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title: How to Stay Focused on Your Financial Needs This Holiday Season
date: 2019-12-02 11:00:00 -05:00
categories:
- lifestyle
- budget
image: "/uploads/content-pixie-l6I8jpzKJQU-unsplash.jpg"
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Happy December! We're officially in the swing of holiday season. In the last several days, we've experienced Black Friday, Small Business Saturday, and now Cyber Monday. That's a lot of pressure to spend money and buy things. And it's not going to let up as we get closer to the holidays. That's why I want to talk about sticking to your values this season.

> Don't let yourself go into debt or sacrifice your own needs just to show your love through gift-giving.<commit_msg>Updated How To Stay Focused On Your Financial Needs This Holiday Season<commit_after>---
title: How to Stay Focused on Your Financial Needs This Holiday Season
date: 2019-12-02 11:00:00 -05:00
categories:
- lifestyle
- budget
image: "/uploads/content-pixie-l6I8jpzKJQU-unsplash.jpg"
tweet: Keep your own needs in mind this holiday season.
posts:
- How to Plan Ahead for Holiday Spending
- How to Stay on Budget When Traveling for the Holidays
- How to Create a Holiday Gift Budget
---

Happy December! We're officially in the swing of holiday season. In the last several days, we've experienced Black Friday, Small Business Saturday, and now Cyber Monday. That's a lot of pressure to spend money and buy things. And it's not going to let up as we get closer to the holidays. That's why I want to talk about sticking to your values this season.

> Don't let yourself go into debt or sacrifice your own needs just to show your love through gift-giving.
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