🎧 EP 30: Holidays on a Budget — Joy, Chaos & Saving Your Sanity
The holidays are magical… and also emotionally and financially expensive. In this episode, Amy and Amanda get brutally honest (and hilariously relatable) about creating holiday magic without blowing the budget, losing your mind, or panic-buying toys your kids will ignore by February.
From matching family pajamas and unnecessary “filler gifts,” to grandparents who derail your present strategy, to decorating, meal planning, and the pressure to do all the holiday things — the moms unpack what Christmas really costs us, and what actually matters to our kids (spoiler: it’s not the number of gifts).
They share their best Bronze Medal budgeting tips:
✨ How to avoid panic shopping
✨ Experience gifts vs. stuff
✨ Smart ways to decorate without overspending
✨ Black Friday hacks
✨ Using resale groups like a mom superhero
✨ And why you should absolutely ask your kids what traditions they care about to keep your sanity this holiday season
Plus — the chaos of raising kids ages 3 to 12, the agony of Lego sets, Stranger Things ruining holiday schedules, and the truth about moms carrying the mental load of holiday “magic.”
This episode is your reminder that joy doesn’t have to be expensive — and a Bronze Medal Christmas is still a podium-worthy win.
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