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Christmas and the festive period makes December an expensive month - the Bank of England estimates UK households spend over £800 more in December compared to other months.
If you’ve felt the pinch this year, there’s a viral hack that can help you save just over £650 by next Christmas, helping ease the festive financial strains.
The ‘1p challenge’ is designed to help people save £667.95 in 365 days - or £668.96 by the end of 2020, which is a leap year.
How does the 1p challenge work?
To begin the 1p challenge, put one penny in a cash jar on January 1, followed by two pence on January 2 and three pence on January 3. For example:
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Day 1: Put in £0.01
Day 2: Put in £0.02
Day 3: Put in £0.03 and so on.
Each day increase the amount by 1p so by day 100 (April 9, 2020) you’re putting in £1, day 200 (July 18, 2020) you’re putting in £2 and day 300 (October 26, 2020) you’re putting in £3.
On December 31, 2020 you should put £3.66 into the jar (2020 is a leap year) which will leave with a total saving of £668.96 for the year.
Simple, yet effective!