Surviving The Holiday Hangover - Episode 496

from Crushing Debt · host Shawn M. Yesner and George Curbelo

Happy New Year from the Crushing Debt Podcast! How do you manage your credit card debt after the holidays? What are some tips for starting the new year on the path to being debt free? Did you know that the average American household spends approximately $1,100 per person for gifts? In this week's episode of the podcast, Shawn & George talk about managing credit card debt after the holidays, including tips like: Budgeting & Planning Pausing new spending Using the Snowball or Avalanche Debt payment strategies Setting up Automatic Payments Doing a new year no spend challenge Resisting Impulse Buys Saving for next year NOW Let us know if you enjoy this episode and, if so, please share it with your friends! Or, you can support the show by visiting our Patreon page: https://www.patreon.com/crushingDebt To contact George Curbelo, you can email him at [email protected] or follow his Tiktok channel - https://www.tiktok.com/@curbelofinancialcoach To contact Shawn Yesner, you can email him at [email protected] or visit www.YesnerLaw.com. And please consider a donation to Pancreatic Cancer research and education by joining Shawn's team at MY Legacy Striders: http://support.pancan.org/goto/MyLegacy2026

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