Most of us remember to budget for the gifts. It’s everything else that can make the holiday season way more expensive than we expected.
Shipping, stocking stuffers, teacher gifts, school events, extra groceries when family visits, childcare over winter break, holiday parties, pet sitting, airport parking, wrapping supplies, traditions—and the takeout you order because you’ve been running errands for six hours and absolutely do not want to cook.
None of these expenses are necessarily a problem. The problem is when they never made it into the holiday budget in the first place.
Before the season gets busy, look beyond your gift list and think through what your family actually does during November and December. You probably won’t predict every expense, but even a small “we forgot something” buffer can give you some breathing room.
#holidaybudget #christmasbudget #budgeting #personalfinance #thebudgetmom
Shipping, stocking stuffers, teacher gifts, school events, extra groceries when family visits, childcare over winter break, holiday parties, pet sitting, airport parking, wrapping supplies, traditions—and the takeout you order because you’ve been running errands for six hours and absolutely do not want to cook.
None of these expenses are necessarily a problem. The problem is when they never made it into the holiday budget in the first place.
Before the season gets busy, look beyond your gift list and think through what your family actually does during November and December. You probably won’t predict every expense, but even a small “we forgot something” buffer can give you some breathing room.
#holidaybudget #christmasbudget #budgeting #personalfinance #thebudgetmom
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