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Most couples don't share when it comes to holiday spend actions, reveals survey

December 13, 2018

Almost half of Americans don't share with spouses/partners about how much they spend on holiday gifts, according to a Swagbucks survey.

In fact there seems to be quite a disconnect between couples on who is in charge of holiday budgets and spending plans. The survey, which polled 1,000 adults in November, reveals:
 •   49 percent of men say they set the budget, while 70 percent of women say that they are in charge.
•    85 percent of women say they do all of the shopping, while 46 percent of men said they are the primary shoppers.
•    16 percent of men acknowledged that their partner does most of the shopping, as opposed to only 1 percent of women who say their partner is the primary shopper.
•    12 percent of women and 30 percent of men say they share the holiday shopping duties about equally.