{"version":1,"type":"rich","provider_name":"Libsyn","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.libsyn.com","height":90,"width":600,"title":"Tips to Stay Within Your Holiday Budget","description":"\u2018Tis the season for joy, generosity\u2026and budget creep.  In this Women and Wealth episode, Regina McCann Hess, shares a simple playbook to enjoy holiday shopping without sabotaging your 2026 self.  You\u2019ll learn how to set a per-person budget, avoid \u201cbuy now, pay later\u201d traps, use last year\u2019s statements to right-size spending, and swap pricey presents for experiences. Plus: smart ways to use rewards points, online shopping tips, and one simple action for your savings plan for a stress-free holiday next year.  Episode Highlights: &amp;nbsp; 0:00 - Episode beginning 2:41 - Avoiding adding debt 4:35 - Try \u2018white elephant\u2019 or a gift exchange 6:54 - D.I.Y. gifts 8:09 - Secret santa 9:04 - Finding discount deals 12:11 - Using reward points 15:12 - Start saving early 17:11 - Action item   ABOUT REGINA MCCANN HESS &amp;nbsp; Regina is the author of Super Woman Wealth: How to Become Your Own Financial Hero.&amp;nbsp; As an advocate for women\u2019s financial freedom, she wrote this book to help empower women to take a bigger role in handling their money.&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; Regina has appeared on Schwab TV, Yahoo Finance, Forbes.com, NTD Television, CBS 3 Philadelphia, Fox 29 Philadelphia, King 5 Seattle, KTLA 5 Los Angeles and Scripps News.&amp;nbsp; She has also been quoted in numerous articles in publications such as Forbes, Business Insider, U.S. News &amp;amp; World Report, Yahoo Finance, USA Today, USA Wire, Word in Black, WTOP News, Mind Body Green, Money Digest, New York Post, Defender, Authority Magazine, GoBankingRates.com, Scripps and The Muse. &amp;nbsp; As Founder of Forge Wealth Management, Regina utilizes her 25+ years of financial services experience to help individuals plan, preserve and diversify their wealth.&amp;nbsp; She focuses on educating her clients while building long-term relationships with them and their families.&amp;nbsp; Her experience throughout major shifts in the markets, enables Regina to structure balanced portfolios to address specific financial goals.   CONNECT WITH REGINA &amp;nbsp; Website: https:\/\/www.forgewealth.com LinkedIn: https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/reginamccannhess\/ Facebook: https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/ForgeWealth Instagram: https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/forgewealthmanagement\/ YouTube: https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/@ForgeWealth Email: reginahess@forgewealth.com &amp;nbsp; Securities offered through LPL Financial, Member FINRA\/SIPC www.finra.org, www.sipc.org Third-party posts found on this profile do not reflect the view of LPL Financial and have not been reviewed by LPL Financial as to accuracy or completeness. For a list of states in which I am registered to do business, please visit www.forgewealth.com.   &amp;nbsp; ","author_name":"Women &amp; Wealth","author_url":"http:\/\/womenandwealth.libsyn.com\/website","html":"<iframe title=\"Libsyn Player\" style=\"border: none\" src=\"\/\/html5-player.libsyn.com\/embed\/episode\/id\/38806760\/height\/90\/theme\/custom\/thumbnail\/yes\/direction\/forward\/render-playlist\/no\/custom-color\/88AA3C\/\" height=\"90\" width=\"600\" scrolling=\"no\"  allowfullscreen webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen oallowfullscreen msallowfullscreen><\/iframe>","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/assets.libsyn.com\/secure\/item\/38806760"}