Money Can’t Buy Love, But It Sure Can Help!

Saint Valentine's Day, commonly shortened to Valentine's Day, is an annual commemoration held on February 14 celebrating love and affection between companions, friends, family members, children and even our pets.  Every February 14, across the United States and in other places around the world, candy, flowers and gifts are exchanged between loved ones, all in the name of St. Valentine.  Have you ever wondered how much money men and women typically spend on the holiday?  I have.  The illustration below shows (in dollars) an average of what each person has spent on the holiday in past years. 

According to the National Retail Foundation, the average man will spend about two times as much on his sweetheart this Valentine’s Day than she will spend on him.  Men suffer a bad rap for being less romantic than women, and always have. Naturally, if I conducted a survey of men or women asking “Who’s more romantic?” the majority would answer women. At first glance, the evidence is pretty overwhelming that women are the romantics. Indeed, they are when it comes to saying “I love you,” remembering Birthdays and Anniversaries, and knowing “it’s the little things that count” (like an engagement ring). But when it comes to that one day each year, Valentine’s Day, that means so much to women as the representation of truly deep and important definition of romance, men seem to be the big winners.

Want to impress your Valentine, but you’re on a tight budget? Or maybe you just don’t know how much to spend? Or where to shop?  For you romantics out there who gauge the strength of your love by an annual showering of flowers, chocolate and jewelry on Valentine’s Day — you might want to shop at BargainMatch.com!  Big Savings + Cash Back = BargainMatch!