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Holiday Savings Account

Saturday, November 17, 2012

Season for Smart Shopping: Tips on Saving, Spending

Charter One offers tips on spending and savings to avoid post-holiday sticker shock. Build your budget and prepare now for Black Friday and Cyber Monday.

Charter One, is offering shopping and spending tips for the holiday shopping season, which formally begins with Black Friday, Nov. 23, and Cyber Monday, Nov. 26. The idea is to help consumers manage their finances and avoid overspending, according to a release from Charter One. In Glen Ellyn Charter One has an ATM inside of the Speedway on North Avenue. The nearest bank branch is located at 45 W. Roosevelt Road, Lombard.  The National Retail Federation predicts the average holiday shopper will spend $749.51 on gifts, décor, greeting cards and more this season, up slightly from last year’s average of $740.57. In total, that adds up to more than $586 billion — up 4.1 percent from last year — during this holiday, the National Retail …

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