Tag: Consumers

Reserve a Dumpster for Your “Trash” Ex this Valentine’s Day

Maryssa Gordon

Reading Time: 2 minutes Does Valentine’s Day bring you all those warm, fuzzy feelings, or does it unearth annual flashbacks of the former flame who did you wrong? For travelers with emotional baggage looking for closure and sweet revenge, Hotels.com is listing the only stay suitable for a trash ex –a dumpster. Now through Feb. 12 at 8 a.m. ET, visit hotels.com/vdaydumpsterstay to tell them why your ex deserves a stay in the dumps and where your dreamiest hotel stay would be. You’ll receive a totally fictional yet equally satisfying booking confirmation email for your ex’s V-Day Dumpster Stay,…

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New Report Shows Troubling Link Between Stress, Spending, and the Pandemic

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Reading Time: 2 minutes Stress and spending have always been linked, and the coronavirus pandemic has made financial vices more alluring for many Americans. According to the latest MagnifyMoney survey, 70% of consumers have spent money during the pandemic on financial vices, ranging from alcohol and cigarettes to adult entertainment and lottery tickets — spending nearly $950 on average. Plus, nearly 4 in 10 Americans used money from their savings account to cover these vices in 2020. To find out how the pandemic impacted this kind of spending, MagnifyMoney surveyed 1,550 Americans on what vices people were…

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Major Retail Site Explains Why Holiday Season will Start Early

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Reading Time: 2 minutes RetailMeNot reports:   According to a new survey from leading savings destination RetailMeNot, a Vericast company, this year’s unprecedented holiday season will start earlier than previous years. While many Americans’ wallets are tighter this season, 66% of consumers say they plan to spend the same amount of money or more this holiday in order to create a sense of normalcy and keep traditions alive. The majority of Americans (75%) prefer to shop online this year, and the same amount will aim to complete all of their holiday shopping as early…

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10 Choices for Travelers in the US Searching Holidays Close to Home

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Reading Time: 2 minutes Travel Leaders reports: “Consumers are itching to travel, say advisors at Travel Leaders Network who have fielded inquiries from clients planning trips close to home for travel between now and December. In fact, 50 percent of travel requests submitted through the TravelLeaders.com website are for travel options between Fall 2020 and year’s end. “‘For several weeks, we were all staying home per orders from our governors, but now with many restrictions lifted more people are willing to venture out, but still close to home,’ said Roger E. Block, President of Travel…

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6 in 10 Americans Need Economic Impact Payment to Make Ends Meet

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Reading Time: 2 minutes A recent report from MagnifyMoney finds: “Just over six in 10 Americans said they need another economic impact payment in order to make ends meet, according to a survey by MagnifyMoney, a LendingTree company. “As the coronavirus pandemic shows little to no sign of slowing, the U.S. government is struggling to come to an agreement on another relief package to help Americans stay afloat amid the economic storm caused by the COVID-19 crisis. Congress recently departed for its summer recess without a plan in place and according to MagnifyMoney’s survey,…

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