EP. 65 How To Invest In Joy, Not Just Spend Money This Christmas

Holidays don’t have to be filled with guilt, shame, or regret. You don’t have to break your budget or ruin your minimalism goals, and you don’t have to be anti-shopping to be intentional with your Christmas.

Let’s put a breath of fresh air into this year’s holiday shopping. Let’s not just spend money, let’s invest in memories. Let’s enjoy shopping, not in spite of, but because of our budgets. Let’s not just buy the Barbie out of guilt, comparison, or to fill an empty spot under the tree...let’s do it for the joy.

IN THIS EPISODE, SAMI SHARES ABOUT:

• My best tips to have an intentional gift-giving season
• Why you don’t have to be anti-shopping if you’re on a budgeting journey
• Why shopping on a budget is like a challenge
• How Minimalism can actually bring you freedom during the Holidays
• The questions to ask yourself before you shop:
  • How much are you spending?
  • Who are you buying for?
  • What types of gifts are you okay with buying?
  • What businesses do you want to support with your money?
  • What are you saying yes to + what are you saying no to?
  • How do you want to feel about all of this in January?

Memorable quote:

• “I don’t think of it as, ‘I can’t shop because I’m on a budget.’ I think of it as, ‘I’m allowed to shop up until this point’.”
• “When you go into it with your heart in the wrong place, you taint the experience of something that’s supposed to bring you joy.”

RESOURCES MENTIONED:

• [Freebie] Christmas On A Budget Cheat Sheet
• All of my Christmas Resources
• [A Sunny Side Up Life Podcast] EP. 19 Choosing Gratitude Over Guilt With Your Holiday Budget
• Podcast EP. 59 How To Finish The Year On A High Point: The Idea Behind The M.B.N. Challenge
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• Podcast Home Page
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HEY I'M SAMI WOMACK

I'm the wife to my high school sweetheart, Daniel, + homeschooling momma to our 3 girls. I'm the Budgeting Coach + Motivational Speaker behind A Sunny Side Up Life.

My family used to be in $490k of debt + living paycheck-to-paycheck, but after we hit rock bottom everything changed for us!

Now that my family has become debt free + gained financial freedom, I want to help your family do the same! My passion is inspiring women to live abundant lives through budgeting, intentional living, and positive thinking.

I offer a jump start into budgeting with my free 8-day Declutter Your Budget Challenge + full budgeting experience with my course,