How much money are you planning to spend on gifts this holiday season?
Although many are unhappy with the current state of our economy, it is predicted that many Americans will ramp up their holiday spending this season.“My wife and I have been doing our Christmas shopping, and it's definitely more than we had budgeted compared to last year,” said Greg Hinojos, who was visiting from Arizona.Despite worries about inflation, Americans will spend an average of $975 this holiday season, according to a poll done by Gallup in November.“Hopefully we can spend less than that but the way prices are I doubt it, it'll probably be more,” said Garcia.Felipe Garcia and his family will be doing a Secret Santa gift exchange to save money.“There's only so much you can do especially with five daughters, that's what we have,” said Garcia.One Oceano resident said he is barely g...