Christmas Shopping

Christmastime is one of my absolute favorite parts of the year. With the festivities, music, food, gifts (of course), and atmosphere, you really can't beat it. When it comes to holiday shopping, I tend to get pretty carried away. I am almost always smart with my money and at times reluctant to spend it, but Christmastime is much different.

When it comes to holiday shopping, I typically do half of it online and the other half I go to stores and check out their inventory. A majority of Americans, 60%, prefer to do their holiday shopping entirely online, so I am an outlier when it comes to this statistic. I've found that whenever I visit a store, I tend to spend a lot more compared to browsing an online site, mainly because I get to see the item with my own eyes and there's no guessing whether a shirt fits or if a pair of joggers is too baggy. I do have to watch myself, because I tend to buy a lot of what I want compared to what I need. For example, I own many hoodies. I don't really need 5 more hoodies, but I buy them anyway. Then I run into the problem of not only spending $200, but also running out of closet space. I should focus on buying things for myself that I need or don't already have, but that can be hard sometimes.

Bottom line, I enjoy shopping during Christmas time and rewarding myself with cool items. I just need to be mindful of how much I'm spending and what I'm spending my money on. This year however, I feel like I'm adhering to this, which is a nice change.

57 Essential Christmas Shopping Statistics: 2021/2022

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