I'm a mother-of-seven but manage to cook Christmas dinner for £25 and I get the kids' presents from Facebook
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A mother-of-seven has revealed how she's doing the festive season on a tight budget. Tess Giddings, 36, from Bournemouth, shares her savvy tips and tricks and this year she is buying deli meat for the Christmas Day roast and found bargains on Facebook.
![[Tess said Christmas dinner doesn't have to cost a fortune, saying for nine of them, it costs £25. They buy £10 worth of sliced deli meat, instead of a whole Turkey, and £10 worth of vegetables, with £5 spent on pudding]](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2024/12/19/10/93307351-14209287-image-a-3_1734602995919.jpg)
The mother to Jacob, 18, Savannah, 16, Amiah, 14, Zion, 12, Nevaeh, nine, and twins, Hezekiah and Levi, seven, like most parents, is looking for ways to get more bang for her buck this Christmas. And Tess has revealed how she managed to do it for under £800 including doing their Christmas dinner for £25 and not buying gifts for relatives.
![[Tess often hits the headlines due to her savvy tips and tricks and this year she is buying deli meat for the Christmas Day roast and found bargains on Facebook]](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2024/12/19/10/93307287-14209287-image-a-2_1734602970776.jpg)
The digital content creator said: 'I think a big expense for many is the dreaded Christmas food shop.'. 'People think they have to go and do a huge spend for that three-day period. 'I've got friends who will easily do around £400 - it's mad. 'We don't do a specific food shop as such and make sure to never go over our usual weekly budget.
![[Tess with her husband, Christopher, their kids, Jacob, Savannah, Amiah, Zion, Nevaeh, and the twins]](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2024/12/19/10/93307325-14209287-image-a-4_1734603002687.jpg)
Mother-of-seven Tess Giddings, 36, from Bournemouth, revealed how she's doing the festive season on a tight budget (Tess with her husband, Christopher, their kids, Jacob, Savannah, Amiah, Zion, Nevaeh, and the twins, Hezekiah and Levi). Tess said Christmas dinner doesn't have to cost a fortune, saying for nine of them, it costs £25. They buy £10 worth of sliced deli meat, instead of a whole Turkey, and £10 worth of vegetables, with £5 spent on pudding.
![[Tess says it's important for parents to remember not to push themselves to the limit and to stop comparing their lives to those on social media]](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2024/12/19/10/93307311-14209287-image-a-5_1734603015597.jpg)
