CHRISTMAS budgets are dependant on what you can afford, and no one should judge that.
However, one mum has revealed she received death threats because she put a budget in place of £100 for each child despite spending more than that on her hair and nails.
Hannah, from the UK, regularly shares parenting and home schooling advice on social media, but she came under fire for her Christmas budget last year but still plans to do it again.
The mum-of-three replied to a comment which read: "I find it crazy because you obviously have money to spend on make up and to have your nails done, those two things alone would be almost £100."
"So last year when I did my Christmas on a budget series, which is that each of my three children got £100 spent on them, I actually got death threats and as unhinged as that seems, well it is unhinged, a lot of them revolved around like ideas about this," she explained.
She added the narrative was that she spends more on herself than her kids, which Hannah claimed couldn't be further from the truth.
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In fact, she stated that her kids loved the budget put in place for Christmas as it gave them a boundary to work within to get the presents they really wanted.
The single mum went on to say that because she home schools, she is spending lots of money on her children throughout the year, including bracelet making kits and trips abroad as part of their education.
"I don't have to do Christmas on a budget," she added.
"The reason I thought about doing it is because I could see so many people, so many of my followers stressed about Christmas."
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Hannah added that her kids were extremely privileged and didn't feel the need to go over the top on one day of the year.
But that hasn't always been the case for Hannah, who did struggle financially for years and couldn't even afford to buy her kids sweets.
Now she has the finances, she tends to treat herself and the children throughout the year, and that included Hannah getting her nails done.
But of course, the mum wants to set a limit so that her kids can grow up 'balanced and appreciative.'
"I'm going to prioritise experiences and their classes over one day of the year," she said.
As for her nails, Hannah revealed she only stopped biting them down a year ago which was caused by stress and now likes to treat herself to a professional manicure as a reminder of how far she has come.
The clip posted to her TikTok account @hannahhomeeducates quickly went viral with over 300k views and 10k likes.
Parents quickly took to the comments to share their thoughts.
One person wrote: "Why do people think money = value. My kid would 1000% rather me take them out to the park or spend time with them than pressys and toys."
Another commented: "The people who get it, get it. The people who don’t, don’t. You are smashing it! Presence over presents all day long."
"I feel like £100 is a very reasonable budget for any child for Christmas," penned a third.
Meanwhile a fourth said: "I think £100-200 is absolutely reasonable!! I absolutely hate Christmas, it’s commercial, there is no magic anymore."
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Someone else added: "We have 4 children and each get £100 and that’s it. It’s more than enough!"
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