With the holiday season approaching, it’s time to start thinking about preparations, from gifts to foods that can’t be missing from the Christmas table. However, this year, instead of leaving everything to the last minute, why not foresee and save on purchases?
Planning ahead will allow you to “avoid” price increases on certain foods that grow around Christmas and New Year’s Eve, such as sea bream, shrimp, oysters, lamb and kid. So the advice is to plan your holiday shopping well in advance to avoid price hikes on the most popular products impacting our finances.
Last year, sugar prices moved more strongly, rising by 26%; for sparkling wine – by about 22%, for seafood – by more than 18%; in lamb 17% more; in sausages, an increase of 13%; in sweets in general, with an increase of 12%; in beef – 10% more and finally in fish – 8% more, as well as in other types of meat – also 8% more, according to a study by smart shopping startup Gelt.
In addition to not leaving the purchase of certain foods until December, you can also try to forecast the foods that will actually be consumed to avoid wastage. Preservation is important, but when using this method, we can’t forget to check the expiration date, and if it’s short, you can freeze it to make it last longer.
Every year, starting on December 1st, one can already notice the difference in prices for certain products, typical of Christmas and/or New Year’s Day, which will become even more noticeable in the year when inflation is at its highest level. century levels.
