Comments on: Reduce Your Holiday Stress by Saving and Planning Today

By: Poll: Has the Recent Economic Downturn Changed Your Holiday Plans? : Generation X Finance

Mon, 20 Oct 2008 14:00:01 +0000

[...] us, no major changes are in store. Like I wrote about back in August, it’s never too early to begin planning and saving for the holidays, and we’ve been tucking a few dollars away from each paycheck over the course of the year for [...]

By: Weekend Linkage - August 17, 2008

Weekend Linkage - August 17, 2008 — Mon, 18 Aug 2008 04:27:03 +0000

[...] Reduce Your Holiday Stress by Saving and Planning Today “Hopefully by now you’ve established an emergency fund and have begun paying down that debt, but what about setting aside money for the upcoming holiday season? How do you plan on paying for all the gifts, travel, and food?” [...]

By: Sunday Roundup Moving Servers Edition | Personal Finance Blog by Money Ning

Sunday Roundup Moving Servers Edition | Personal Finance Blog by Money Ning — Sun, 17 Aug 2008 15:31:32 +0000

[...] X Finance wants us to prepare for the holidays already. Is he an idiot or a genius? Decide for yourself by reading his [...]

By: Saturday Money Links - August 16, 2008 | Million Dollar Journey

Saturday Money Links - August 16, 2008 | Million Dollar Journey — Sat, 16 Aug 2008 10:31:19 +0000

[...] Generation X Finance gives some sound advice in his article “Reduce Your Holiday Stress by Saving and Planning Today“. [...]

By: Weekly Roundup Returns: Catching Up Edition | Frugal Dad

Weekly Roundup Returns: Catching Up Edition | Frugal Dad — Fri, 15 Aug 2008 11:01:31 +0000

[...] Reduce Your Holiday Stress by Saving and Planning Today. After the budget debacle that was last Christmas’ shopping season we immediately opened an online savings account and started funneling $25 a paycheck (every two weeks) into the fund for this year’s Christmas list. I’m proud to report that the fund has remained untouched and now has plenty of money for us to do a little stress-free early Christmas shopping. [...]

By: Stress Test and Tips To Reduce Stress | The Wisdom Journal

Stress Test and Tips To Reduce Stress | The Wisdom Journal — Fri, 15 Aug 2008 09:29:34 +0000

[...] sleeping habits 16 Change in number of family gatherings 15 Change in eating habits 15 Vacation 13 Christmas season 12 Minor violation of the law [...]

By: Brianne

Brianne — Wed, 13 Aug 2008 20:20:42 +0000

We bought our tickets home for Christmas in April in order to get one of them with my frequent flier miles. And I have a Smarty Pig account to save for Christmas presents which will finish in November.

By: Deborah

Deborah — Wed, 13 Aug 2008 00:51:47 +0000

I’m one of those annoying people who is usually done with Christmas shopping around Thanksgiving, if not earlier.

I have 10 nieces and nephews. 5 of them prefer cash over all other things. So starting around Labor Day, I put $15 in cash aside each week. By mid-October, I’m done “shopping” for half of them, in addition to whatever else I’ve found on sale (the nieces like *anything* pink).

By: N-GIRL

N-GIRL — Tue, 12 Aug 2008 18:39:13 +0000

I started buying one gift a week. The good news is that this weekend (8/16-17) is tax free shopping in Massachusetts. My list of people is not very big, which is nice. I use cash when I buy anything. No credit card use this year.

I started a “cash stash” fund. Anytime I get my hands on a $5 bill, I stash it in a jar. It adds up quickly!!

By: Financial Planners at Respond

Financial Planners at Respond — Tue, 12 Aug 2008 11:52:42 +0000

Saving requires proper planning and need to be started as early as you can. Start saving earlier reduces the holiday stress.