I’m a mum-of-7 but cook Christmas dinner for £25 – I get the kids’ presents from Facebook & saved £265 on son’s Xbox
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CHRISTMAS is always an expensive time of year, especially for Tess Giddings who has seven children. Thankfully the mum has shared how she manages to keep the festive spirit while doing it on a budget. The mum-of-seven 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.
![[Tess shared how she cuts her budget at Christmas including using the same tree for 18 years]](https://www.thesun.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/i-extremely-savvy-comes-buying-958241120.jpg?strip=all&w=960)
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. “I think a big expense for many is the dreaded Christmas food shop,” the digital content creator, from Bournemouth, told What's The Jam.
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“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. “A Christmas dinner doesn’t have to cost a fortune; for nine of us, it costs £25.
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“We usually buy £10 worth of sliced deli meat, instead of a whole Turkey, and £10 worth of vegetables, with £5 spent on pudding. “Obviously, we buy treats like a tin of chocolates, and some other snacks, but it doesn’t need to be a massive spend for just one day.”.
