Most of us can guess what we spent on gifts. It's everything around the gifts — the flight home, the party outfit, the office Secret Santa, the teacher gifts — that blows the budget. This week, Meghan walks through how to set one total holiday number before the sales and invitations start: find your ceiling, list every category (including the five hidden costs), add a buffer, and trim until it fits — with a full worked example.

This week's action: find your ceiling, build your list with every hidden cost plus a 10% buffer, and move the money into its own savings bucket.

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