Budgeting for dating

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🗓️ 6 February 2023

⏱️ 17 minutes

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How much should you spend on a date? Who should pick up the bill? Can you talk money on the first date? Kristin Myers, editor-in-chief of The Balance, shares the results of a recent survey on finances and dating.

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0:00.0	There's a lot of wisdom out there about the relationship between love and money.
0:05.4	Oftentimes, saying that they don't go hand in hand.
0:09.4	Frank Sinatra said,
0:10.6	a symbol I love you means more than money.
0:14.1	Money can't buy you love seeing the Beatles, but have you heard this one?
0:18.4	There is no romance without finance, and it is so true.
0:22.1	That's Christian Myers.
0:23.7	I'm the editor in chief of the balance,
0:26.0	and we're a personal finance and economics website that pretty much answers any and all
0:31.4	many questions that you might have.
0:33.3	In late 2022,
0:34.8	Christian and her team surveyed a thousand people aged 18 to 40 about dating and finances.
0:40.8	What do they find?
0:42.2	Well, as JLo once told us,
0:44.8	love might not cost a thing,
0:47.0	but dating can be really expensive, especially these days.
0:52.2	Inflation is definitely shaping how people are thinking about dating,
0:56.4	and that goes into the total cost that you're going to be spending.
1:00.3	When dinner and a movie cost an arm and a leg,
1:02.9	dating can get extra confusing.
1:05.4	Should we go Dutch for the first meal?
1:07.5	Should I let him know I'm strapped for cash?
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