What to get my children for Christmas on a tight budget?
We're ver poor, like food stamps poor and we live from paycheck to paycheck. We have saved up some money to have a $100 budget for Christmas. So I want to spend 50 each on them. My daughters are 14 (Lexi) and 6 (Jessie) Her are some things about them.
Lexi: She has a babysitting job every Saturday and has saved up to buy herself an Iphone 5 so we aren't going to buy her a cellphone. Even though we're poor, she likes to dress well and keep herself looking good by wearing makeup and getting her nails done. She loves clothes and shoes but doesn't have much; about 10 short sleeves, 8 long sleeves, 3 blue jeans, 2 jackets, 2 yoga pants, 2 skirts, 3 dresses, 2 cardigans, 1 hoodie, 2 pairs of boots brown and black, one pair of knock off converses, and 2 pairs of sandels. We usually get clothes and shoes at yard sales but we want to look for nice but cheap clothes at thrift shops but I don't know where to look. She loves to read books and is very artistic and creative and loves to create DYI projects and draw/paint.
Jessie: She loves clothes as well and has the about the same amount of clothes as her sister. I wanna look for some cheap but pretty clothes for her too. She loves to play with baby dolls and barbies but only has about 2 baby dolls and 1 barbie and 1 ken and really wants some kind of barbie house. She also loves to read and enjoys playing house and outside.
So, based on what I told you about them, what are some good but affordable things to get them for Christmas? The reason I'm asking is because my husband and I haven't bought Christmas or birthday gifts for my daughters for the past 5 years and we actually have the money to this year. On past Christmas and Birthdays, we just gave them candy and cupcakes with a candle and spent family time with ask their gift (we don't live near family) and I want to make it special for them this year.