A mum is refusing to buy any Christmas presents this year in a bid to save thousands of pounds - except for second-hand gifts for her kids.
The 51-year-old used to splurge more than £1,000 during the festive period but now, as the cost of living crisis continues, has decided to scrap shopping altogether. Branding Christmas as a "big marketing construct", the mum, from Plymouth, will "never again" spend her hard-earned cash on gifts for family members, which in the past has seen her splash out £50 per person.
But her two teenage children Daisy, 13 and Archie, 15, will still receive gifts - although they will be nothing new as the presents will be bought at charity shops or car boot sales. "The gifting tradition is insane, I don’t need anything, neither do most adults," Heidi said.
