I’m a budgeting fan – how to save £1k by Christmas for presents and food using an easy jar trick | The Sun

CHRISTMAS is around the corner and one woman has shared how she is saving £1,000 by December using an easy method.

The woman shared how she was using a jar to save the cash, and she simply has to tick off the money in £20 instalments.


TikTok user @budgetingbride uploaded a video sharing her “£1,000 saving challenge”.

She wrote: “This is my saving jar for Christmas! So I need to save as much as I can before doing any christmas shopping. 

“I’m starting, wish me luck.”

In the clip, which has racked up 31,000 likes, she shared how she was popping in her first £20 and ticking off the first circle.

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The jar had 50 circles – each saying £20 – which means she’ll have £1,000 if she manages to cross them all off.

Christmas is officially 13 weeks away so it could be a good time to start putting cash aside and hunting for some good offers.

People were quick to comment on her saving jar idea and many said they wanted to try it out for themselves.

One wrote: “This is actually brill.”

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Another added: “This is genius.”

However, one pointed out: “Step 1: Have money to put in the tub.”

Others said they wanted to copy her idea but start from next January to give themselves the full year to save the money.


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