How to be frugal this festive season

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THE FESTIVE mittens are off, the decorations have started appearing in stores across the country and George Michael is already reminiscing about this time last year when he was happy frolicking in the snow with a woman who would break his heart before the Christmas turkey had gone cold. And it’s still early November.

Halloween may just be over but the annual spend-fest is gathering pace. While Dublin City Council is showing some restraint by not turning on the lights on O’Connell Street until the end of this month, the retailers who control the light switches on Henry Street and Grafton Street are likely to illuminate their shops and streets a whole lot sooner, and Christmas window decorations are already in place across much of the country.   Full Read