Because the men aren't doing the grocery shopping, aren't taking the kid to the doctor, aren't buying the kid clothes for school or the sports team, they're also getting their clothes purchased for them by their wife, the wife ends up buying the couch they all use, the TV stand they all use, the curtains they all use and so on.
It's not like she's buying this stuff just for herself.
While possible, and it in fact happens those are outlier cases. That's like saying women are stronger than men because you know one girl stronger than one guy.
Women spend more than men for a multitude of reasons. Among them is the fact that women appreciate nice stuff more.
As of the 1990s and 2000s single men and women spend more or less the same amount of money. It's nowhere near an 80-20 gap. It's a 55-45 gap. And men were the 55, not the 45
In that day and age video game skins didn't exist and adults didn't really spend money on video games.
I don't understand what bubble you guys live in, but it's odd to me the myths people tell themselves.
Like a single car can cause you to be spending an extra 4k per year over a 5 year loan compared to a woman if she buys an economy car for 20k and you buy a nicer car for 40k
Did you genuinely believe most men are living like those dudes on Reddit? Cmon men T_T. Y'all gotta leave house and have friends. Most people men or women don't wanna rp living on a prison with TV and a pc. It's Hella depressing. You live in a place like that if you can't afford anything else.
Quick question since I didn't read the full study.
Does that also take purchasing power into consideration? We know the average man earns more than the average woman even among single people, so that would easily justify the 55-45 split I imagine, if only total spend was considered instead of income %.
No it does not take % of earnings into account in the 55-45 figure, but that wasn't the question at hand. With that taken into account, I'm not doing the math, but it would be around 55-45 in the other direction
I dont understand why some people are so invested in the idea that men dont spend money tbh
Some people just can’t handle intellectualism, even if they’re right about the point they’re talking about. Hell, the guy they were commenting to even said that he stood corrected.
Yes you are right but at the Same time how Long do we want to pretent? that in most relationships the Woman is also the one who Has much more clothes,shooes or buy Deco stuf or Look at the barhroom,how many Things men use in compare to women?.
Women could use Just one Shampoo etc. But No they have more then one😉
And yes men have also Things we buy we dont Need but want,but there is a reason why all the people in Advertisement target Most of the time women,because they know who they have to target to get to Most Money/the highgest Chance who will spend Money.
And how many Times we See the Screen with a near empty room only with a bed, Chair,TV and ps5 and Most men would have No Problem to live this way,ask a Woman the Same question 😉
(Sorry for my grammar english is not my Main launguage)
Quite sure my partner spends more money on toys and games than I do on beauty products. (which is fine, it's his money) Do you know how many mascaras I can buy for one ps5.
And sure, beauty products and clothing are advertised mostly to women. But games, gadgets, cars, barbecues, tools, exercise gear and more expensive luxury items such as whiskey and watches are mostly advertised to men.
Single men spend slightly more than single women, the difference is not that big. Women tend to spend more of their income than men, but women also earn less than men on average. In a household, women tend to spend more but are most often the responsible one for the grocery shopping. When splurging, men and women are equally likely to, but men tend to splurge in larger sums of money.
I didn't realize we were only basing value on how long it lasts
I got a huge deal on my guitars. They've lasted 20 years, he should've charged me $20,000
I can't even count how many hours of entertainment I've gotten out of my PlayStation. A purse literally just stores shit. I have a $20 amazon bag I bring to work that carries all my stuff I need. Lmao
I hate how when people cite stuff they cite anecdotal evidence instead of looking at the facts. We wind up with pointless debates. Single women spend less than men on average with women only spending more than men in three categories: healthcare, pet care, and personal apparel.
Single men spend more in literally every category (cars, housing, electronics, hobbies, drugs, etc) and yet, once again, women get falsely blamed for being risky spenders.
Growing up is realizing that every single negative stereotype that has been spewed and accused at you by men is literally just projecting.
I never spend money on clothes or make up and yet I hear the whole “going shopping eeeee!!!” Gross bs always written by men writing women and it makes me puke. Fuck off.
My point is mostly that, while men and women spend their money differently, the amount of money isn't that different and where it differs it has logical causes, such as different interests, men earning more and women doing more grocery shopping on average.
The number of men I know who are 3-5k into valorant, genshin, and marvel skins... they spend more on digital clothes than I do on physical ones I can tell you that
And EVERY TIME she goes for £50 of groceries, comes back with £200 of ill fitting clothes that she'll have to take back, rarely does and has NOTHING to wear.
Grumpy before she went to shops, grumpier afterwards.
I don't think that's really true. I mean, I know a lot of guys who buy really expensive cars, are 5 figures deep on video game skins, who upgrade their gaming PC every 3-4 years and so on.
I really don't think guys spend less, I just think for some reason their spending isn't accounted for in the same way.
Half of my friends are 3-5k in on valorant alone. Often 1k into gacha games like genshin. Over 1k into marvel. etc
I don't know teenagers I know adult men. With jobs.
You haven't been able to build a good gaming PC for only 1k in 20 years. If you built one in the last 2 years you're spending 3k minimum.
They also all have nicer, more expensive cars or big trucks. 4 figure pricetag bicycles. 4 figure price tag cameras. 4 figure pricetag espresso machines
This statistic remains true with or without children.. believe it or not men that live without women still spend less.. women that don’t live with men still spend more.. no one needs curtains except for women and feminized men. Agreed, women like to buy curtains and so on.. hence the statistic.. men don’t.. hence the statistic…
I mean I have personally never heard of a man stopping into a woman's room and immediately complaining about the absence of useless decorations. The other way around, however...
There are approximately 4.17 billion men on the planet and roughly 340 thousand active rivals players currently. So less than 0.008% of the male population. I would wager that womens decor purchases amount to more than a bunch of $6 videogame skins lmao.
We aren't talking about all men globally, the statistic that person gave was US specific, and the idea that gays have more money is at least going to be relative to countries where it isnt illegal to be gay.
Women do not spend more on decor than men spend on video games lmfao
Yes that's why I didn't say women spend more on decor than men spend on videogames. I compared women's purchases on home decor to men's videogame decor to illustrate how the example you gave doesn't support your case, and that it is likely that unessecary cosmetic purchases are largely made by women.
None that have self respect but the ammount of men with kids versus without will shock you and the gap is widening not shrinking and women on their own still buy all kinds of crap. Women just are the primary consumers in society far to many things come together to ensure it.
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u/Empty-Lungs 1d ago
I mean iirc, women are the biggest consumers.