Travel Cheaply
Book early for the best fares. Check out good deals on train fares at www.thetrainline.com. or for Buses try www.megabus.com.
Arrange lifts by relatives and friends only offering to contribute to petrol if they are poorer than you.
If you hire a car look for deals on compact models with good fuel consumption rather than being encouraged to splash out because ‘that is what you do at Christmas’.
Avoid expensive extras
If you are really hard up make a virtue out of being environmentally friendly. Wrap gifts in old newspaper. Reuse padded envelopes. Help recycling by buying from Charity shops.
