Merry and Mindful
The festive season should be about bringing feelings of joy, love and togetherness. For many however, it can also be the most expensive time of the year - bringing with it overwhelming expectations and financial stress.
Enjoy the festive season with these stress-free celebration tips and practical ways to prepare financially:
- Assess your financial situation - complete the Financial Fitness tool and learn more about your options
- Understand the money moves you should take ahead of 2024 and how to create extra cash quickly
- Get saving advice and know what you can do to help with financial anxiety
- Watch this Debt me outta here webinar for more ideas on how to deal with problem debt and access free, confidential support through StepChange Debt Charity
- You can contact the 24/7 independent and confidential wellbeing Employee Assistance Programme on 0345 266 5060 or via Help@hand
- Consider consolidating high-cost debt with a debt consolidation loan, with repayments taken straight from your pay.
More wellbeing support for you:
Go to the Wellbeing Hub - your one stop shop for everything wellbeing and Your Money for financial wellbeing support. You can access the hub through the People App, using the 'Your Wellbeing' tile.
You’ll find services like Help@hand giving you access to an online GP, physiotherapy and mental health support, and more.
If you’d like more find information on the confidential wellbeing support available for you and your family have a look at your local wellbeing noticeboard, speak to your manager or your Wellbeing Ambassador.
