For those Brighton & Hove residents who celebrate Christmas, family tensions run high at this time of the year: apart from all that shopping and cooking, there’s the decision where to spend it – “But we go to your mother’s every year”. Boxing Day was invented for second options! Every year we insist that we will pull in the reins on spending but still bankrupt ourselves.

This year, try Scrooge’s Ten Tips for a cost-cutting Crimble, written by Sally May in 1995, with updates to reflect today’s options. Continue reading Scrooge’s Top Ten Tips →