We bet some of you still have it saved…
Communion day is the pinnacle of every Irish kid’s childhood. You get to do whatever you want (probably get a bouncing castle), all the attention is on you for the day, and you get more money than you have any idea what to do with.
Whether you spent it on a flashy toy, a new doll, or astutely saved it in your sock drawer, the question in school the following Monday was always “Well? How much did you get?”
Some of us would exaggerate and add a bit to your tally, and some did the Catholic thing and remained truthful…
But according to a recent survey conducted by Ulster Bank, kids these days have absolutely no reason to be doing any exaggerating.
The average Irish child receives a healthy €558 just for making their Communion. Not too shabby.
Funnily enough, 68 percent of parents feel their child received too much money, and one in five parents think some of the money received should go towards the cost of the day.
They would say that though, wouldn’t they?
Although the overall amount of money that children are receiving is down €12 from last year, children spending their money on computer games has more than doubled.
The full breakdown of the spending is as follows:
- Party refreshments: €349
- Child’s outfit for the day: €162
- Outifits for other family members: €153
- Children’s entertainment: €161
- Make-up/ hair: €35
