Super Bowl Spenders Set To Party? Use Your Brandon Patch Directory

Fans are expected to spend less this year but the budget still averages out to $118.80 per host.

That’s how much the average American throwing a Super Bowl party plans to spend on food, beverage and other items, according to a Visa Inc. survey conducted in time for Super Bowl XLVI.

Here in the South, that figure averages out to around $128.

The survey was conducted over the past weekend in anticipation of the Feb. 5 matchup between the New York Giants and the New England Patriots. Kickoff is 6:30 p.m., with Madonna scheduled for the halftime extravaganza.

In 2010, the average fan spent $144.

The survey is part of Visa's financial education program, Practical Money Skills for Life, which offers an Entertainment Planner calculator and a program, offering in conjunction with the National Football League and NFL players, an educational video game called, Financial Football.

According to this year's Super Bowl party survey, people in the lowest income bracket, who earn less than $20,000, plan to spend around $97. Hosts earning between $30,000 and $40,000 plan to spend, on average, $112. And those earning $75,000 or more are expected to average $124 per party.

Spending plans are higher in the south, followed by the northeast ($119), the midwest ($116) and the west ($110).

Becky Jordan walks to the stage moments after being named the 2010 Key Citizen of the Year by the Greater Brandon Chamber of Commerce.

Let's face it, though, not everybody eats in or parties at home.

If you had $118 to spend, where would you spend it in Greater Brandon on Super Bowl Sunday? Will you be supporting a local, small business? Will you spending more, or less? What deals are you finding at the supermarket?

Let us know in the comment box below, and look for places to spend your money in the Brandon Patch directory to food and dining, arts and entertainment, nightlife, shopping and more.  

Own a business? Claim your listing in our directory and let people know what you have to offer Super Bowl weekend and throughout the year, a service that is available to you at no cost!

Follow these steps:

1. Click through to the "Places" section of Brandon Patch and click the box that say, "Claim Your Listing" (it's in the upper right-hand corner).
2. Type the name of your business  in the box that reads, "Find Your Business."
3. Answer a few short questions (to verify your authorization) and submit your claim.
4. If, for some reason, your business is not listed in our extensive directory, let us know. If changes need to be made, we'll take care of that as well.

If you have any questions, contact Brandon Patch editor Linda Chion Kenney at 813-390-4952. Or, via email, at linda.chion@patch.com.

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Know of any super offerings? Let us, and your neighbors, know in the comment box below. We’ll post them as well in a follow-up report for Super Bowl spenders in advance of the big game.