When the year comes to an end, we all eagerly await two benefits that make our Christmas and New Year's Eve dinner much easier: the Christmas bonus and the grocery vouchers. Although we always feel like buying everything in the store, it's best to plan a strategy to make the most of both.

In a matter of days, the federal government will provide $13,700 pesos in grocery vouchers to public sector workers, so at Kiwilimón, we set out to create a strategy for the #KiwiChristmasSavings to take advantage of the grocery vouchers, take note!

1. Research where the vouchers are accepted
Before making any decisions, it's important to know where the grocery vouchers are accepted, as this will allow you to plan your expenses around your needs. Remember that department stores, supermarkets, and even restaurants accept these vouchers.

2. Appliances
This is your chance to acquire the famous air fryer, as you can cook all kinds of dishes without fat in no time. What's more, considering that workers will receive an amount of $13,700, you could acquire a new microwave, refrigerator, mixer, coffee maker, and any other gadget this year-end.

3. Dinnerware, cutlery, and glassware
Another great option to make the most of your grocery vouchers is to invest in new dinnerware, cutlery, glasses, tablecloths, or anything else to enhance your table setting.

4. Invest in the baking department
If you love cooking, don't hesitate to spend your grocery vouchers wisely. For example, you can start by purchasing the new Kiwilimón dessert cookbook, then invest in utensils such as:

• Baking trays
• Wax paper
• Molds
• Jellies, honey, and jam
• Baking chocolate
• Chocolate chips and decorations
• Cake base
• Cookie cutters

This is your opportunity to equip your kitchen with everything you need to start your baking business or to bake all the recipes from the book The Best Desserts Step by Step.

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5. Treat yourself
If we consider grocery vouchers as extra income, it's acceptable to use them to buy some guilty pleasures, such as cookies, sweets, preserves, snacks, and more. However, it's important to ration their consumption to not affect your health.

6. Take the opportunity to buy the more expensive items
As we know, prices of the basic food basket have increased in recent months, so it’s worth using the vouchers to buy expensive ingredients:

• Short pasta, spaghetti, and lasagna
• Olive oil
• Legumes
• Frozen shrimp
• Jams
• Canned fruit
• Preserves
• Tomato sauce, pesto, Alfredo sauce
• Nuts and seeds
• Dry fruits
• Teas
• Whole or ground coffee

7. Stock up for the whole year
Another excellent way to make the most of your grocery vouchers is to buy items you will need throughout the year. In the kitchen, you can purchase everything we mentioned in the previous point, but also consider products like napkins, absorbent paper, sandwich bags, trash bags, toilet paper, vegetable oil, seasonings, pasta soup, and more.

So now you know, before spending your grocery vouchers in one day, it’s best to organize, research, compare prices, make a list, and make the most of this benefit with the help of the tips from #KiwiChristmasSavings. Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!

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