Here’s How To Enjoy Christmas In Abuja With Just N3, 000

The Christmas season is usually filled with joy, merriment and thankfulness, as it marks the annual celebration of the birth of Christ on the 25th day of every December.

As much as the Christmas season and its festivities can come with a lot of merriment, there are tendencies for people ­­celebrating the season to put strain on their wallets in trying to catch the feeling of it. While some can afford the financial burdens that may arise from celebrating the season, others may find themselves cutting down on certain expenses.

Celebrating Christmas in Abuja, the federal capital of Nigeria, can be somewhat expensive especially if you plan on taking yourself out but don’t know inexpensive places in town to hangout with friends or loved ones.

The city can also be boring mainly because most of its residents travel out in a bid to reunite with family members in their various villages, while some who don’t love the village setting of marking the traditional end-of-year vacation tend to travel out of the country with their families.

But you shouldn’t deny yourself the merry just because you can’t afford the expenses of traveling to the village or overseas for the Christmas holidays.

This guide will show you how you can Celebrate Christmas in Abuja and make it fun and memorable with just N3, 000, assuming you intend to hang out alone or are budgeting that amount per person.

1. Avoid the temptation of hoping on Uber, Taxify etc: It is no secret that shuttling the city of Abuja if you don’t have you own car can be quite expensive, especially if you enjoy the convenience of ordering a taxi cab that allows you sit all by yourself at the owner’s corner from the comfort of your mobile app. While this can be fun, you can cut down on transport costs by entering the popular “along” where 3-5 persons heading the same direction can share a taxi.

2. Visit free-entry recreational parks: With N500 – N800, you can find your way to leisure parks and gardens at the city-center from most areas in Abuja using shared taxis. Places such as the popular Millennium Park and Jabi Lakeside don’t attract gate fees and as such attract a lot of like-minded people during festive seasons. So if you’re spending N800 at most from your house to one of these leisure parks, N1, 600 should cover your transportation to and fro, that way you’d be left with N1, 400.

3. Don’t overeat or eat before leaving your house: Yes, gluttony can make you act like some ‘corporate beggars’ you always see standing at motor parks asking for transport fare to go to imaginary destinations. Some will either tell you they went for a job they didn’t get paid for or will simply tell you their wallets got stolen, forgetting they had asked for alms from the same person in from the previous day. So, don’t overspend on food by simply eating before leaving the house. That way you could spend your remaining N1, 400 on ice cream or grilled meat popularly known as ‘suya’ and maybe some drinks so you don’t feel odd looking at others munching theirs.

You can also take your own food from home to such parks especially if you are hanging out with family and friends.

Merry Christmas!