Christmas Craziness

By Kelly Fisher

Have you ever thought about the money that people spend on Christmas? Well, it’s a lot! According to “Visual.ly,” this is what the average family’s budget was for Christmas in 2007 to 2012:

2007	$755.13
2008	$694.19
2009	$681.83
2010	$718.98
2011	$740.57
2012	$749.51

     What exactly do people by for Christmas? The average amounts spent are $548.56 on gifts, $100.76 on food and candy,  $51.99 on decoration, $28.66 on greeting cards, and $19.55 on flowers! 

     Wow! What parents will do for their children! US parents are spending about $271 on average per child!!

     Where does all this money come from ? Well, 65.8% use salary or other income, 38% use their savings, 29% use cashed in retailer reward points, and 17% just borrow from one source to another.

     You will be surprised by how people spend their money,  and what they spend it on! It’s definitely Christmas Craziness!