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This holiday season, did you spend more money than you expected?

Phew!  The holiday shopping is behind us!  We've heard many women talking about gift giving this year.  The news has been abound with stories about how shoppers came out in force this season and spent more than was expected.

So, we were curious. Did you spend more or less than you expected to this year? Tell us your thoughts. We want to hear!

Yes- I spent much more than I expected (17.1%)

Yes- I spent more but, not much more than expected (28.2%)

No- I spent about what I expected (40.0%)

No- I spent less than I expected (14.5%)

This holiday season, did you spend more money than you expected?
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  • mbradleymc By mbradleymc
    on Jan 02, 2010  

    I have a formula for buying gifts throughout the year so I'm not overwhelmed at Holiday time.

  • imnotaduck By imnotaduck
    on Jan 02, 2010  

    The economy has been bad all around. Our entire extended family has been affected in some manner, which made cutting back easy - knowing everyone else was too.

  • emilywalker By emilywalker
    on Jan 02, 2010  

    I usually bargain hunt all year long for extended family, and then our kids are quite young so they don't really care as long as they get a few toys. The person I splurge on every year is my husband, and even for that I shopped carefully to get good deals - a cordless drill and a dvd player, both great deals.

  • suze227 By suze227
    on Jan 02, 2010  

    Could never shop just right before the holiday and have enough gifts and spend the right amount. Shop all year long and put them away for future use.

  • albrechte By albrechte
    on Jan 03, 2010  

    I agree the only way to go is to shop all year. Then you don't have such a huge strain on the checkbook in December.

  • nosey1 By nosey1
    on Jan 03, 2010  

    I did okay for Christmas, but it was the after Christmas sales that got me!

  • Galina By Galina
    on Jan 03, 2010  

    We shop right around holiday time and fast: our favorite store is TJ Maxx- you'll find everything for everybody and all in one store!!! Great!!!

  • tinkerbell72 By tinkerbell72
    on Jan 03, 2010  

    my husbands b-day is in jan and 13 yro in march so i can get great barging from the after christmas sells too.loved all the coupond this year from retailers.

  • msfriendly By msfriendly
    on Jan 03, 2010  

    Our family usually doesn't buy alot at Christmas. It's all about getting together and celebrating.

  • jcangel By jcangel
    on Jan 04, 2010  

    I've already started on next years gifts. I shop all year and it really helps. It means not having to put that big outlay of cash or go in debt just before the holidays.