Winterfest: 5 tips to celebrate within your budget this holiday season

(StatePoint) For many families, the holiday season is the most expensive time of year. Americans spent over $707 billion dollars during the 2018 holidays, according to the National Retail Federation, and it would be no surprise for spending to increase in 2019.

“It is important to ensure you are spending wisely and not turning the new year into a time of new debt,” says Michael McAuliffe, p...