Christmas on a Budget

December already? Where has the time gone!?

The age old question now gets asked; What do you want for Christmas?

I've said it countless times before - Christmas is my favourite time of the year.

However, Christmas is going to be on a tight budget this year.
No bonuses and an overseas trip pending, I am pre-planning this year's bash in advance and not leaving it until the last minute, which I did last year!

Once again we are continuing the tradition where all the the adults buy a nice gift for 1 person - max R300 and the rest get a stocking filler gift - limit R50.
With just the immediate family, we are potentially only looking at R500ea spend on gifts (excluding my 2.5 year old nephew who gets a nice present from all of us)

In the spirit of keeping within the R300 limit, these are on my Christmas wishlist.

For my home

For Me

>> The Docking Station was a "wishful thinking" which seems impossible to find anywhere!

When you have the less fortunate asking for Deodorant and school supplies, it kind of puts things into perspective a little bit, doesn't it?

Thanks to Tee, I have my DIY Cracker Kits on their way.

It has been tradition that I always buy the Crackers.
To get anything that doesn't contain cheap plastic bits of uselessness, I usually spend around R300 for 6 crackers. The contents are better - but still not worth the money.
This year I am determined to make my own.

6 x DIY Crackers with snap: R25
Contents:

• Candy Cane Sweet: R30
• Corny Jokes: Free

Gifts: 

• Dad: Magnifying Card (when he can't find glasses in a restaurant) R20
• Mom: Lip Balm R40
• Nephew: Spiderman facecloth R27.50
• Brother: Also a Spiderman facecloth (he is the worst to decide on something for) R27.50
• Sister-in-law: 30 x Hair bands R25
• Myself: 30 x Hairbands  R25

Total for 6 quality crackers: R220 SCORE!

What are you doing to save money over Christmas?