Holiday shoppers are going green this year...paying for gifts with greenbacks, that is.
One in four consumers plan to pay with cash this holiday season, according to a new survey by the National Retail Federation. That's up 9.1% from a year ago.
That's not too surprising considering both credit card companies and consumers have reined in usage during the Great Recession.
Another 42.5% of holiday shoppers plan to use primarily debit or check cards, a 2.5% increase from last year, the survey found.
Credit card usage, meanwhile, is expected to fall by 10.1% to 28.3%.
