According to American Research Group, the average American wil spend $854 on Christmas gifts in 2012. How much should they spend on a Christmas tree?When it came to buying my tree, I asked myself...
Real or fake? Big or small? Pine or fir? Pre-lit or not? Local nursery or big box retailer? Buying my Christmas tree was an easy decision once I applied what I had learned in Economics 101. These lessons guide all my purchases and keep me from overspending.
Read more on Yahoo Finance: First Person: The Economics of My Christmas Tree Purchase
We got a brand new six-foot pre-lite tree at a garage sale for $10 about four years ago. It's been awesome and I love not having to buy a new tree each year. We just pack it back into its original box and away it goes in our storage space until next year.
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