A Xmas feast on Budget!

وليمة العيد المجيد!

Source: SBS

Last year, Australians spent $ 19 billion on food and drink in preparation of the celebrations of the festive season


The Australian Retail Association has predicted a surge in Australians' consumption of food this year. The Woolworth shop, for example, has expected the sale of 80,000 turkeys  ... one million five hundred thousand prawns  and one million oysters

 

Unfortunately, 35 percent of those quantities will be wasted, according to figures from RaboDirect Financial Health , which put Victoria and Sydney on Australia's biggest waste list.

More in this interview on how to budget for a great feast without breaking the bank!


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