CHRISTMAS is nearly here and we’re gearing up for a full-on day of food, family and presents.
But if you feel like it has crept up on you this year, you can still pull it back with some time and money-saving tricks. We asked Sun Savers Facebook users for their favourite festive hacks…
- Dave Matthews says: “Ask any family or close friends to chip in and possibly cook some of the food as well.”
If you don’t want to ask people to chip in cash, see if they are able to bring a dish each. This will significantly reduce your bill and your time spent slaving over the oven on Christmas Day. If you prep a stuffed turkey crown from Morrisons for just £14 and ask others to bring the sides and puds, you could cut your costs by over £50, based on the average above.
SAVING: £50 - Nicola Trussell says: “Buy frozen veg from Iceland . . . its Christmas range is the best, it all cooks at same time. I’ve been doing an Iceland Xmas dinner for years . . . gorgeous.”
Iceland is doing a Christmas dinner for six people for £22, in previous years it was reported that the average Christmas meal cost £64.25 for six people.
SAVING: at least £42.25 - Carol Howell says: “You can prep stuffing, pigs in blankets, Yorkshire pud mix, parboil potatoes, and freeze.”
If you’re really short on time, Sainsbury’s has a great deal on Aunt Bessie’s Duck Fat Roast Potatoes for just £1.37, down from £2.75.
SAVING: £1.38 - Rachael Cleaks says: “Try an informal buffet-style Christmas Day. Have the pigs in blankets, meat cold and sliced, sauces, salad, sausage rolls, a tray of roasted vegetables, cheese, clementines in a bowl and mince pies. Guests help themselves and there’s minimal cooking.”
Prepping a buffet will save you a lot of time and by buying trays of frozen party food you can cut down on costs compared to making a sit-down meal. Asda is selling bundles of Christmas trimmings for £4 — rather than £5.
SAVING: £1
Deal of the day
BRIGHTEN those pearly whites with the Philips Sonicare toothbrush from Very.co.uk. Was £180, now £60.
SAVE: £120
Cheap treat
REVIVE your skin with the Garnier Moisture Bomb Tissue Mask on offer at Superdrug. Was £2.99, now £1.99.
SAVE: £1
My Sun Savers fiver
JOHN GILL, from Warrington, Cheshire, says: “I’ve been saving my Savers fivers to take our granddaughter to see her very first pantomime.”
- Send your Savers fiver stories to sunsavers.co.uk/fivers and you’ll get 28 codes worth £5 if your tip is used. Please include your name and town.
Top swap
TREAT your little ones to this giant Unicorn Plush from Studio.co.uk instead of the Snuggle Buddies Star Shine Unicorn from The Entertainer.
SAVE: £3
Reader’s saving tip
LIN SAUNDERS, from Borehamwood, Herts, says: “Cover the bottom bed sheet with a thin fleece, when you move during the night you will not get woken by a cold patch in the bed.”
- Send your tips to sunsavers. co.uk/tips and you’ll get 28 codes worth £5 if your tip is used. Please include your name and town.
Shop & save
GET 30 per cent off mains this month at Bella Italia when you sign up to its offers online. You can get their new Pizza Festiva. Was £12.29, now £8.60.
SAVE: £3.69
HOT RIGHT NOW
THE Argos clearance sale has started.
Get the Pimple Pete board game for £10.99, down from £19.99.
Play now to win £15,000 on the Sun Savers Raffle
JOIN thousands of readers taking part in the new Sun Savers Raffle.
Every Sun Savers code you enter will earn you a ticket for our £15k monthly Raffle. And for every ten tickets you collect in a calendar month, you get a GOLDEN TICKET for our £80k Raffle, which takes place every three months, with the first one at the end of June.
There is no limit to how many tickets you can collect. So the more you enter, the better your chances.
To take part go to sunsavers.co.uk or open the Sun Savers app. Then opt in to each month’s Raffle by clicking “Yes!” when prompted and start collecting the Sun Savers codes printed daily in the paper.
Every time you scan or enter a code into Sun Savers, you get a Raffle ticket in the £15k Raffle.
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YOU can get FREE cash with super Sun Savers just for buying your favourite paper.
Our brilliant new rewards club will pay back our most loyal readers.
Just pick up the paper each day to collect your Sun Savers codes and we will GIVE YOU £5 when you have collected 28.
This isn’t a one-off and there is no limit to how much cash you can save.
For every 28 codes you enter, we will give you a fiver. So over the course of a year, that could add up to £65.
We are keeping it super-simple. You don’t have to enter codes from consecutive days, so don’t worry if you forget a day or two.
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News Pictures Our Sun Savers Facebook users share their favourite festive hacks — plus win £15,000 on the Sun Savers Raffle
You don’t have to pack away your bikini just because you’re the wrong side of 20. These body-beautiful stars reveal their secrets to staying in shape and prove you can smoulder in a two-piece, whatever your age. Read on and be bikini inspired!
TEENS
Hayden Panettiere
Size: 8
Age: 18
Height: 5ft 1in
Weight: 8st
To achieve her kick-ass figure, Hayden – who plays cheerleader Claire Bennet in Heroes – follows the ‘quartering’ rule. She eats only a quarter of the food on her plate, then waits 20 minutes before deciding whether she needs to eat again.
Hayden says: “I don’t have a model’s body, but I’m not one of those crazy girls who thinks that they’re fat. I’m OK with what I have.”
Nicollette says: “I don’t like diets – I see it, I eat it! I believe in eating healthily with lots of protein, vegetables and carbs to give you energy.”
kim cattrall
Size: 10-12
Age: 52
Height: 5ft 8in
Weight: 9st 4lb
SATC star Kim swears by gym sessions with Russian kettle bells (traditional cast-iron weights) and the South Beach Diet to give her the body she wants. To avoid overeating, Kim has a radical diet trick – squirting lemon juice on her leftovers – so she won’t carry on picking.
Kim says: “I am no super-thin Hollywood actress. I am built for men who like women to look like women.”
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