Smart holiday spending: Tips for budget-conscious gift shopping

Money Glow Up Host and “The Budgetnista” Tiffany Aliche joined Wealth! to share strategic budgeting tips for the holiday shopping season. Aliche reccomends that consumers first create a comprehensive gift recipient list. She suggests researching desired items online and monitoring them for price drops. To maximize savings, she recommends utilizing automatic coupon-finding apps. For additional savings, Aliche emphasizes the importance of maximizing credit card rewards. She specifically recommends points.me, a platform that helps optimize reward points, and encourages consumers to thoroughly review their credit cards’ reward programs and seasonal incentives. “Decide ahead of time what you’re going to spend [and] manage expectations with family and friends,” she tells Yahoo Finance.