How Expensive is Memorial Day Weekend?

Memorial Day Weekend is a weekend that we all look forward to, since most of us have 3 days off work (except for those of us in radio).

We plan to pay our respects and spend some quality time with the people that we love. But, how much does Memorial cost you?

A new survey from PR Web found that the average person will spend a total of $225 Memorial Day Weekend. Most of that money is spent on three things . . . food, booze, and DEALS.

We’ll spend an average of $70 on food this weekend.  51% of us plan to cook at home . . . 44% are going to a barbecue or picnic with friends and family . . . and just 5% of us are going out to eat.

47% of us will buy alcohol, and spending an average of $55 on it.  81% plan to buy beer . . . 47% will buy wine . . . 23% will buy vodka . . . and 21% will buy whiskey.

If you are looking for DEALS this weekend, you will spend about $100 shopping.  34% of us plan to buy clothes . . . 22% are buying something for the house . . . 21% are buying shoes . . . and 12% are looking for deals on electronics.

The study didn’t talk about how much we will spend on flowers, flags or other grave-site gift