Can't Buy Me Love?
Technically, the Beatles had it right. But that doesn't stop us from spending a lot to demonstrate our love. According to the National Retail Federation, 63 percent of people are planning to celebrate Valentine's Day this year, and they'll do so to the tune of $120 each. Men tend to outspend women by a nearly two-to-one margin ($156 vs. $85).
Matt's View
Men may outspend women on Valentine's Day, but they sure don't out-plan them. At a recent dinner party, a sales rep for a major greeting card company pointed out that most of the cards for men are usually well picked over a couple of weeks before Valentine's Day. But the cards for women go largely untouched until about February 12th or 13th.
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Managing Money by The Book
- "Therefore everyone who hears these words of mine and puts them into practice is like a wise man who built his house on the rock. The rain came down, the streams rose, and the winds blew and beat against that house; yet it did not fall, because it had its foundation on the rock." - Matthew 7:24-25
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