Mum cooking Christmas dinner for family charges them £25 per person

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A mum has shared how she's hosting Christmas and cooking dinner - but charging her family to attend. Abi Richards, 35, spent £233 on food and drink for the festive period and is cooking for 10 family members.She is charging them each £25 and the costs cover breakfast, lunch, and dinner for three days - including Christmas Eve, Christmas Day, and Boxing Day.

This is her fourth year in a row hosting Christmas, at her home in Hampshire and every year her family have "chipped in" on the shopping bill.

This year, she saved the receipts and "worked it out fairly" - billing eight of the adults who are attending £25 a head for their share of the food and drink.She said it's "easier" to do it this way, so they "don't have worry" about bringing anything with them for Christmas.

Abi said her family is more than happy to contribute and they were the ones who "insisted" on doing it from the f irst year she hosted.Her "controversial" idea has had mix reviews from her followers on social media - with some "praising" it and others calling it "disgusting".Mum-of-two Abi, a content creator, said: "We've always split the cost."I didn't initiate doing - my family suggested it to me."Every year I gave a rough estimate for them to chip-in."I never like to ask for too much or too little."This is the first year I kept the receipts and worked it out fairly."It's funny - I've never thought it was a big deal."We're in a cost-of-living crisis, so some people really struggle with it."Everyone is very willing to contribute."It's whatever works for you and your family - this works for us."Abi lives at home with husband Ross, 37, who works in a bank, and their two children Teddy, five, and two-year-old Emmie.She hosts the family - including her mum,