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If your December credit card bill is a bit more bloated than usual, you’re not alone: Gifts, holiday travel, and other end-of-the-year expenses mean that many of us spend more during the last month of the year than at other times. According to a recent Gallup poll, consumer spending at retailers, restaurants, and gas stations jumped up to almost $100 a day from about $65 a day just before Christmas.

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