Holiday Budgeting Tips for Thoughtful Gifting
Shoppers seek affordable gifts and local spending to cut debt and save on fuel. Wayne Duderstadt of Peoples Bank promotes budgeting for Christmas lists while Wendy Hutchison of Ottawa describes a flexible spending plan. Local shopping supports the economy and can curb high credit card balances.
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Wayne Duderstadt
The
Peoples Bank
Wendy Hutchison
Ottawa
Duderstadt
Jorgensen daughters flip switch for Ottawa Christmas lights
Ottawa marked a cheerful holiday weekend with the mayor’s Christmas Lighting ceremony at Haley Park led by Darrah and Kinley Jorgensen. The event featured wagon rides, drawings and music amid a mild turnout, with police reporting a quiet Thanksgiving weekend and few incidents.
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Cleon Rickel
Darrah
Kinley Jorgensen
Haley Park
Ottawa
Blake Jorgensen
Jorgensen
Carlyn
Darrah Jorgensen
Second
Main Streets
Anderson County
Garnett
Franklin County
Online shoppers kick off Cyber Monday amid strong start
Retailers push one day and online sales as Cyber Monday opens. comScore projects online spend above 700 million dollars while brick and mortar chains report solid post-Thanksgiving weekend activity led by electronics. Free shipping and one day promos draw shoppers amid cautious economy.
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New York
National Retail Federation
comScore Inc
ShopperTrak Act Corp
Best Buy Co
Wal-Mart Stores Inc
Target Corp
J.C. Penney Co
Kohl’s Corp
Toys “R” Us Inc
Bill Martin
ShopperTrak
eToys.com
Blue Nile Inc
PayPal
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