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According to the National Retail Federation<\/a>, between Thanksgiving Day and Cyber Monday in 2019, shoppers spent an average of $361.90 on holiday goods. Of that amount, $257.33 was spent just on gifts for the upcoming holiday. By the end of the year, shoppers were expected to spend an average of $1,047.83! People spent their hard-earned money on typical gifts \u2013 clothes, toys, electronics, books<\/a>, music and movies, video games and gift cards. I don\u2019t know about you, but that requires a big budget. 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