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Q: 19/f and my brother is 7.

For Christmas my parents usually spend the same amount on both of us. My parents told me that as long as I'm living under their roof, I'll have a Christmas, which I appreciate greatly; even though Christmas isn't about gifts. It's still good to recieve stuff when you don't have the money to afford it for yourself.

Well anyways; my brother wants junk. Every year he askes for stuff and he either breaks it after a week, or doesn't play with it after a couple of days. They spent $560 dollars on him this Christmas.

Well, for my Christmas, I wanted a Yorkie, A laptop, a Camera, and a stocking (those are my favorite)

and my boyfriend and my parents split the yorkie (150 a piece) and my mom and dad said thats all I'm getting for Christmas. Which is cool, I love my puppy; but I don't see thats fair; or maybe I'm over reacting. I'm a college student, and I don't have my own computer; its my parents and I'm limited to 30 minutes a day; including when I have to do homework; so I'd really like a laptop to help me with school work; so I don't have to rush to write papers, ect. I told my mom, I'd be happy with a 320 dollar laptop from Walmart, and thats it for christmas; and the laptop along with the dog, doesn't even cost more than my brothers. This is something I could use for many years, not just a couple of weeks.

Any suggestions? If I'm over reacting, please let me know.

Are your parents also paying for the upkeep of the dog? If so, then you're by far getting the better end of the deal.

My husband and I were looking at getting another puppy, and this is the cost breakdown we came up with based on the costs for our current dog.

Puppy: $300
1st year shots: $300 min for 3 rounds
Spaying: $300-500, depending on the vet.
Food: $150 for the year
Toys, etc: $100 (we like to spoil our dog)

Plus, you need to put aside money in case of a medical emergency. We put aside 50 a month instead of getting doggie health insurance. Our dog got a scratch on his eye that got infected... boom, $400 vet bill. When they get older, especially purebreds, you will encounter medical issues. Dental work, injuries, cancer, etc. Dogs are very, very expensive.

If you want a laptop in addition, maybe you can sacrifice next year's present?

Rating: 5

Hi! No they aren't paying for it; my boyfriend is paying for all of her things; and what not. They only split the price with her, and thats all they are doing for her.

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