The Holiday Survival Kit

December is a group project you never signed up for.

Run it like you're in charge. Because you are.

The Holiday Survival Kit helps you get through the chaos of gifts, budgets, meals, travel, and family obligations without losing your mind or your money.

24 fillable pages. One plan. Significantly less holiday nonsense.

WHAT'S INSIDE

1. Budget Before You Buy

• Holiday budget by category

• Budget vs. actual spending tracker

• Holiday spending log

2. Get the Gift Situation Under Control

• Gift list for everyone

• Two gift-tracking pages, from idea to wrapped

• Worked example to get you started

3. Plan the Food & Travel

• Holiday meal planner

• Grocery and prep checklist

• Travel packing checklist

• House, pet, and plant care planner

4. Handle Cards & Decorations

• Holiday card list and message planner

• Decoration inventory (because you probably already own enough)

• Decoration shopping and setup plan

5. Survive the December Countdown

• Weekly holiday countdown calendar

• Final 14-day checklist

• Holiday boundaries worksheet

• Scripts for saying no and co-parenting notes

6. Clean Up the Aftermath

• Post-holiday reset checklist

• Returns, thank-you notes, and unpacking

• Budget close-out and lessons for next year

THE DETAILS

24-page fillable PDF

US Letter size (8.5" × 11")

Type directly into the fields or print and write

Instant digital download

Reusable every year, with no year-specific dates

HOW TO USE IT

Start with your budget. Then your gift list. Everything else follows.

Only have 20 minutes? Do those first two steps. Congratulations, you're already ahead of December.

iPad users: Open in the free Adobe Acrobat app to type into the fields, or import into GoodNotes to write by hand with your Apple Pencil.

Less panic. Fewer impulse purchases. More actual holiday enjoyment.