Most Virginia Peninsula shoppers spending as much as last year, survey says.(Newport News (Va.) Daily Press)

NEWPORT NEWS, Va. _ Sixty-four percent of shoppers on the Peninsula plan to spend as much or more this holiday season than they did last Christmas, according to a random survey commissioned by the Newport News Daily Press.

Of those surveyed, 50 percent said they were going to spend about the same amount as they did last year, 14 percent said they were going to spend more this holiday season, and 29 percent said they were going to spend less.

Those spending less gave the following main reasons: "I just don't have as much money to spend this year," "We've been overspending in the past so we're going to cut back," "because my kids are older," and "because I …