Live your holidays, don't let them live you.

• U.S. spending during Christmas holiday season 2007 (est.): $474.5 billion

• U.S. spending day after Thanksgiving 2005:$27.8 billion.
  
• Holiday gifts charged on Visa 2005:$257 billion.
  
• Household U.S. credit card debt 2007: between$5,100 and $9,000.
  
• Percent U.S. householders concerned about paying off Christmas debt 2005: 25%
  
• Date retailers decorate for holidays: November 1st.
  

• Extra tons trash created Thanksgiving through Christmas: 25 million tons.
• Percentage increase in trash during U.S. holidays over non-holidays: 25%.
• Tons of trash per week over holidays: 1 million.

Sources: CNN, National Retail Federation, Visa, www.CreditSlips.com

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