The 40-Day Christmas Challenge
Forty days. One useful thing at a time.
Start with Day 1 and work through the Challenge in order, but don’t let the calendar boss you around. Skip a day that doesn’t apply. Take longer when you need it. Combine a couple of easy ones. There is no falling behind.
All 40 Days at a Glance
Click on a Day to jump ahead.
Days 1 – 10
Start with a Plan
- Day 1: Learn from Last Year
- Day 2: Shop Your Christmas Stash First
- Day 3: Decide What Matters This Christmas
- Day 4: Make Your Cash Christmas Plan
- Day 5: Put Christmas on the Calendar
- Day 6: Build Your Master Gift List
- Day 7: Before You Buy Anything
- Day 8: Make Your Holiday Baking Plan
- Day 9: Give What They’ll Actually Use
- Day 10: Make Room in the Pantry and Freezer
Days 11 – 20
Keep It on Track
- Day 11: Find Christmas Money You Already Have
- Day 12: Choose How You’ll Keep in Touch
- Day 13: Cook Once, Help Future You Twice
- Day 14: Solve Holiday Logistics Now
- Day 15: Plan for Nights You Won’t Want to Cook
- Day 16: Do a Christmas Spending Check-In
- Day 17: Create One Holiday Command Center
- Day 18: Choose Holiday Classics Worth Making Time For
- Day 19: Decorate for the Home You Actually Have
- Day 20: Choose One Thing You’re Not Doing
Days 21 – 30
Make Decisions & Get It Done
- Day 21: Decide What Is Actually Worth Making
- Day 22: Decorate with What You Already Have
- Day 23: Make Guests Comfortable, Not Impressed
- Day 24: Plan the Holiday Menu Before You Shop
- Day 25: Choose One Tradition to Protect
- Day 26: Set Up a Wrapping Station
- Day 27: Ship Smarter, Not Faster
- Day 28: Get Orders, Receipts and Returns in One Place
- Day 29: Give an Experience Instead of Another Thing
- Day 30: Have Dinner by Tree Lights
Days 31 – 40
Wrap It Up (Without the Rush)
- Day 31: Receive Gifts with Gratitude, Not Guilt
- Day 32: Go See the Lights
- Day 33: Recheck the Calendar and Reclaim Some Margin
- Day 34: Don’t Let the Algorithm Shop for You
- Day 35: Make Generosity Fit Your Life
- Day 36: Build a Little Christmas Buffer
- Day 37: Finish What You Started
- Day 38: Know When to Stop
- Day 39: Reach Out Before the Rush Is Over
- Day 40: Go Enjoy Your Christmas
