Christmas is known as the jolly season of giving, isn’t? Of course, yes. The snag is that giving usually involves buying presents, which can be a problem if your financial situation is not quite as jolly as the season.

If you are now nodding your head in agreement or sighing in silent despair, you are the perfect candidate for the tips Izette Schouwstra from the Institutional Alumni Office would like to share with us.

Click on the icons below for ideas for making interesting and unique Christmas presents at a fraction of what it would have cost you to buy something in a shop.

If you too have a winning tip or two, send them to nelia.engelbrecht@nwu.ac.za. (If you want to, you can also tell us when and why you’ve used the tip that you’ve entered.)

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