For mother-of-three Jade, Christmas used to be a “nightmare” time when she would constantly worry about how she would afford to make it special for her children.
Drowning in debt, she was increasingly forced to choose between paying off a bill or feeding her children, with the pressure only growing over the festive season.
“Christmas was a nightmare because you need money for Christmas,” the 26-year-old said.
“You have this picture in your mind of what Christmas should be like, and you want to please everybody and everyone to be having something and be excited.”
She added: “I just dreaded Christmas, but I would try to play happy families, but actually just be living in pure fear.”
For mother of three Jade, Christmas used to…