Although the Christmas season It is characterized by being expensive, these days they are being more expensive due to the rise in food and energy prices. On this occasion, we can give you alternatives to enjoy these wonderful festivities without having to spend too much money, especially when putting up your Christmas tree. Christmas.
How to put up a Christmas tree without spending a lot of money?
To choose the type of Christmas tree that you want to place in your home, you should consider the following recommendations:
1. Natural tree?
If what you want is to buy a natural Christmas tree, you should know that the cheapest ones range from 600 pesos (for one meter high and with roots), up to 1,200 pesos. Although it may be a good idea to get a small live one and take care of it throughout the year to have a natural Christmas tree that you are not throwing away year after year.
For his part, he considers the natural Christmas tree that has already been felled an expense, since in January you would think about throwing it away and it can be an expensive tradition in the long run. However, it is still a valuable experience, from the moment you go to pick it up, choose it and even the smell it leaves in your home.
2. Plastic tree?
On the other hand, if you do not have the time or budget to take care of a natural Christmas tree, or do not want to keep changing trees, a plastic one can be an alternative. Of course, you must make sure that it has good quality so that it lasts for years, since about two thirds of the carbon footprint of these objects comes from the plastic from which they were made.
3. Reuse the Christmas tree?
As it is a plastic Christmas tree, if you already have one, you can reuse it. If you buy it, avoid having it decorated, so you reduce the risk of breaking the lights. You can still consider buying a second-hand one to spend less money.
4. Buy the tree outside of Christmas time?
To save yourself some money, you could buy your plastic Christmas tree outside of the holiday season, it may be more difficult to find, but it will be much cheaper as there is less demand.
5. Reuse the decorations you already have
You can reuse the decorations that you used in previous years, giving it a new life without spending money on more decorations.
6. Home decorations
In case you don’t have decorations, you can watch videos and tutorials to make your own with paper or homemade materials. Even for this activity you can include the children and make decorating the Christmas tree much more fun.
7. Take care of the lights
The electricity rate in winter is usually more expensive, so select LED or saving lights, avoid the old ones that are halogen or incandescent bulbs, since they will pull more energy. In addition, you take care of the environment when carrying out this action.
Don’t forget to turn off the lights when you leave the room where you have your tree. It can also be an alternative to have the tree without lights.
8. Avoid moss and hay
When laying the crib, avoid using moss and hay, as removing it impacts the environment. The moss prevents soil erosion, while the hay helps to capture polluting particles.
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