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Nov 27, 2011 8:17 AM
Mr. 300;988865 wrote:Looks like the OC does a fine job of stimulating the economy.

$2700 on 16 people really isn't hard to do.
Nov 27, 2011 8:17am
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queencitybuckeye

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Nov 27, 2011 8:18 AM
Couple hundred. We've had more fun with the challenge of setting a really modest budget trying to get the most for that small amount of money.
Nov 27, 2011 8:18am
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Nov 27, 2011 9:22 AM
queencitybuckeye;988869 wrote:Couple hundred. We've had more fun with the challenge of setting a really modest budget trying to get the most for that small amount of money.

Con_alma'd?
Nov 27, 2011 9:22am
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queencitybuckeye

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Nov 27, 2011 10:02 AM
ernest_t_bass;988902 wrote:Con_alma'd?
How so?
Nov 27, 2011 10:02am
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Nov 27, 2011 4:32 PM
ccrunner609;989556 wrote:High maintenance wife and 3 girls at home.................it will be alot.
Still funny all these years later.
Nov 27, 2011 4:32pm
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Nov 27, 2011 5:59 PM
Multiple thousands on high priced escorts.
Nov 27, 2011 5:59pm
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Nov 28, 2011 9:37 AM
We have already spent around $500. Total will probably be around $600. That's just on the 3 kids. Probably another $200 or so on various other gifts (family).

And some of you are fucking nuts...
Nov 28, 2011 9:37am
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Nov 28, 2011 10:18 AM
I'll be spending 1 paycheck on Christmas this year. It's about $8500(pre-tax)
Nov 28, 2011 10:18am
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Nov 28, 2011 10:19 AM
Around $372.
Nov 28, 2011 10:19am
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Nov 28, 2011 10:36 AM
sleeper;991046 wrote:I'll be spending 1 paycheck on Christmas this year. It's about $8500(pre-tax)
They only pay you quarterly?
Nov 28, 2011 10:36am
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Nov 28, 2011 10:37 AM
ZWICK 4 PREZ;991080 wrote:They only pay you quarterly?
Weekly.
Nov 28, 2011 10:37am
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Nov 28, 2011 10:48 AM
sleeper;991082 wrote:Weekly.
You don't even make 500,000? I thought you had money.
Nov 28, 2011 10:48am
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Nov 28, 2011 11:06 AM
ZWICK 4 PREZ;991095 wrote:You don't even make 500,000? I thought you had money.
...

LOL
Nov 28, 2011 11:06am
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Nov 28, 2011 11:07 AM
With 4 kids, by the time it's all said and done, I'm not going over $2500. That includes everything from Christmas cards and stamps to the food. And that's all cash.

Oh, I forgot the booze. Make it an even 3 grand. :D
Nov 28, 2011 11:07am
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Nov 28, 2011 11:11 AM
<$300

Parents, sister, one set of grandparents. Very simple.
Nov 28, 2011 11:11am
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Nov 28, 2011 11:51 AM
Probably around 200. Parents, brother, and sister in law. Thank god I'm single.

Last gf I had, her bday was jan 3 and then our dating "anniversary" which she made a big deal of was on the 8th. Lolfail on me.
Nov 28, 2011 11:51am
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Nov 28, 2011 11:52 AM
That's a brutal stretch.
Nov 28, 2011 11:52am
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Nov 28, 2011 12:27 PM
Well Let's do the math:

13 people at $35 dollars a piece = $455.00
Fiance = another $250.00

Total Spending this Christmas = $705.00...roughly

I usually do a combination of cash/credit.
Nov 28, 2011 12:27pm
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Con_Alma

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Nov 28, 2011 12:29 PM
Don't know yet. Don't know what I'm even purchasing yet!

God only knows what my wife has spent thus far.:(
Nov 28, 2011 12:29pm
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Nov 28, 2011 12:30 PM
Con_Alma;991230 wrote:Don't know yet. Don't know what I'm even purchasing yet!

God only knows what my wife has spent thus far.:(
haha I'll rep you for that when the site allows me to.....
Nov 28, 2011 12:30pm
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Nov 28, 2011 1:08 PM
Probably $1,500 when it is all said and done.
Nov 28, 2011 1:08pm
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Nov 28, 2011 1:25 PM
sleeper;991116 wrote:...

LOL
Why the hell are you on this minor league site then?
Nov 28, 2011 1:25pm
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Nov 28, 2011 1:41 PM
Christmas spending is a big point of contention between my fiance and me. Her family is small, but tends to buy everybody presents and seems to treat Christmas like it's a competition as to who can spend the most. My family is large, and as we've gotten older Christmas has been more about all being together for a few days (I live 2,500 miles away so it doesn't happen often). Most of the presents are now focused on the nieces & nephews. I'm slowly working my finance over to my way of thinking, and our budget this year is much lower than what she spent last year, but still much higher than I'd like to spend.

Our budget ($750)
Finance's side of the family (Brother, Aunt, Mom, Stepdad, Dad)- $250
Gift Exchange on my side of family- $50
My Parents- $100
Goddaughter- $50
Gifts between fiance and me- $300
Nov 28, 2011 1:41pm
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Nov 28, 2011 1:56 PM
DeadliestWarrior34;991346 wrote:Why the hell are you on this minor league site then?
I've offered to purchase this site multiple times to try and remove the minor league title from the site. First order of business is removing C4F but Justin won't sell unless its guaranteed that C4F stays on as mod. You ban C4F and this forum could be worth millions instead of the smaller offer I've put on the table.
Nov 28, 2011 1:56pm
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fan_from_texas

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Nov 28, 2011 3:58 PM
$100 on the C-monster
$200 on Mrs. FFT's family (4 people)
$200 on my family (2 gifts in the gift swap, plus my parents)
$200 on my secretary
$500-1,000 on Mrs. FFT

I anticipate she'll spend $500ish on me.

So that puts us around $2,00ish, I guess.

We'll pay for everything with credit and pay off the balance each month, so I guess that counts as cash.

The bigger Christmas expense for us is that we're hosting a dinner party for about 20 people this year. We decided to cater it so we didn't have to bother with food, and of course, Mrs. FFT determined we needed a second dining table to accommodate . . . I'm scared to think about how much we're spending on all of this.

It's good that I went to a B1G school, so I'm loaded. I couldn't even imagine trying to do all this on an SEC salary. Amirite, sleeper?
Nov 28, 2011 3:58pm