Editor’s note: This is one in a series of educational columns fostering environmental stewardship and leadership coordinated by ACES – The Alliance of Climate and Environmental Stewards.

First, pause and take a breath. Realize that all the pressure you may be feeling to buy this or that new toy for the kiddos or meet some perceived gift expectations of your family loved ones, while still balancing your budget and your time, is all self-imposed. The pressure of this seasonal insecurity is two or three times what it is during nonholiday times.

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