With the July 4th weekend fast approaching, there are bound to be a bunch of people hosting cookouts and barbecues, which can get costly. But according to the American Farm Bureau Federation, it doesn’t have to be.
The group put out their annual report on the cost of a typical July 4th cookout, and they claim a bash for 10 people should only set you back $55.70...TOTAL. That's right, you only need to spend about $5.57 per person. Not only does that number sounds low (I mean seriously where do they go shopping?) it is actually a slight decrease (1%) from last year.
The amount is based on 97 volunteer shoppers in 25 states, who retail prices at their local grocery store to determine the overall costs. And believe it or not, the $55.60 doesn’t just have you serving a few measly burgers and dogs.
According to the report, that cost will get you:
eight hotdogs and bunseight quarter-pound hamburgers and buns with cheese slicesfour pounds of pork spare ribsketchup and mustardthree pounds of Deli potato salad28-ounces of baked beans15 ounces of corn chipstwo quarts of lemonadetwo quarts of chocolate milkfour pounds of watermelon for dessert