<div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>It might have been a tough year with the rising cost of living but Australians are still expected spend big in the Boxing Day sales.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>The average shopper plans to spend $440 the day after </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/christmas" rel="" target="" title="Christmas "><span>Christmas</span></a><span> Day a survey found, with tills ringing to the tune of $3.1 billion.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>A Finder survey of more than 1000 Australian respondents revealed one-in-three Australians plan to shop the Boxing Day sales in 2025.</span></div></div><div><div id="adspot-mobile-medium"></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><strong><span>READ MORE:</span></strong><span> </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/national/christmas-day-2025-weather-forecast-bureau-of-meteorology-australia/df4ba481-c3f4-4621-8ac0-7e8132c32e5a"><strong><span>Where storms are set to strike on Christmas Day</span></strong></a><span></span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Younger shoppers are tipped to lead the spending, with Gen Y or Millennials (born between 1981 and 1996) saying they will fork out $477 on average, and Gen X (born between 1965 and 1980) close behind at $467.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Gen Z wants to splash out $416 while baby boomers, with a budget of $314, will be more mindful with their spending.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><strong><span>READ MORE:</span></strong><span> </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/national/christmas-trading-hours-2025-what-stores-are-open-during-holiday-period/18546031-384b-4039-9b0f-a2b3f1db26b5"><strong><span>Christmas trading hours 2025: When stores are open on Boxing Day and over the New Year</span></strong></a><span></span></div></div><div><div class="OUTBRAIN" data-reactroot="" data-src="//www.9news.com.au/national/boxing-day-sales-australia/139dbd0e-0d62-462b-996a-debde14a221e" data-widget-id="AR_5"></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Finder money expert Rebecca Pike said Boxing Day is a major moment on the retail calendar.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>However, it is now rivalled by the American-born sales day, </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/black-friday" rel="" target="" title="Black Friday"><span>Black Friday</span></a><span>, which now takes up much of November.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Many Boxing Day sales have already started, including online.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>As many shopping addicts will know, preparation is key as popular products often disappear fast once sales begin, Pike said.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"Tracking prices ahead of time makes it much easier to spot real value when discounts drop," she said.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"Signing up to retailer mailing lists can also pay off, with early access and subscriber-only offers often released before the public sales go live."</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><strong><span>READ MORE:</span></strong><span> </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/national/bronte-beach-waverley-council-warns-backpackers-to-stay-away-from-popular-beach-sydney-new-south-wales/b0ee15ea-5393-403f-a802-c16e4dfca694" rel="" target="" title="Council asks backpackers to stay away from beach on Christmas Day"><strong><span>Council asks backpackers to stay away from beach on Christmas Day</span></strong></a></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Pike recommends setting a budget and sticking to it.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"Don't get sucked into buying something you don't actually need just because it looks like a good deal. Stick to a list and have a strict budget in place," she said.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>AMP Bank GO research reveals </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/national/black-friday-sales-regret/f4a78100-b109-433a-8b55-c0ba188b1892" rel="" target="" title="sales season is triggering overspending"><span>sales season is triggering overspending</span></a><span>, impulse buys and "financial hangovers", as shoppers are urged to take back control.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/national/boxing-day-public-holiday-australia-history-origins-explained/9e4dc719-3f70-4538-86b7-41f5c30bb30a" rel="" target="" title="Boxing Day was once"><span>Boxing Day was once</span></a><span> traditionally a day when tradespeople, servants and the poor were presented with gifts.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>The holiday appears to have originated in the UK and was brought to Australia when British colonisers arrived in the 18th and 19th centuries.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>In the 1990s, when shops started being able to open on the day, it started to become a shopping event.</span></div></div>