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Friendsgiving 101 with Chelsea Fagan 🦃

Bring a dish, not the drama.

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Adriana Chavez
Nov 12, 2025
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Sweet or mashed? Basted or fried? Pumpkin or pecan? While not the most burning debate of our time, these small things can lead to a table divided come Thanksgiving.

Thankfully, we have Friendsgiving, the low key dress rehearsal before the big day where friends get together and dishes can be a bit more flexy.

To help out with your holiday hosting, we turned to Chelsea Fagan, CEO of The Financial Diet, romance novelist and author of the new hosting guide Having People Over.

She’s mastered the art of keeping things chic, seamless and community-driven—no meltdown over mashed potatoes necessary.

Here are Chelsea’s tips for a flawless Friendsgiving:

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