Amid all the gift wrapping, list making ... Try one of these ways to wish anyone a professional, but still meaningful, happy holiday: Rather than wishing people a Merry Christmas or Happy Hanukkah ...

Mother’s Day, which is celebrated on different dates around the world, always falls on the second Sunday of May in the U.S.

If gifts are not in the budget ... Or if you are tipping a hospitality worker, handing them cash and wishing them happy holidays or merry Christmas is appropriate, Belarmino says.

Buying holiday gifts is a highly personal decision ... Ask them to come up with something that will also make them happy but costs much less. If the item they want is really that meaningful ...