Money-Saving Holiday Survival Guide
Best days to shop, affordable entertaining ideas, budget travel tips, and more money-saving advice for getting through the holidays with your wallet—and your sanity—intact.
Shopping Tips
What You Really Need for a Day of Shopping
Instead of aimlessly buying gifts throughout the season (a major wallet drain), use this shopping guide, chock-full of surprising
strategies, to cross everything off your list in a single day.
Best Days for Holiday Online Shopping
Consult this handy calendar of what gifts to purchase, when—courtesy of consumer-retail experts.
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9 Money-Saving Travel Tips
Don't let fees and expensive airport meals drain your budget this holiday, find out how to save instead.
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How to Save Money on Groceries
An anonymous grocery-store manager shares the secrets to lowering your food bill.
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Save on Baggage Fees on Your Return Flight
If you’re among the thousands traveling this holiday season, use these simple tips to make sure you reach your destination
without getting hit with costly baggage fees.
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Budgeting Advice
How Do You Stay on a Budget During the Holidays?
Real Simple readers offer small-budget Christmas-gift ideas and other insights on cheap holidays.
Holiday Gift Budget Worksheet
Create a debt-defying holiday shopping plan.
Holiday Carry-On Luggage Restrictions Checklist
Make sure to place the following TSA-banned holiday trappings in your checked luggage—or leave them at home.
- Cranberry sauce
- Creamy dips and spreads, including soft cheeses and peanut butter
- Gift baskets with food items
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