Smart shopping can reduce the waste & discarded materials
that could be minimised. The use-once stuff includes Christmas
trees, jars and bottles, greeting cards and wrapping paper. Click on this site for ideas.
Avoid the FINANCIAL HANGOVER after Christmas.
Guidelines from the Australian Government's ASIC service
Other stuff ...
Shopping tips - The AGE Newspaper
like making shopping trips shorter,
save some money for the January sales,
ask people want they might like and
use only one credit card to monitor/control costs.