How to Cut Your Festive Spending ; It's Hard to Feel Festive If You're Worried About the Extra Strain On an Cash-Strapped Budget. But There Are Ways to Cut the Cost of Christmas and Keep Spending to a Minimum, Says Andrea Dean...

Sunday Mirror › November 30, 2008

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1GET ORGANISED Start by making a Christmas present list, then discuss with family and friends how you can cut it down.

Money-saving options include setting a limit on how much you'll spend on each person, deciding to buy presents only for the kids, clubbing together when buying for certain people or opting for family gifts rather than ones for individual members. Work out how much you can realistically afford to spend - and make sure you stick to it.

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How to Cut Your Festive Spending ; It's Hard to Feel Festive If You're Worried About the Extra Strain On an Cash-Strapped Budget. But There Are Ways to Cut the Cost of Christmas and Keep Spending to a Minimum, Says Andrea Dean...

2 GET CREATIVE WITH YOUR DECS

Rather than buying new baubles, give old, lacklustre ones a new lease of life by spraying with silver or gold paint, or apply a coat of glue and cover in glitter. Natural deco...

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