{"id":7059552,"date":"2026-09-17T03:13:07","date_gmt":"2026-09-17T03:13:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/peraltafinancing.com\/recipes\/category-a-b\/budget-food\/how-to-plan-thanksgiving-christmas-meals-you-can-afford\/"},"modified":"2026-09-17T03:13:07","modified_gmt":"2026-09-17T03:13:07","slug":"how-to-plan-thanksgiving-christmas-meals-you-can-afford","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/fivemor.com\/?p=7059552","title":{"rendered":"How to Plan Thanksgiving &#038; Christmas Meals You Can Afford"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Did you know there are only 101 days until Christmas? (Thanksgiving is only 72 days away!) <\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Yikes. How did we get here?<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">As the holidays approach, you may be tempted to pull out all the stops and plan all the things. Your budget and the calendar may not agree. What\u2019s a mom to do? How do you plan year-end holiday celebrations that you enjoy without running yourself ragged?<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"h-reality-check-what-time-and-money-do-you-have-to-spare\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Reality Check: What Time and Money Do You Have to Spare?<\/h2>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">When we were struggling to get out of debt, I turned to doing everything by hand and cooking everything from scratch. I saved money, but I stressed myself out. <\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Every day life is already full; how do you add in more handmade and homecooked?<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Early on I learned how important it is to deck the holidays according to our family\u2019s priorities, rather than letting the holidays deck me.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Thankfully, you, too, can enjoy a festive season without overspending.\u00a0From setting a budget to shopping your kitchen to rocking the sales, I\u2019ve got a plan that will help you set a course for the Thanksgiving, Christmas, and New Year\u2019s celebrations you long for \u2014 without overdoing or overspending.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Did you know there are only 101 days until Christmas? (Thanksgiving is only 72 days away!) Yikes. How did we get here? As the holidays approach, you may be tempted to pull out all the stops and plan all the things. 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