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Financial Planner Offers Advice For Holiday Shopping
ST. CLOUD -- If you can't pay cash, don't get it. That's the message of a financial councilor from Lutheran Social Services, as you start to ramp-up your holiday shopping.
Ruth Hutchins says putting yourself into debt just isn't worth it. She says, if you put $500 on your credit card and pay just the monthly minimum, you'll still be paying for this year's Christmas presents four years from now.
She says a better alternative is to bake your gifts for some people, and put more of a focus on family traditions -- not the presents.
Lutheran Social Services offers free financial counseling year round.
Resources:
Lutheran Social Services website
1-888-577-2227
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