Festive spending with Ryan Watson

It’s the most wonderful time of the year again – the festive season. Although you can also call it the spending season; with the likes of Black Friday, Cyber Monday, and countless other sales making it far more easier to give, give and keep on giving. And that’s not even talking about fitting in all the family and work celebrations.So how do you keep your spending from blowing out so the only thing you have to worry about on Christmas Day is getting that nap in on the couch after eating way to much at lunch!  Answering this Christmas conundrum is our co-host Ryan Watson, who digs deep into his bag of festive spending tips help us all out. Tips like setting realistic financial goals at the outset, considering experience gifts such as cooking a special meal or babysitting, providing a meaningful donation instead of an item (that also has the added benefit of a tax deduction), or looking at family-wide agreements like Kris Kringle for adults or kids-only gift giving. By putting some of these great insights into action, you’ll be able to have your (Christmas) cake and eat it too knowing your spending is under control and you can fully enjoy everything this time of year brings. Here’s to your Good Life. And thanks for listening. You can find us at https://www.tribecafinancial.com.au/ Our hosts: Ryan Watson, CEO, Tribeca Financial  Follow Ryan: https://www.linkedin.com/in/r-watson/ Stephanie Coombes, podcast expert and media strategist Follow Steph: https://www.linkedin.com/in/stephanie-coombes-62903825/ Tribeca Collective Pty Ltd, ABN 54 604 005 209 trading as Tribeca Financial has been appointed as a Corporate Authorised Representative (CAR No.1008603) of My Dedicated Advisory. My Good Life ® is a registered trademark of Tribeca Collective Pty Ltd.  Advice given in this podcast is general in nature and is not intended to influence decisions about investing or financial products. Our listeners should always seek their own professional advice that considers their own personal circumstances before making any financial decisions. Tribeca Financial acknowledges the Traditional Owners of Country throughout Australia, and we pay our respects to Elders past and present.