The Holiday Budget

Plan. Save. Spend. Enjoy.

Christmas has a way of adding up. A gift here. A special meal there. Decorations, postage, travel, baking supplies, gatherings, stocking stuffers—and all those little expenses that didn't seem like much at the time.

Enjoying Christmas shouldn't mean spending the next several months paying for it.The Holiday Budget is a simple workbook and spreadsheet designed to help you decide what you can comfortably spend, plan where that money will go, and keep track of what you're actually spending along the way.

It isn't about taking all the fun out of Christmas with a calculator and a red pencil. It's about making some decisions before the spending begins.

Inside The Holiday Budget

You'll find practical tools for:

• Setting and tracking your overall Christmas budget
• Planning gift spending
• Calculating the cost of handmade gifts
• Tracking decorating and other holiday expenses
• Budgeting for events and gatherings
• Planning the cost of holiday meals
• Comparing planned spending with what you actually spend
• Finding simple ways to make your Christmas budget stretch

You'll also learn how to calculate the actual cost of homemade baked goods—including ingredients and packaging—so you can decide whether that homemade gift really does fit your budget.

Also included: The Holiday Budget Spreadsheet, designed to work alongside the workbook so you can set your budget goal, record money you've saved, track actual expenses, and see how closely your Christmas spending matches your plan.

Spend more on the parts of Christmas that matter to you. Spend less where they don't. Leave yourself a little room for the unexpected—and remember that going over in one category doesn't mean the whole budget has failed.

A holiday budget isn't about taking the fun out of Christmas. It's about deciding where you want the fun to be.

Digital Workbook | PDF | 11 pages + Holiday Budget Spreadsheet

$4.99