How much do you guys spend on birthday gifts for your spouse?
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Depends, usually around 100 CHF but also around that for christmas.
Varies a lot. We usually talk about what we would like to get or would make us happy and then try to match each other so that it’s fair (from a CHF prespective).
From 50 to 100 most of the times (+similar amount for Christmas)
What’s your spouse worth to you?
Hold on a sec, I’d have to calculate the cleaning lady & babysitting costs (don’t forget AHV & insurance, can use the info from that other thread about childcare costs) & I’ll get back to you.
topic on point… I’m about to spend 4.5k on a gift for her birthday… 
she’s fan of luxury bag (had already a bunch, “for investment” she said but she’ll never short them I know…), is expecting it for her 40th birthday, + birth gift + thanks for the awesome job of birthing+breathfeeding two kids while still working 100% and supporting my presence. It will make a big dent in my NW, but I hope it will be worth it…
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Instead of a bunch of flowers or hand bag or vacuum cleaner or whatever, invite her to a romantic week end together.
You’ll both enjoy it.
If it is too expensive, go for a romantic evening (restaurant when they will open again), or even theatre or opera !
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This is old but I would love to hear from more people!
I spend ~500+ on my husband on his birthday. He tends to spend slightly more. For Christmas we just buy something we wanted or a holiday (from holiday budget).
It’s somehow similar to the child education topic. I try to provide experiences rather than materialistic gifts. In our busy life I think that time is more valuable. It has worked better with my kids than with my wife 
However, what I will do now is take my wife to a weekend trip to Portugal (which I can combine with a business trip so no extra spending for me) as a gift for her for being an awesome person.
I really try to get away from the materialistic part. For my kids I let them eat something special at a restaurant or “reward” them with a special trip to alpamare etc. with me.
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For adults yes, I focus on experiences and things that are nicer than average but which we would have bought anyways, like ON shoes or new headphones.
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Experiences is really the best gift! Amazing if you can combine it with a business trip!