A Scots mum has been left with multicoloured blotches on her skin after using a kids' bath paint set from Boots which won't wash off properly.
08.12.2022 - 20:05 / dailyrecord.co.uk
A thrifty Scots who has been pregnant over six Christmases in the last 11 years has shared her top money-saving tips after shaving £2k off her gifts bill. Mum-of-eight Jenny Harris has become a super-organised budgeting guru who starts putting money away in September to be able to spend £200 on each of her children.
The 34-year-old, from Fife, is now a savvy shopper who always searches for discount codes online before making a purchase while setting alerts on Amazon for price drops on specific items. After getting all the discounted presents, Jenny and partner James, 46, then spend around six hours on December 24 wrapping the mountain of gifts.
And their massive Christmas dinner also doesn’t break the bank as the student paramedic collects Nectar points throughout the year to cut the cost of the festive feast. Jenny said: “Christmas is a lovely time with everyone around and I like to make it as fun as I can for the children.
“It’s like a sea of wrapping paper while they’re all opening their presents on Christmas morning. But it is an expense we have to save for. I usually say £200 per child, but this year that’s gone up to £500 each as they wanted bikes and bigger things.
“I’m lucky as I get a student discount, so that’s saved me about 50% on some presents. I always search for discount codes before buying anything online, sometimes that can save me hundreds of pounds.
“And I set up alerts on Amazon so I know when an item has dropped in price. With eight kids, I bulk buy a lot of things. On sites such as eBay, the more you buy, the cheaper the per-item cost, so it becomes cheaper.”
She’s already spent £2,000 on Christmas presents for Logan, 16, Thomas, 14, Kalyn, 13, Keanu, 11, Kaleo, 10, Elijah, 7, Kastiel, 5, Oakley-Axl, 3
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