Are you financially prepared for Christmas? Six tips to put some cash in your pocket

Taking these tips on board now will help prevent you from spending too much this Christmas

It's time to start making a plan for saving for Christmas.

With less than 100 days left until Christmas, how prepared are you financially for Christmas? No matter how ready we think we are for the holiday season, December always seems to arrive at lightning speed. Every year, we spend hundreds or maybe even thousands of euros at Christmas with some of us shopping at the very last minute which leads to impulsive spending and often resorting to using expensive credit cards or dipping into our savings.

Here is my list of ways to save money not only between now and the festive season but all year round. Hopefully, taking these on board will help prevent you from hurting your overall finances at this expensive time of the year.