Guest Post by Megan deBoer
As parents, we are often filled with conflicting desires during the holidays: we want to satisfy our children’s wishes, we want to make the holiday magical, we want to create our own family traditions all without causing financial stress and unwelcome credit card bills. And so we try to plan…
Yet despite our best planning, there can come a moment during the whirlwind and heightened emotions of the holiday season when we find ourselves making impulsive, reactive, and unconscious spending choices. We can be swept up in the mood, the beautiful display, the “deal!” and the hectic pace of it all. It is easy to loose our bearings.