photo by ArtChick
February 13,2016
the staff of the Ridgewood blog
Ridgewood NJ, With Valentine’s Day quickly approaching, I wanted to gauge your interest in a story about American spending habits around the romantic holiday, the topic of a recent survey conducted by Finder.com, a personal finance comparison and education site. The survey, which polled over 3,000 Americans, covered a ton of interesting data points, including how much people spend and the differences in spending based by state, length of relationship and gender. It also looked at secret spending, where a partner knowingly hides purchases from their significant other. If you’re interested, I’d be happy to share the findings, some of which include:
Respondents in Kansas spent the most on their partners on Valentine’s Day, with an average spend of $117, followed by Nevada ($112), Idaho ($111), North Dakota ($108), Hawaii ($102), Arkansas ($93), Virginia ($87), Florida ($83), California and South Carolina ($82).
The states that spent least on their Valentine were New Hampshire ($31) and South Dakota, Delaware, Maine, Vermont, Wyoming and Kentucky (all $36).
34% of Americans plan to celebrate Valentine’s Day by going to a restaurant
Those who are in 2 to 5 year relationship will get the highest valued gifts
Married couples were the most likely not to buy a gift at all
30% of Americans have hidden purchases from their loved ones
To check out the state by state breakdown of how much Americans spend, visit – https://www.finder.com/
I told my wife I didn’t get her anything because I couldn’t find a parking space in Ridgewood. That excuse seem to work for everything else
4:56 pm, her gift to you will be a $15 million parking garage. No excuses next year.
And she will put it on my charge card. It will take me 30 years to pay that off. I thing next year I will get her a autograft picture of the 3 Amigos in front of the garage