There are lots of ways to reduce costs at this time of year without becoming Scrooge.
8 Agree gift spending limits
Everyone is struggling this year, so setting a price limit within your family or friendship group, or for your secret santa, is a great way to keep spending at a manageable level.Another way to cut down on the cost of Christmas is to agree to do a secret santa! Everyone puts their name in and is randomly selected a person they have to get a present for.
Some Christmas-specific energy saving hacks include using LED Christmas lights , keeping lid pans on when boiling those Brussel sprouts, and using your oven space efficiently to reduce the amount of time it’s on for. Outside opt for solar displays rather than Christmas lights plugged into the mains. Just so you know, whilst we may receive a commission or other compensation from the links on this website, we never allow this to influence product selections -
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