The High Cost of Holiday Cheer: 65% of Americans Can’t Tell How Much Is Safe To Spend this Holiday Season

The High Cost of Holiday Cheer: 65% of Americans Can’t Tell How Much Is Safe To Spend this Holiday Season

The holidays may sparkle, but for millions of Americans, they also bring deep financial anxiety and emotional strain. In a new national survey commissioned by Beyond Finance, 65% of the 2,000 respondents said it’s nearly impossible to know how much they can safely spend this season, while two-thirds (66%) say there’s an unhealthy cultural pressure to buy gifts even when they can’t afford to.

She Owns It Features Dr. Erika Rasure’s Advice on Breaking Debt’s Emotional Hold

She Owns It Features Dr. Erika Rasure’s Advice on Breaking Debt’s Emotional Hold

Debt often carries shame, identity struggles and deep emotional weight. In a guest feature for She Owns It, Dr. Erika Rasure, Chief Financial Wellness Advisor at Beyond Finance, offered five strategies to help readers separate their identities from their debt and rebuild both financially and emotionally.