Survey Says: You Will Spend Over $200 For Memorial Day

Memorial Day, the official beginning of summer and your first big bill of the summer too.

According to PR Web, a new survey on Memorial Day spending is out, and the average person will spend a total of $225 on three things: food, booze, and deals.

Here's how it breaks down:

• We will spend an average of 70 bucks 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 are buying 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.
• The average person looking for deals this weekend 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.

How is your Memorial Day looking? Let us know in the comments below.