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Tell us: are you changing how you celebrate Christmas this year?

Tell us: are you changing how you celebrate Christmas this year?

With household budgets under pressure due to rising costs, we want to hear if you are doing anything differently this festive season With just over seven weeks until Christmas, and the cost of living continuing to put pressure on household budgets, are you planning to celebrate differently this year to save money or reduce waste? Maybe you’re focusing more on spending time together and sharing experiences rather than exchanging gifts or finding other ways to make Christmas less wasteful.

With household budgets under pressure due to rising costs, we want to hear if you are doing anything differently this festive season

With just over seven weeks until Christmas, and the cost of living continuing to put pressure on household budgets, are you planning to celebrate differently this year to save money or reduce waste?

Perhaps you’re hosting a smaller gathering, buying secondhand gifts, organising a family Secret Santa or agreeing not to exchange presents between adults. Maybe you’re focusing more on spending time together and sharing experiences rather than exchanging gifts or finding other ways to make Christmas less wasteful.

We’d like to hear what you’re doing differently this year, what’s motivated the change and whether you think you’ll stick with your new traditions in future.

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