I ran a study of 1,000+ readers on my blog, iwillteachyoutoberich.com, asking them about how they spent for Valentine's Day 2008.

1. Survey Results: Valentine’s Day Spending

5. Where did people spend their money? Multiple responses accepted Purchases within categories Mean spending by category $77 $62 $37 $39 $6 $6 $15 $10 $49 $68 $105 $90 $86 $51 $36 $23 $112 $66 Mean of total spending (for people who spent $) Base = 793 n = 598 n = 195 Female Male

6. Who did people spend their money on? Recipients of Valentine’s Day spending Mean spending by category n = 598 n = 195 $131 $73 $103 $57 $59 $37 $87 $137 $54 $44 $112 $66 Mean of total spending (for people who spent $) Base = 793 Female Male

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