Karen from enable.me joins Reagan to share smart financial strategies for navigating Christmas spending. Learn how to avoid holiday debt traps, set realistic expectations, and plan ahead.
Christmas comes around every single year on the same date, yet so many of us end up caught off guard when December hits.
Karen from enable.me joined Reagan to walk us through why the festive season feels so financially draining and what we can actually do to regain control.
We explore the financial stress from unspoken expectations between extended family members and kids, and Karen shares a great gift-giving rule.
Karen dove into the trap of relying on credit cards and buy-now-pay-later schemes to pull through the holidays. To counter it, she shares a simple saving routine to start early in the year.
We also discuss the hidden costs of food and drinks, whether food boxes are actually worth the money, and simple hacks to make your budget stretch further.
This episode was brought to you by our friends at enable.me - helping Kiwis build better financial futures.
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Host: Reagan White
Producer: Maia Williamson