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How does your Christmas spending compare?

The average American plans to spend about $890 on the season. Nobody actually knows if they're the frugal one or the Santa of the family, so here is the settling of it: type your number, get your verdict against the real national data, and send it to whoever needs to see it.

Where the numbers come from

The Cost of Christmas 2026

The full sourced breakdown: $890 per person, over $1 trillion nationwide, and where every dollar goes.

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