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Budgeting for the Holidays

The glutton-fest of Thanksgiving is behind us...so you know what that means: the holiday spending season is in full swing. We know it's a stressful time and an expensive time. Marketplace's Lisa Napoli scouts out ways to budget your time and money.

A girl tries out a remote-controlled dinosaur at the Discovery Channel Store in Grand Central Station November 24, 2004 in New York City. (Photo: Mario Tama/Getty Images)

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