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How to Keep the Holidays from Putting You in a
Hole
As the end of another
year approaches, most of us begin gearing up for the Holiday season and with
it a massive advertising push to shop until you drop. As soon as you’ve put
away your Thanksgiving leftovers, the stores are opening late night to get
people lined up for Black Friday. Then for those who didn’t find what they
wanted or are looking for more deals, Cyber Monday is right around the
corner. Never mind that many of the great discounts are only markdowns from
a heavily marked up price, but the message that is sent in an overwhelming
fashion is to spend, spend, spend.
It is this time of year
that in a very short period of time many people paint themselves into a
corner that they have to try escaping from for the next several months. Then
once the holidays wind down and we begin the new year, we realize we’ve done
it again, going a little (or maybe a lot) overboard, and we go about making
New Year’s Resolutions to do better going forward. While we may feel some
regret from the damage done in the aftermath, it’s a cycle that’s repeated
year after year. But it doesn’t have to happen again if you make a
commitment now to do something different.
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