'I’m a savvy mum and make Christmas dinner for £2.50 a head – here’s my exact shopping list so you can cost-cut too'
Alison says the food makes four portions of food, two of which she and her partner eat on Christmas Day.The pair then eat the leftovers on Boxing Day - working out at a penny-pinching £2.39 per portion.
“A lot of people feel pressured to make Christmas day more than it needs to be - but in reality, it's what you make it and you don't have to go all out if you don't want to." As she's on benefits, she now uses the same techniques she watched her mother use to ensure she and her family still have full bellies every night.
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