The average cost of attending a wedding is £800 per couple, according to a press release from Nationwide which landed in my inbox earlier this week. The building society completely ignored the fact that single people attend weddings too.
Nationwide says wedding attendance costs can really mount up ‘especially if you’re going as a couple’. Er, no, you idiots, no no no. Simple calculations confirm going to a wedding solo costs loads more than going as a couple. Unless you can find a pal to split costs with, you’ll be stumping up for petrol, accommodation and a present all on your ownsome and out of a single salary.
To be fair Nationwide isn’t the only organisation which ignores or penalises single people: they’re all at it despite the fact about a third of UK households consist of just one person.
Just the other week I saw a headline that read: ‘Families to pay more for energy’.
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