Most Americans Plan to Cap Holiday Spending at $500 This Year [WisePiggy.com]
Foster City, Calif. (PRWEB) November 11, 2014 -- For many Americans, the winter holiday shopping season is one of the most expensive after buying gifts for family and friends. New research from WisePiggy.com suggests that consumers are trying to prevent those bills from becoming too high, with three out of four respondents to a new survey saying that they planned to spend the same or less than they spent in 2013.
Here is how many of the 2,000 respondents plan to spend on the holidays in 2014:
• Less than $250 – 27.64 percent
• $251-500 – 31.93 percent
• $501-750 – 21.39 percent
• $751-1,000 – 10.04 percent
• $1,000 or more – 9 percent
Men plan on spending more than women in 2014, with 37.4 percent of men planning to spend over $500, to just 25.4 percent of women.
This is what Americans plan on spending their money on in their winter shopping (more than one option could be selected):
• Gifts for adults – 73.41 percent
• Gifts for children – 67.52 percent
• Gifts for pets – 26.04 percent
• Food and beverage at home – 44.48 percent
• Food and beverage out – 22.84 percent
• Travel fare – 7.80 percent
• Decorations – 27.37 percent
• None of the above – 6.30 percent
While over 50 percent of respondents saying they will or might use credit cards for the majority of their spending, just 14.9 percent expect to go into debt because of it. This is how soon Americans anticipate paying off their credit card balance:
• Immediately – 42.42 percent
• January – 9.24 percent
• Within 3 months – 12.19 percent
• Within 6 months – 11.09 percent
• I don’t know – 25.04 percent
“Credit cards, when used wisely, can result in a smarter holiday spending plan,” says Loryll Nicolaisen, WisePiggy.com managing editor. “Cash-back spending rebates, zero-percent introductory purchase APRs and bonus rewards from preferred retailers can all come in handy when making your list and checking it twice.”
For full analysis and ways to minimize spending while maximizing rewards, visit https://www.wisepiggy.com/credit_tutorial/credit_cards/holiday-spending-survey.html
Methodology
OP4G surveyed 2,000 Americans on behalf of WisePiggy.com.
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Alex Bryant, WisePiggy.com, http://www.wisepiggy.com, +1 (212) 863-4753, [email protected]
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