Scrooge Strategy

1,031 people respond: How they spent money on Valentine’s Day

8 comments — written on February 24th, 2008

[Update: Check out Slide #5. It's hilarious how the percentage of men and women who bought "intimate apparel" is...equal.]

A few days ago, I asked you how much you spent on Valentine’s Day. With 1,031 responses, here’s the analysis (RSS readers, click here to see the slides).

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See my other survey results about money here.

As usual, thanks to Rob from FindABetterBank (give it a shot and see how your bank compares).

If you have any particular data you want to see in upcoming analyses, leave a comment here with an interesting idea. Dumb ideas will be mocked.

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8 comments

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  1. 1
    February 25, 2008

    Vik

    Just FYI, your link to FindABetterBank points right back to you.

  2. 2
    February 25, 2008

    Ramit Sethi

    Fixed, thanks.

  3. 3
    February 25, 2008

    David Cox

    Ramit,

    I recently wrote an article about the best current bank offerings out there.

    Charles Schwab: NO atm fees, 3% interest, free checks. You can also instantly move money from your checking acocunt to your investment account.

    The article is a little…agressive…but I’m just trying to emphasize how important having a great bank acount is.
    http://www.financialspiderplant.com/?p=232

    Thanks for the V-day survey results, quite interesting!!!

    Cheer,

    David Cox

  4. 4
    February 25, 2008

    Ryan McCulloch

    Great survey, Ramit. Interesting results. So is there anything to take away from this? You got a take on the results?

  5. 5
    February 25, 2008

    Patrick

    Good stuff. I’m a little disappointed that so few women buy flowers for their significant others. What happened to gender equality?

  6. 6
    February 25, 2008

    Michael

    $6 for cards? That seems excessive – what kind of card costs $6?

  7. 7
    February 26, 2008

    Presupuestos de Mudanzas

    A very exclusive cards.

  8. 8
    February 26, 2008

    William

    I initially spent 26 bucks on a manny and a peddy. I found $1225.00 in the parking lot of the nail salon and spent another $200 on flowers and dinner. :)

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