I recently married a woman with primary custody of an 8 year old and a six year old. Their dad is in the picture, but it’s an every other weekend thing and he lives a few hours away.



I do a bit better than my wife and her ex, and haven’t had to worry about what to give the kids on Christmas morning. My budget for each of them is $2500. I figure this covers an iPad (which they want) some sports stuff, a nice jacket for our ski trip and some little stocking stuffers.



Is this reasonable? Will I be creating the right first impression? Or should I spend real dough this year and not worry about a precedent?