where do you keep all that stuff?  (Assuming that's the way it is every year and on birthdays, that's just a ton of stuff!). I realize we are on the very minimal end of the spectrum but we still feel like we have too much stuff.[/quote]

I spend a lot on my teens because I tend to wait and call everything a Christmas gift!  Much of what they get is "experience gifts", like a special arts class or a gym membership, so there's not a lot of stuff to keep.

We aren't a wealthy family, but this year I'll probably spend about $1200 on each, but still won't add a lot of "stuff" to the house.  For example, one of my teens will get

A series of personal training classes in her sport during the off season (she plays for free at school)
Some new equipment for her sport, to replace things she's outgrown
A subscription to Audible, giving her one audiobook a month for the year (she gets this every year)
A new cell phone (which she needs, her old pay as you go phone is 3 years old and doesn't hold battery any more)
A new comforter, to replace the one she currently uses, which was mine in college but is now stained from a bad nosebleed. 
A few books, a funny Tshirt, some fun toiletries, and some snacks for her stocking

Her brother's list will be similar.  Lots of money, but not things I consider extravagant (except maybe the private sports coaching), and not a lot of "stuff" coming into the house.  The two items that iarge physically the biggest are the comforter, which will replace something being thrown out, and a giant package of cheese balls (kid love cheese balls, and I don't usually buy them), which will get eaten.[/quote]

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