THERE’S A REPORT OUT TELLING US HOW MUCH MONEY NEW MEXICANS ARE LIKELY TO SPEND THIS HOLIDAY SEASON. AND THE SHOPPING HAS ALREADY STARTED. WALLET HUB, A FINANCIAL WEB SITE, FINDS THAT THE AVERAGE ALBUQUERQUE SHOPPER WILL SPEND 526 DOLLARS ON GIFTS THIS YEAR. IT’S ABOUT 480 DOLLARS LESS THAN THE AVERAGE SHOPPER ACROSS THE REST OF THE COUNTRY … AND 10 DOLLARS LESS THAN WHAT WE SPENT ON CHRISTMAS LAST YEAR.
A LOT OF NEW MEXICANS SAY CHRISTMAS IS NOT SO MUCH ABOUT THE GIFTS BUT BEING ABLE TO SPEND TIME WITH FAMILY. ALBUQUERQUE IS NOW THE 424TH ON WALLET HUBS LIST INSTEAD OF 399TH, AS IT WAS RANKED LAST YEAR.
