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What’s your biggest money vice?

20 July 2009

Poll Started 21 July 2009: What’s your biggest money vice? Which of the following do you have the greatest propensity to OVERspend on?

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Poll Started 21 July 2009:

What’s your biggest money vice?

Which of the following do you have the greatest propensity to OVERspend on?

Results

A. Buying Music/Going to gigs. 192 votes (2 %)
B. Computer Games/Software. 124 votes (1 %)
C. Clothes/Shoes. 1,338 votes (15 %)
D. Drink (alcohol). 1,182 votes (13 %)
E. DVDs and cinema. 124 votes (1 %)
F. Eating Out/Gourmet Food. 1,423 votes (16 %)
G. Gambling (including Bingo/Lottery). 191 votes (2 %)
H. Gadgets/Technology. 512 votes (6 %)
I. Illegal Drugs. 161 votes (2 %)
J. Hobbies. 249 votes (3 %)
K. Holidays. 884 votes (10 %)
L. Smoking. 398 votes (4 %)
M. Sports watching. 77 votes (1 %)
N. Sports participating. 72 votes (1 %)
O. Other. 422 votes (5 %)
P. Never overspend (I always budget). 1,122 votes (13 %)
Q. Never overspend (I have no money). 444 votes (5 %)

                   8,915 votes received.

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