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What Is a Christmas Club Account — and Is It Smarter Than a DIY Holiday Sinking Fund?

It’s late October. If you were going to start a Christmas club account for this Christmas, the honest answer is that the boat has mostly sailed — but the one for next Christmas starts right now, and that’s exactly how the product is designed. Christmas club accounts are one of banking’s oldest behavioral tricks: a …

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