How to Create a Holiday Budget

Cash Confident with Brie Sodano · Oct 8, 2026 · 8m

Holiday spending can get stressful fast, and it's not just the money. It's the mental load of everything that comes with the season.

I like to have clients start thinking about their holiday budget early, because that's when we still have some wiggle room. If you wait too long, things can get a little nuts.

In this episode, I'm walking through how I'd actually set up a holiday budget so it doesn't end up on the credit card. We're also getting into the awkward conversations around gift-giving that a lot of us would rather skip, including what finally made me speak up with my brothers.

In this…