http://www.americanconsumernews.com/2007/12/how-to-get-over-a-holiday-debt-hangover.html Helping Smart Shoppers Save Thu, 11 Mar 2010 16:09:32 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 http://www.americanconsumernews.com/2007/12/how-to-get-over-a-holiday-debt-hangover.html/comment-page-1#comment-6920 eona33 Fri, 22 Jan 2010 14:42:45 +0000 http://www.financeispersonal.com/2007/12/how-to-get-over-a-holiday-debt-hangover.html#comment-6920 It's a shocking thing when we find out that our credit card doesn't have any more cash to give. Due to overspending, we give priorities to spend more money during holiday season. Likewise, holiday season gets people to use their credit cards. Hey – Black Friday does have some great deals, but if you use the plastic, or hadn't budgeted for it, those supposed savings become holiday debt. That's why I always budget for paying it off after the holidays – try cutting out Starbucks (I know, it's really hard and it kills me) and a few other things (no Red Lobster) until March, when I usually have it paid off. No cards, <a rev="vote for" title="How to Cope with Holiday Debt" href="http://personalmoneystore.com/Payday-Loans/ " rel="nofollow">payday loans</a> (the occasional emergency use does no harm), no nothing until March. That way, I pay off the gifts I gave and don't wind up with interest payments until next Christmas. It's a shocking thing when we find out that our credit card doesn't have any more cash to give. Due to overspending, we give priorities to spend more money during holiday season. Likewise, holiday season gets people to use their credit cards. Hey – Black Friday does have some great deals, but if you use the plastic, or hadn't budgeted for it, those supposed savings become holiday debt. That's why I always budget for paying it off after the holidays – try cutting out Starbucks (I know, it's really hard and it kills me) and a few other things (no Red Lobster) until March, when I usually have it paid off. No cards, payday loans (the occasional emergency use does no harm), no nothing until March. That way, I pay off the gifts I gave and don't wind up with interest payments until next Christmas.

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