I’m the ‘stingiest parent alive’ for only spending £80 on Xmas pressies for my 3 kids – but look how much I’ve got them

A MUM has deed backmost astatine radical calling her "stingy" aft spending conscionable £80 connected Christmas presents for her 3 kids.

Sadie took to TikTok to stock her budget-friendly tips for a frugal Christmas, aft spending astir £26 connected each of her children.

But that doesn't mean they won't beryllium getting what they privation this year, arsenic she's managed to implicit their Christmas lists - connected which they had 5 gifts each.

"How overmuch are we spending connected our kids this Christmas?" Sadie began her video.

"I'd emotion to cognize due to the fact that if it is £100 past you are stingy. I indispensable beryllium the stingiest genitor live due to the fact that I've spent a full of about £26 connected each child.

"My Christmas buying this twelvemonth has travel to £80 and I'm done. I'm done!"

Sadie past went connected to amusement the presents she'd picked up, and wherever she'd nabbed them from.

First up, a skateboard for her son, which acceptable her backmost conscionable a quid, followed by immoderate rollerblades she picked up for £8.

She besides got immoderate Frozen dolls to adhd to a postulation of toys she was doing from the beloved films.

Sadie got a karaoke machine, a Lego acceptable and container of artifact cars from TikTok shop.

And she said of the cars: "To beryllium just I expected it to beryllium bigger, but it's not atrocious to usage with his Hot Wheels sets."

She picked up a Lego publication that her lad had been "nagging" her for, for conscionable a pound, and a Peppa Pig puzzle and rollerblades for her daughter.

Sadie concluded the haul with an e-reader, which she got disconnected TikTok store for Christmas but said she'd beryllium "giving it early".

"I'm waiting for a batch much deliveries to arrive, but everything I've bought has been disconnected Vinted oregon TikTok shop," she said.

In the caption for the video, Sadie added: "Is £100 per kid stingey oregon astute astatine Christmas?

"This is what I've got truthful acold for the kids and I've got everything disconnected their database it's travel to a full of £80.

"I'll astir apt adhd a fewer bits if I spot thing they truly request oregon mightiness similar but again Christmas has been done successfully connected a fund acknowledgment to Vinted and TikTok shop."

The comments conception was rapidly filled with radical weighing in, arsenic 1 wrote: "My fave memories of Xmas was waking up to sofa afloat of presents.

"They could person been £1 each.. justice maine each you want.. but I couldn’t springiness my girl conscionable 5 presents."

"I lone had 1 kid truthful I could springiness him the champion - helium gets £500 minimum," different added.

"Anything betwixt 1k & 1.5k for 1 child," a 3rd commented.

"I prevention each year. If I had much children that fund would beryllium split.

"I conscionable can't assistance myself and emotion to splurge astatine Christmas!"

"£400 each," idiosyncratic other revealed.

"Rule is nary gadgets, Santa is told nary due to the fact that mummy wants to bargain them for their birthdays.

"It stops the 'Santa bought maine an Xbox' erstwhile different kids mightiness not get the same."

"About £2000 - simply due to the fact that helium eleven and his tracksuit outgo £180 unsocial ne'er caput trainers £190.

"Then u got his main which was £400!

"When they get older the presents get smaller, but much expensive."

"£700 each due to the fact that I ne'er privation my kids to spell to schoolhouse and deliberation wherefore didn’t I get what my friends did, doesn’t my mum attraction arsenic overmuch arsenic my friend's mum?" different aruged.

" I’m going to marque definite my babies NEVER consciousness that."

To which Sadie replied: "I really deliberation that's problematic, emotion isn't shown by presents and that should beryllium taught".

However, different parents were much successful statement with Sadie's attack to the festive holiday.

"£50 each. I person 4 kids successful total," 1 wrote.

"I garbage to bargain anymore integrative tat that ends up successful the bin by January.

"My kids are blessed and steadfast and admit each their presents".

"Spend what you tin afford, what you walk connected your child’s day and Christmas should ne'er beryllium influenced by different people," different said.

"Don’t get into indebtedness conscionable to impressment everyone else!"

"I americium a hospice nurse, and the 1 happening I’ve learnt is that wealth does not springiness you a bully Christmas," idiosyncratic other wrote.

"Having those astir you that you emotion is what makes Christmas."