Happy Monday everyone!
We’d like to start this week off with Christmas related posts with information including:

holiday travel preparations if you’re planning to travel
holiday gift shopping
holiday weather planning, and
holiday safety

For now, let’s discuss what traveling concerns you’ll need to address and tackle before Christmas arrives at your doorstep.
Like all Christmas lovers, we believe this holiday season [...]

Are you bogged down from the pressures of work? Perhaps you’re an overworked parent and you need to escape for a weekend (or maybe even a week or two)? But are finances crippling your willingness to travel?
We’ve prepared a great travel guide covering the cheapest places to visit along with overall smart travel tips so [...]

Despite our best intentions, more than a few of us find ourselves overwhelmed by the expense of the holidays. From house parties to company parties, gifts to family dinners, the time between Thanksgiving and Christmas can really put a dent on our best intentions for a frugal holiday season.
It doesn’t have to be such a [...]

News reports continue to haunt us with stories of slow economic growth well into the new year, but you probably don’t need a trained economist to tell you that. Even with forecasters predicting more robust holiday spending this year compared to last, you’re likely to still be watching your budget as you venture into the [...]

To some of you, it may seem a little too early to start your holiday planning, but trust me — it’s never too early. Some really organized folks start planning as early as the end of last year’s holiday, but if you’re anything like me, you can’t even imagine Christmas until the first flakes of [...]