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Yesterday we covered the true cost of love on your health and today we are looking at wealth. www.prezzybox.com has found exactly how a relationship can affect your bank balance. Being single has never looked so appealing!
Valentine’s Day
With Valentine’s Day looming, men and women need to start saving their pennies early as men spend £40 on gifts such as flowers, lingerie, chocolates and teddies plus an extra £65.00 for a meal out.
Women spend around £20.00 on gifts and don’t consider meals because we deserve to be taken care of once in a while! (That’s right- we can pick and choose when we want to be old fashioned!)
Tip: Why not get a take away and agree only to get each other a card? Christmas has just been and money is still tight from credit card bills and longer pay days. Enjoy each other with some free activities! *wink, wink*
Christmas
At Christmastime this soars to £300 for men and £225 for women. Even with the best intentions, Christmas always gets out of hand!
Tip: Make a list of things that they want in January and buy one each month- then you won’t feel the pinch at Christmas and you don’t have that last minute stress of what to get your partner!
Anniversaries
Anniversaries vary considerably depending if the couple wants to have a low key affair, i.e. just a card or go on a romantic break somewhere which can cost upwards of £1,000!
Tip: Really, every day is an anniversary of the last day you were together, so why spend a huge amount when another year comes along? Why not book more modest weekends away throughout the year and spread the cost? This means that you will get more quality time together and not have to worry so much about the bill at the end!
Couples that always pay in excess of what they need to means that at the end for the year their single counterparts have saved over 1,800 than their loved up peers. When basing it over a 25 year relationship, this can save someone up to £46,000!
Think about it......
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