Halloween has gotten so expensive, 1 in 5 shoppers plans to finance it

Halloween has gotten extra scary — scary expensive, that is. While this year, the candy and the cobwebs will be much the same as the years before, the prices have gotten a bit more chilling. According to a new survey of 1,500 U.S. consumers from the professional services network Deloitte, the average consumer will spend around $285 on the holiday that celebrates spookiness (while hoping not to get spooked at the register). $219 of that spending will be done on retail purchases, and arou...