Tag: holiday money tips
If you decided to ignore your credit card balances until after the holidays, it’s time to cure your holiday debt hangover and pay off holiday debt...
Student Loan Payments Might be the Top Gift of 2018
A new study by LendEDU finds that student loan payments may be the top gift of 2018. Borrowers would prefer help with student loan debt over Bitcoin and the iPhone X!..
2017 Holiday Spending Survey
Consolidated Credit asked indebted Americans about their holiday spending plan for this year. The results reveal a “gift gap” that’s rivals the wage gap...
Smart Holiday Shopping Tips for 2017
The 2017 winter holiday shopping season is in full swing. Consolidated Credit offers holiday shopping tips to help you avoid credit card debt and ID theft...
4 Financial Tips for Fall 2017
As we head towards the most expensive shopping season of the year, Consolidated Credit offers four financial tips to help you avoid credit card debt...
Budgeting for Christmas in July
You have roughly 10-12 paychecks before the start of the winter holidays. We offer tips for budgeting for Christmas in July to help avoid credit card debt...
Who Do You REALLY Spend the Holidays With?
More and more, workers are putting off trips home to spend the holidays working, but they also spend their holiday work time shopping for family...
Holiday Spending Stress
If you’re feeling a rise in holiday spending stress you’re not alone. Americans are finding overspending is not adding anything to their holiday cheer...
Parents Are Overstuffing Their Kids’ Stockings
You might think you’re doing your kids a favor by getting them everything they ask for during the holidays, but really, you’re being a Bad Santa in debt...
Finally, Some Good News about Holiday Shopping
Consumers report they’re in a better financial situation heading into the holiday shopping season, which may increase retail sales along with holiday cheer...
Creeping Holiday Shopping Seasons
If holiday shopping seasons got an earlier, we’d all be shopping year-round. But there’s good reason to start early, and it’s not the reason retailers want...
Sweethearts Spend Less than $100
Valentine’s Day spending is set to hit record highs this year. Consolidated Credit helps you make the day special without going into debt to do it...
The Best New Year’s Resolution
Consolidated Credit offers a unique way to combine the top two New Year’s resolutions so you can have one goal for your finances and physical health...
Not-So-Happy Holidays
From overspending in your holiday budget to increased risk of theft with gift deliveries, these are the dangers you need to watch out for this season...
Black Friday Buyer’s Remorse
Shoppers are expected to spend over $400 between Black Friday and the rest of Thanksgiving weekend. We have tips to manage the credit card debt hangover...
Holiday Shopping: Saving Old-School
Technology may be changing the way some people shop for the holidays, but we look at shoppers who are saving money the old-fashioned way this season...
Fascinating Holiday Shopping Facts
The holiday shopping season is the worst time of year for your budget, especially if you can’t limit the number of gifts in your holiday spending plan...
Happy Holidays, You’ve Been Scammed!
Holiday scams can put a damper on your good cheer this season. Consolidated Credit helps you avoid scams so you can have a happy, fraud-free holiday...
Consumers Shop Smart for Halloween
Consolidated Credit looks at expected Halloween spending for consumers this year and offers three tips to help last-minute shoppers avoid debt...
Holiday Shopping Trends – in October?
Recent polls show consumers are set to spend big this holiday season, but you have to budget carefully for the holidays to avoid a credit card debt hangover...
100 Days, 100 Ways
With exactly 100 days left to shop for the winter holidays, Consolidated Credit offers daily tips to help you have a debt-free holiday shopping season...
Online Holiday Shopping at Work
More bosses are allowing employees to cybershop at work this holiday season, but they’ll be monitoring for excessive use. Here’s what you need to know...
Be Thankful about Staying on Budget
Consolidated Credit makes it easy to be thankful for financial stability with three helpful tips to help you avoid holiday debt problems this year...
What NOT to Buy on Black Friday… and when
Some experts say the deals just are worth your time. So how do you get the best deals to reduce your holiday budget if Black Friday is not the answer?..