Cost of Living stress during the Festive Season

As we move through December, the holiday period is starting to come alive with the final push to end of year celebrations in full swing. People are now preoccupied with making plans before the end of the year, sorting out holiday shopping, the politics of the family gatherings and “just trying to get to January.” It’s surprising that it is considered the most wonderful time of the year when it also appears one of the most stressful.