However, it has also greatly affected the living standards of some families. As the summer vacation draws to a close, the financial sector launched a survey on children's summer spending. The results show that 78.5% of parents spend 1 10,000 yuan on their children's summer trips, classes and shopping. More than half of families spend 50% more in summer than usual, and 30% of parents said that their children spent more than their wages in July and August.
More than half of the families spend 50% more than usual.
It is understood that among the families participating in this survey, 52.4% have a monthly income of 6,543.8+0,000 yuan to 30,000 yuan, and 26.7% have a monthly income of less than 6,543.8+0,000 yuan.
Although the school is closed in July and August, most children still have to attend the second class. The survey results show that 80% of the children took part in at least one extra-curricular class during the summer vacation, and 6.9% took part in more than three extra-curricular classes, including not only academic-related subjects such as mathematics, English and politics, but also courses such as art, physical education and science and technology.
In addition, spending on summer camps or overseas study tours, purchasing electronic products, and medical care should not be underestimated. The survey shows that only 2 1.5% families spend less than 1 10,000 yuan on their children during the summer vacation. 62.7% of parents said that their children's summer expenses ranged from 6,543.8+0,000 yuan to 6,543.8+0.5 million yuan; More 9.6% of children spend more than 6.5438+0.5 million yuan.
Compared with the usual expenses, more than half of the families spend 50% more in summer.
30% of children spend more than their parents' salary.
Ms. Bai, a citizen of Guangzhou, calculated an account. "In July, my son spent 5 169 yuan on orthodontics and reported 2,060 yuan for two training courses; I signed up for a summer camp in August and spent more than 3000 yuan. In addition, I bought a new tablet computer. These add up to tens of thousands, not counting the daily expenses of eating and drinking. " She obviously felt that her summer vacation expenses were much higher than usual.
Intensive, massive and centralized expenditure has brought great pressure to some parents. 32.9% of parents said that their children spent more than their personal salary during the summer vacation; 52.5% of parents said that they need to save other family expenses to balance the economic situation; Even more, 27.3% of parents bluntly said that their family living standards had been significantly affected.
Faced with the sudden increase in summer spending, the survey agency suggested that parents can plan their family finances by bookkeeping, and control their children's expenses within a reasonable range by making budgets and recording income and expenditure, so as to avoid making ends meet.