The cities with the largest average holiday budgets this year were identified as Newton, Massachusetts ($4,206), Sunnyvale, California ($3,845), and San Jose, California ($2,828), according to ...

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A growing number of women are choosing solo holidays, leaving loved ones behind to "explore on their own terms," group tour ...

On her last trip to see them, she was told by her husband that she couldn't cook, but her in-laws didn't cook, either Virginia Chamlee is a Politics Writer at PEOPLE. She has been working at PEOPLE ...

Consumers spread more than Christmas cheer this holiday season; they also took on debt. In fact, 36% of Americans took on holiday debt this season, with 42% of them having their highest interest rate ...