Holiday Survival Tips From 5 Financial Pros

Holiday Survival Tips From 5 Financial Pros
A shopper walks by a holiday window display in New York, on Nov. 30, 2020. Mark Lennihan/AP Photo
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For Ryan Decker, surviving the holiday shopping season is all about planning ahead. In fact, if he sees a gift for one of his two young sons in March, he’ll go ahead and buy it, instead of rushing through his shopping list in December.

“It very much eases the burden,” he says, making his December bills more manageable because he spreads holiday costs throughout the year.