Christmas Spending = Impossible To Track!

I posted at the beginning of the month about trying to track spending on Christmas stuff. It is just too hard for me. So far I haven't spent too much, but it seems like everytime I go to the store, I spend a few bucks on something and I'm losing count.

My fiance and I have agreed to not spend more than $100 on each other, which is forcing me to be creative instead of just spendy. By keeping out spending on each other under $100, we can spend more on other people. I constantly bug her about the $100 limit to make sure she isn't going over. I guess I saw my Dad fall victim to this game too many times while growing up. Mom and Dad would agree not to buy each other anything, but then someone would break the rule and the other person would be mad.

But in thinking about Christmas spending, there were expenses I didn't realize were out there; such as:

80 stamps for Christmas Cards : .39 cents a piece
Christmas Cards: Probably $30 for 80 cards
Christmas decorations (seems like we buy more every year) : At least $100
Small presents for Co-Workers - $15 each but multiplied by 10 or 12 people, it adds up.

I think that next year, I will try to have a savings account set up to use exclusively for Christmas and then once that money is gone, I will stop spending.