{"id":133322,"date":"2025-11-14T17:39:10","date_gmt":"2025-11-14T17:39:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/133322\/"},"modified":"2025-11-14T17:39:10","modified_gmt":"2025-11-14T17:39:10","slug":"survey-shows-more-than-half-of-americans-are-dreading-spending-money-this-holiday-season","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/133322\/","title":{"rendered":"Survey Shows More Than Half of Americans Are Dreading Spending Money This Holiday Season"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Tis the season to \u2026 not overspend! Half of Americans are \u201cdreading\u201d the holiday season as a result of their financial situation.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">According to a new survey of 2,000 Americans, seven in 10 respondents (69%) said the holiday season should be filled with joy, but instead it\u2019s the most financially stressful part of the year, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/talkerresearch.com\/why-70-of-americans-are-stressed-about-spending-this-holiday-season\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Talker Research;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Talker Research<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">\u201cThe holidays are an expensive season for everyone, with costs piling up between gifts, food, travel and decor, but for Americans living paycheck to paycheck, the pressure is even greater,\u201d said Erin Bruehl, vice president of communications at the financial tech firm Current. \u201cAfter a year with economic challenges, including people still feeling the effects of inflation on the prices of everyday essentials, many Americans are especially worried this year about how they can afford to celebrate within their already tight budgets.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><img alt=\" &lt;span class=&quot;wp-caption-text&quot;&gt;Getty Images&lt;\/span&gt;\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"960\" height=\"652\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"rounded-lg\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/3acea837a397a28b2b875089b7f49c8d.jpeg\"\/><\/p>\n<p> Getty Images<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Here\u2019s how Americans plan to save money this holiday season:<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">\u25b2 Limiting gift budgets (36%)<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">\u25b2 Not purchasing any new decorations (36%)<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">\u25b2 Skipping a big, expensive holiday meal (21%)<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">\u25b2 Not purchasing a Christmas tree (17%)<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">\u25b2 Doing a \u201cgift-free\u201d holiday (14%)<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">\u25b2 Celebrating virtually (13%)<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">\u25b2 Celebrating on an alternative day to avoid high ticket prices (10%)<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">This story <a href=\"https:\/\/nationalexaminer.com\/survey-shows-more-than-half-of-americans-are-dreading-spending-money-this-holiday-season\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Survey Shows More Than Half of Americans Are Dreading Spending Money This Holiday Season;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Survey Shows More Than Half of Americans Are Dreading Spending Money This Holiday Season<\/a> first appeared on <a href=\"https:\/\/nationalexaminer.com\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:National Examiner;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">National Examiner<\/a>. 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