Christmas is upon us, and for those who celebrate Christmas, December is equal to the extra cost. For many Danes, it might be quite a challenge to get the economy to stick together at Christmas. Especially students experiencing December as additional animals as SU ahead does not go very far.

If you are a student and would like you to come unscathed through Christmas without too much overdraft on the account, then read with. Here you get namely good advice and tips on how to save money but still get a cozy July

Buy gifts online

According to new estimates from the Danish Enterprise prefer many Danes front of the computer when they should buy this year's gifts rather than buy them in stores. Some of the benefits of buying your Christmas presents online is:

• This is time-saving
• It is often easier to find the exact gift wishes over the net
• It saves congestion in stores before Christmas
• It is cheaper
• You can compare prices on the web

However, there are still many who would rather buy Christmas presents in physical stores, since it shares most associated with warmth and Christmas spirit. Are you one among those who prefer to shop in stores, it can still pay off first to check the price online. In the shop they will usually match the price on the web, so you can get the gift immediately.

Cheap Christmas experiences

Around the country there will be held a lot of different Christmas events. Below are listed a number of different events in different cities in Denmark, which are either free or cost a small fortune.

Copenhagen

• Christmas in Tivoli from 14/11 - 3/1. (Admission 100 kr.)
• Christiania's Christmas market from December 9 to 20. (free)
• The ice rink at Frederiksberg Circus (free, however the rental of skates 50 kr.)

Aarhus

• Christmas in the old city of Aarhus, student discount (55 kr. Admission)
• Christmas Market (Cathedral, shopping street, Ingerslevs Boulevard and Freight railroad Christmas and food market). Free

Odense

• Hans Christian Andersen Christmas Market 5 / 12-7 / 12 and 12 / 12-14 / 12 in the old town of Hans Christian Andersen's house (free)

Aalborg

• Christmas market in Aalborg from 28/11 to 23/12 (free)
• Ice rink at CW Obel space (free, however the rental of skates 30 kr.)

Avoid expensive consumer loans

A consumer can be a very tempting solution to recoup some of the cost of Christmas, because it is money that you can quickly and easily access. If you are considering taking out a loan but know in advance that you can not pay it back, discouraged, of course, to record it. If you know that you will be able to repay the loan and have no other options to cover your expenses, a loan could be a solution. You can borrow for Christmas gifts, Christmas food and other necessary things, but think carefully about. You should indeed be careful when you are looking for a loan to avoid cheating yourself. There is a big difference between the price of a loan, depending on which provider you choose, and therefore there may be money to be saved by borrowing money the cheapest place.

Compare prices and find the loan with the lowest APR. Additionally you should be aware that some providers offer free loan, which means that it is interest-free. As mentioned, you should only take out a loan if you know that you can repay the amount on time. You can read more information about the various options on Mikonomi.dk

cheap transport

If you are a student in Copenhagen, and is home to the family and celebrate Christmas in Aarhus, then you can save a lot of money on transport by simply examining the different transport options. Below are listed 3 different transport options.

Anthon Berg board a Christmas train
Generosity can provide 600 students a free train ticket between Aalborg and K anth; Copenhagen at Christmas. Like the last few years, Arriva and chocolate manufacturer Anthon Berg decided to get together to arrange a train which travels across the country and return on 22 December.

To join you must be doing something generous. This may be to do something for others on the train, waiting on the platform or for international students to invite home for Christmas. There are as many international students who do not have a place to celebrate Christmas and therefore the two companies reward Danish students who invite these students to take home.

Christmas is the festival of hearts, so if you want to do something good for others while getting a free ride home to their families for Christmas, so hurry to get tickets. The tickets can be booked via Anthon Berg's Facebook page.

Abildskou line 888
You can also choose to take the bus home for Christmas. With Line 888 can come from Aarhus to Odense and Copenhagen and vice versa approximately 3 hours.

Here you get extremely cheap tickets you just need to order from home in good time. During weekends and peak travel days costs a student ticket between 50-150 kr., Depending on whether you choose a green, red or blue ticket.

Taking the bus is not only good for your pocketbook, but also for the environment. Danish Busvognmænd has been calculated the environmental impact of distance buses and compared it with similar traveling by train and car, and here's remote buses are the greenest mode of transport and emit less CO2 per. passenger.

DSB WildCard
When you're young or student, you can get discounts on your train travel. To get the discount, you must be between 16 and 25 or a student and receive SU while having a DSB WildCard or youth card. However, you must travel by train often for this to pay off.

Some of the benefits you get from a DSB WildCard are:

• up to 50% off the standard rail travel in Denmark
• Get up to 20% off your Sound Tickets
• Get WildCard discount in the 7-Eleven on DSB Stations
• Access to buy cheap Youth Tickets and DSB Young Folding seat Tickets

DSB WildCard costs 125 kr. When you choose to have it in your DSB App, where as plastic card costs 150 kr. DSB WildCard for one year. Travelling on a day of 50% discount, the card is already paid for the first time, for example, you travel between Copenhagen and Aarhus.