Study Finds Americans Asking Christmas Guests for Money

We received a study from Hard Rock Bet detailing several Christmas Day trends and behaviors. They analyzed how many Americans plan their Christmas around sports, the top drama in their households on Christmas Day, or the stresses on Christmas Day.

The sub-study that jumped out to me, however, was If you're hosting over Christmas, would you expect guests to contribute to the cost?

When I read it, my first thought was "No? Who the hell asks their Christmas guests to contribute financially to the Christmas party they're hosting?"

The study says that 67% of Americans do NOT ask guests to contribute any cash towards their Christmas party, but that leaves 33% that DO ask guests for cash contributions.

Am I insane for thinking it's insane to ask your Christmas guests to kick in financially? I can understand asking your siblings or cousins to bring a bottle of wine or a dessert, but does that count as contributing financially?

Would you ever call your brother and say, "Hey, bro! I can't wait to have you guys over for Christmas next week. Could you Venmo me $19.44 to help out with food?"

$19.44 was the average request per person according to Hard Rock Bet.

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That's just like a cover charge at the bar. Who does that?

In my opinion, you shouldn't ask for cash from your guests. You assume responsibility for the party when you accept to host. Those are the rules.

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