This article is reported and written by Senior Regional Editor Elissa Bass.
There's the dress.
The shoes.
The jewelry.
The up-do and the make-up.
The flowers, the tux, the limo ...
Prom is a memory of a lifetime but it is also a great big expenditure, and a new Visa survey shows that, families "expect to spend $1,139 on prom this year — up roughly 40% from 2011's $807 average and a slight increase from last year."
"Families in the Northeast expect to pay the most, an average of $1,528, while Midwestern families were the most frugal, at an average of $722, according to the survey of more than 1,000 parents of prom-aged teens" Money.CNN.Com reports.
What's your take? How do you handle the cost of prom? Share your thoughts (and your frugal tips) in the comments!
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