Before you head blindly into that mall, overjoyed with the Christmas spirit only to wake up in January to a nasty credit card hangover, here are some tips to help you spread and keep the joy.
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Stress-Busting & Fabulously Frugal Holiday Shopping Tips
December 16, 2011How to Determine Your Holiday Shopping Budget
December 9, 2011Our natural inclination when this time of year rolls around is to spend now and worry about it later. After all, it’s the season of giving and who wants to stress about paying bills when you’re shopping for junior’s bike? Unfortunately, that kind of thinking is what led our country (and a lot of the world) into the current financial funk. And if you’re really honest with yourself, what causes more stress – setting a budget ahead of time for the holidays and sticking to it as much as possible, or spending freely and not really knowing how long it’s going to take you to pay it off?
In Defense of Christmas Shopping
November 30, 2011I’ve never been much of a fan of Christmas shopping or all the hoopla of Black Friday, Cyber Monday and the holiday shopping season. But recently, at this time of economic struggle, I’ve been reconsidering my Grinch-like attitude toward Christmas shopping. Despite the excesses and crass commercialism of the holiday shopping season, maybe there’s something noble there as well.
Black Friday: Why You Should Consider Paying with Your Credit Card
November 22, 2011As a Black Friday shopper, you’re someone who enjoys the act of saving – maybe even more than the act of shopping! You feel triumph at every product you buy below full price and you brag about how cheap that new pair of shoes you bought were. But you may be overlooking one other way to save some money this Black Friday: your credit card.
Have Yourself a Budget-Friendly Christmas; 9 Ways to Trim Your Holiday Spending (Part 2)
December 7, 2010In part one of this article, we looked at some ways to cut back on your holiday spending. Many families find that holidays are more enjoyable without all the stress and shopping – have you considered some of these options to save money while having a more laid-back approach to the holidays?
4 Ways to Avoid the Holiday Spending Hangover
November 18, 2010The holidays bring many happy and joyous things. Even shopping for holiday gifts can be fun and exciting. It’s all in good fun until the credit card bills start rolling in. The credit card fog is one that can hang on for years to come unless you learn how to curb the holiday spending hangover before it occurs.
Best of Home, Money & Credit – Week of Nov. 8
November 13, 2009Happy Friday! Your Weekly Quizzler is here, chock-full of the week’s best stories about your credit, home and money links straight from the Quizzle Twitter feed: Home & Money Saving Tips Digitize Your Coupon Clipping (Suburban Dollar) With the influx of coupon websites, you can now enjoy the savings of coupons without getting newspaper ink [...]
