Christmas is just around the corner every year. But the festival is usually expensive. Because gifts, food, Christmas tree, and decorations are expensive. So how are you supposed to celebrate Christmas when you’re short on cash? We’ve collected tips on how to save money this Christmas.
Tips for a cheap Christmas party
Low-income families, in particular, mostly families with only one income and several children, face major challenges every Christmas. Because they too want to have a nice Christmas party. But how can you serve a delicious meal, set up a Christmas tree, and at the same time make all the children happy with the gifts they want without spending a fortune?
And what do you do when the Christmas bonus, if you still get it at all, has been planned for half a year for an urgent car repair? We’ve collected a few ways to help you have a merry Christmas even when money is tight.
1) Celebrate Christmas with an inexpensive banquet
While most will throw up a traditional Christmas dinner, it’s not a must. After all, most children prefer their favorite dish, spaghetti bolognese, to a feast of roast meat, dumplings, and vegetables. And if we are honest, the delicious dessert is usually the highlight for children. And a delicious dessert can be prepared cheaply. For example, you can cheaply create a delicious quark dish with additional powder. Or often a delicious chocolate cake is enough for dessert.
2) Homemade Christmas presents
For most parents, not being able to afford great gifts is heartbreaking. And of course, it is normal that not every wish can be fulfilled, this is not possible even with higher-earning families. If it is possible for you, you should try to fulfill a larger or smaller heart’s desire for each child, even if there may only be one present. You can also give away homemade Christmas gifts. So you can cheaply produce and give away great room fragrances, massage oil, baking mixes, or edibles. Or use the following tips to make your children happy anyway:
- Share costs with other family members. Because if grandma and grandpa, as well as uncles and aunts, want to give something as a present, you can do well together and fulfill larger wishes. And that doesn’t just work for children’s gifts.
- Giving away valuable time. In stressful everyday life, there is often little time to consciously take time for others. Humans are social beings who need an exchange. So give some of your time. Then take a walk through the forest, have a coffee or watch a film together.
- Used items are often in good condition. On the Internet, you can find many well-preserved things for a small price. So you can make others happy despite the lack of money. You can also find used laptops or cheap mobile phones here.
- Start saving early. If you put something aside every now and then throughout the year, it can be used for great gifts at Christmas. So do without the coffee to go or for sweets at the checkout for the children.
- Gift hunt all year round. If you know what your children or friends want, you can look for offers and sales all year round, there might be something suitable. In addition, it is better than just getting presents shortly before. So you avoid stress at Christmas.
3) Inexpensive decorations to celebrate Christmas
A suitable decoration is also part of the Christmas party. But this is also very expensive in retail or on the Internet. So take some time and make edible Christmas decorations, for example. This can still be used afterward and tastes delicious. You can also decorate the Christmas tree with this Christmas decoration. Use cookies, dried oranges, cinnamon sticks, or anise stars. Then let your creativity run free and you can celebrate Christmas in a relaxed manner.
4) Prioritize being together
A truly harmonious get-together can make Christmas a very special event. Away from the stress of everyday life, sitting together and watching the children unwrap their presents by candlelight can be very satisfying even with little money to back you up. Maybe a single friend would be happy about an invitation to the Christmas party. If charity and harmony are in the foreground, then material things quickly become secondary for a while. You should treat yourself to this time because the stressful everyday life comes back quickly enough on its own.
