Episode 230

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19th Nov 2025

Christmas survival guide

With the festive season fast approaching it's time to get serious about budgeting, spending and avoiding post-Christmas debt.

This week on the Friends With Money podcast, Money's Tom Watson is joined by Sarah Meggison, personal finance expert at Finder, to run through a survival guide and a host of financial tips for the 2025 festive season.

00:00 Introduction

01:05 Financial hurdles of the festive season

02:14 Black Friday: The perfect time for Christmas shopping?

05:55 Budgeting and planning for Christmas expenses

13:37 Avoiding post-Christmas debt

16:50 Are these festive season scenarios faux pas or fair play?

23:16 Conclusion

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Friends With Money
Earn. Save. Invest.
We all have questions about money; how to earn it, how to spend it, and the best ways to invest so we can watch it grow.

The Friends With Money podcast, created by Money Magazine (Australia’s longest-running and most-read personal finance magazine), shares its extensive network of finance experts, in-depth knowledge of markets and timely advice to help you understand the world of money.

Hosted by senior writer, Tom Watson, and editor-in-chief, Michelle Baltazar, Friends With Money is a weekly chat with a variety of credentialed guests that you won’t want to miss. Listening and learning will help you on the path to financial freedom.