If on the second day of your children’s holiday break you catch yourself singing the lyrics from that old Bing Cosby song about how Mom and Dad can hardly wait for school to start again, you may need a game plan. And because you’re most likely spending more money this month than any other month throughout the year, you’re probably looking for free or low-cost activities to keep your children from staying up too late playing video games and bickering about sharing the remote (yes, there’s bickering even when Santa is watching).

Saving money is a difficult task for some to master but developing the habit at a young age can increase the chances of financial independence later on. With the holidays around the corner, your children may receive cash from relatives who are unsure what to gift otherwise, providing the perfect opportunity to introduce the concept of saving to your little ones.

Somewhere between waking up from a long post-lunch nap and returning to the couch with a slice of pumpkin pie, your Thanksgiving guests will begin to discuss big Black Friday sales they’ve seen - and potentially swap stories they’ve heard about the often-unruly behavior of some shoppers.

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An overzealous party-planning committee with a penchant for browsing Pinterest could run the office Halloween party bill up to several hundred bucks, but there’s plenty of ways to celebrate without creating a stack of receipts that will haunt the accounting department for months.