A Very Budget Christmas

Sam and I have perfected a lifestyle we like to call “homeless chic” – basically we come up with the cheapest ways possible of doing things while still making it look good. We plan on writing a book about it. Look for it at a Barnes and Noble near you. And now I present to you our quick and easy steps to A Very Budget Christmas:

1.)Buy pre-lit 6 foot tall fake tree four days before Christmas to enjoy 70% off (Whoever said the early bird gets the worm obviously never appreciated the benefits of procrastinating)

2.)Purchase some Glee Christmas music, the Mariah Carrey’s Christmas album, and a lovely assortment of the finest cheese, crackers, and chocolate almonds that the nearest convenience store can provide 

3.) Make a makeshift star for the tree out of an over-sized gold ornament WARNING: Ornament may be too heavy and cause tree to droop, making tree look sad 

 

4.)Consider making eggnog from scratch (since the entire country of New Zealand doesn’t do eggnog??), but then realize that it is too much time, money, hassle, etc. Buy chocolate liqueur instead. Enjoy over ice 

5.)Wrap presents and put them under tree. Use recyclable materials. Note the ice cream cone present I made for Sam out of a used fast food paper bag and tissue paper from a shoe box. You may also want to consider wrapping empty boxes just so it looks like you have more to open on Christmas day.

6.)Finally, go out drinking on Christmas Eve with people from work and sleep in the next day and just order Chinese food since everything else in New Zealand is closed anyway 

And that is how we do Christmas in New Zealand.