FT News Briefing: How to spend wisely this holiday season with Claer Barrett

About this episode

Claer Barrett discusses holiday spending and financial tips with Marc Filippino.

The holiday season is the most wonderful time of the year, but it's also the most expensive. Between gifts, food and travel, people can end up spending a lot of money this year. The Financial Times' Marc Filippino talks with Claer about why people are feeling the pinch this season and what they can do about it.  Mentioned in this podcast: FT Financial Literacy and Inclusion Campaign Find Claer on TikTok and Instagram  Note: The FT does not use generative AI to voice its podcasts  This episode of Money Clinic was produced by Marc Filippino, Mischa Frankl-Duval, and Victoria Craig. Our show was mixed by Kent Militzer. Additional help from Michael Lello. The FT’s acting co-head of audio is Topher Forhecz. The show’s theme music is by Metaphor Music.  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

People in this episode

Host: Claer Barrett

Guest: Marc Filippino

Topics covered

• holiday spending
• financial advice
• budgeting
• consumer behavior
• financial literacy

Keywords

• holiday season
• spending
• gifts
• food
• travel
• financial tips

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Financial Times, FT Financial Literacy and Inclusion Campaign, Acast, Metaphor Music

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