KIRO host supports 3-18 gift rule as WA cities hit top spending list

Kirkland and Bellevue ranked among the top 10 cities in the nation for maximum holiday spending, SeattleRed reported, citing a WalletHub report.

After finding out Kirkland ranked #5 in the nation with a budget of $3,866, and Bellevue ranked #10, with a budget of $3,603, KIRO host Spike O’Neill pointed to a piece of advice going viral from an economic advisor who appeared on Fox News.

Her advice for cutting holiday costs: Skip gifts for adults and focus only on ages 3 to 18. Spike agreed with the strategy.

“Trim your giving this year because the economy is tight, and I get it,” he said on “The Jake and Spike Show” on KIRO Newsradio. “And I guess it’s giving people permission to do the things that some budgets are going to require folks to do, just naturally.”

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