The holiday shopping season is getting longer and has expanded into what is widely called “holiday creep” which starts as early July and continues through the Super Bowl. Right now, it’s a mix of Halloween, Thanksgiving and Christmas. While this gives consumers more time to plan seasonal celebrations, Kansas State University Family Systems Specialist, Elizabeth Kiss, (kish) says it also increases the chance to overspend. She encourages consumers to make a spending plan that accounts for the holidays and events that occur over the next three or four months.
Sound Living is a weekly public affairs program addressing issues related to families and consumers. It is hosted by Jeff Wichman. Each episode shares the expertise of K-State specialists in fields such as child nutrition, food safety, adult development and aging, youth development, family resource management, physical fitness and more.
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K‑State Research and Extension is a short name for the Kansas State University Agricultural Experiment Station and Cooperative Extension Service, a program designed to generate and distribute useful knowledge for the well‑being of Kansans. Supported by county, state, federal and private funds, the program has county Extension offices, experiment fields, area Extension offices and regional research centers statewide. Its headquarters is on the K‑State campus in Manhattan.
