What are your holiday shopping plans? NPR wants to hear from you

By Alina Selyukh

Published October 8, 2025 at 3:45 PM EDT

What are your holiday shopping plans? NPR wants to hear from you.

The season of gift giving, Black Friday deals and holiday travel is almost upon us. In this time of new tariffs, a rising cost of living and a slowing job market, NPR wants to know how you plan to tackle your holiday spending.

Is this the year of belt-tightening, financial tradeoffs or splurges?

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Alina Selyukh

Alina Selyukh is a business correspondent at NPR, where she follows the path of the retail and tech industries, tracking how America's biggest companies are influencing the way we spend our time, money, and energy.

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