’Tis the Season for Shopping!

It’s the most … expensive time of the year! While the holidays are wonderful — people seem nicer, sweet treats abound, opportunities to help others are around every corner — you have to admit that it’s pretty easy to bust your budget between Thanksgiving and New Year’s Day.

But where exactly is all that hard-earned cash going? Do you know how much you’re going to spend this year? Take a look at how the average American spends their holiday bucks, and see how you compare!

Sources:

[1] National Retail Federation (NRF), Holiday and Seasonal Trends 2018

[2] NRF Press Release, 2018 holiday sales

[3] American Farm Bureau Federation

[4] Statista

[5] Monster

[6] Payscale

[7] Charles W. Howard Santa Claus School

[8] Adobe Digital Insights/Adobe Analytics