During the festive season, one Christmas party chases the other. There are nights out with colleagues, friends or former roommates and of course, there's the big Christmas dinner with all the family. The pressure to look good is huge and let's not even talk about the impact buying new party dresses can have on your bank account when it is already stretched because of all the Christmas shopping you ...
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Christmas on a budget: Making Family Festivities More Affordable This Christmas
The festive season can be one of the most expensive times of the year, and the money that you have to shell out in order to create the perfect Christmas can often leave you struggling throughout the following months. Making the experience more affordable whilst still providing your family with everything they might need or want can appear somewhat impossible, but with a little bit of innovative ...
5 tips on saving money this Christmas
Ah, Christmas. The most wonderful time and the gift-giving pinnacle of the year. But with the exchanging of presents and family visits galore, comes the pressure of spending more money than we may have spare. To avoid the stress, here are 5 tips that you can use to help you save money during the festive period! Don’t plan the “perfect” Christmas It can be easy to slip into the habit of ...
Christmas Jewellery Gift Guide for your Loved Ones
Christmas is a time for giving – and there are few gifts more spectacular than a well-chosen item of jewellery. But with so many different sorts and styles of jewellery to choose from, picking out the right one can be a bit of a challenge. Let’s run through a few ideas, and see if we can find that spark of inspiration. Embrace the Season Reindeers, snowflakes, stockings and fir-trees can all ...
How to reduce waste this Christmas
I don' know about you but in hour house, the waste we produce around Christmas is just insane. There's wrapping paper, boxes and all the plastic that comes with toys and groceries and after just 3 days of festivities my bins are overflowing and I'm left in a kerfuffle about how on earth to tackle it all. Looking at recent research by online label maker Seareach, I am not alone. 39% of customers ...
Spread the magic of Christmas with a personalised video from Santa
I know, I know, Halloween isn't even over yet but if you've followed my blog for a while now, you will know that I'm all about Christmas. I can totally get on board with songs calling it the 'most wonderful time of the year' or the 'season to be jolly' because, despite all the work that goes into making Christmas magical, it really is my favourite time of the year. I love the whole run-up to the ...