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Hosting the big Christmas dinner this year? Here's how you can make a festive family feast without breaking the bank.

When did Halloween start to rival Christmas as one of the most expensive holidays on the calendar?

I learned everything I know about shopping from my Mum. She has a great eye and can find something fabulous in places you’d never think to look. But while my Mum loves beautiful things, they’re not really what she wants for Mother’s Day.

Our money expert, Caroline Cakebread, recently wrote a post on the $21 a week for groceries challenge. I was skeptical — like many of our readers — afterall, I usually spend $20 in one day — how would it be possible to make one twenty last a whole week? I decided to put the challenge to the test.

In this regular feature, Caroline Cakebread will answer reader's most pressing money questions. Today: How much do you need for retirement, what to do with extra money and more