 Arguably, this year's Christmas may be more difficult than most amid the cost of living crisis and rocketing costs of energy bills. Vowing to normalise "Christmas on a budget", a mum has been praised for her savvy hack after spending £40 on her daughter's presents. Taking to popular video-streaming service TikTok, mum Jamie Rose - who posts under account @jamie_rose88 - shared crucial advice that she swears by as she intends not to break the bank with extortionate costs this festive season. In a video, which has exceeded two million views since posting, the mum-of-two showed a haul of what she's gifting her six-year-old for the special day. In the viral clip, the mum introduced herself: "Hi, I'm Jamie, and I'm doing a mini-series on normalising Christmas on a budget. "I'm going to show you everything that I've bought my six-year-old daughter for Christmas. She already has a stocking, which is from the big man, and this is what we give her from our family." Jamie's money-saving tradition is thanks to a rule that she swears by - something you want, something you need, something to wear, and something to read. Jamie swears by a crucial rule when purchasing gifts (stock photo) ( Getty Images/iStockphoto) She explained: "Some of those categories have two bits in them, so coming in strong on something you want is this karaoke machine, it was about £15 on Amazon. "Then I got her this den kit, inside it's got loads of bits to make a den. That was in the Aldi special buys in the sale for £5.99. They are her main Christmas presents that she wants. "Something you need - socks and pants. "Something to wear - I got her a pair of pyjamas. I bought these in the January sales, they were £5 and her brother has a matchi){kind=link}
A mum who has been praised for normalising ‘Christmas on a budget’ has shared her crucial money-saving rule that she swears by after spending £40 on her daughter’s Christmas gifts
Arguably, this year’s Christmas may be more difficult than most amid the cost of living crisis and rocketing costs of energy bills. Vowing to normalise “Christmas on a budget”, a mum has been praised for her savvy hack after spending £40 on her daughter’s presents.
Taking to popular video-streaming service TikTok, mum Jamie Rose – who posts under account @jamie_rose88 – shared crucial advice that she swears by as she intends not to break the bank with extortionate costs this festive season. In a video, which has exceeded two million views since posting, the mum-of-two showed a haul of what she’s gifting her six-year-old for the special day.
In the viral clip, the mum introduced herself: “Hi, I’m Jamie, and I’m doing a mini-series on normalising Christmas on a budget.
“I’m going to show you everything that I’ve bought my six-year-old daughter for Christmas. She already has a stocking, which is from the big man, and this is what we give her from our family.”