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If money’s tight, just say no to holiday gift exchanges

By KELSEY SHEEHY, NerdWallet
Published: December 5, 2018, 6:02am
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Shopping bags are stuffed into a car at Prime outlets on Black Friday in Lee, Mass. Last year, 65 percent of millennial shoppers put gifts on their credit cards.
Shopping bags are stuffed into a car at Prime outlets on Black Friday in Lee, Mass. Last year, 65 percent of millennial shoppers put gifts on their credit cards. Ben Garver/The Berkshire Eagle Photo Gallery

Your college roommate. Your current roommate. Your book club. Your brunch crew. Your office secret Santa. Your cousins. Your siblings. Your parents. Your partner. Their parents.

As your social circle expands, so does your holiday shopping list. But what happens when you can’t really afford to buy gifts for everyone?

One option: Cut back on gift exchanges.

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