Ceilings of 20, 30, 50 and 100
- Input
- n = 8
- Expected output
- 160 / 240 / 400 / 800
Maximum total group spend.
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secret santa budget how much to spend
There is no correct number and no official one. There is the figure that fits every wallet in the group, written as a ceiling before the draw. Here is how groups reach it and what each choice adds up to.
Maximum total group spend.
One gift per person against 11.
A sample method; the lowest figure counts too.
Gap between the smallest and largest spend.
35 left for the gift.
Paste the names, tap Draw and send each person their link by WhatsApp or text. There is no account, email or password: each match travels inside the link itself, after the #, and whoever opens it sees only their own. It works as a free name picker for Secret Santa, Kris Kringle or Pollyanna. The draw and the links are stored only on this device so you can come back and resend.
Whatever the group agrees on, as long as it fits whoever has the least room. As an example, many groups pick between 20 and 30 dollars, but that is neither a rule nor a statistic.
It is usually a maximum. If the group wants, agree a range with a minimum and a maximum so one gift is not far cheaper than the others.
Yes. The budget field shows in each personal link along with the date and the place, so nobody has to ask again in the group chat.
Lower the ceiling to the smallest figure everyone accepts, or welcome a handmade gift. The group decides, preferably without exposing who asked.
Nothing leaves your browser. Names and the draw are stored only on this device, and each link carries the pair inside the address, with no server.