The Average Fourth of July Cookout Will Cost $69.68, Up $10 from Last Year
With inflation and everything else going on, we knew this number would be higher. Now we know how MUCH higher . . . According to the American Farm Bureau Federation, the average Fourth of July cookout will cost just under 70 BUCKS this year . . . a full $10 more than it cost in 2021. The average is $69.68, up from $59.50 last year. That's still only $7 per person, but an increase of 17%. (It was $59.66 in 2020, and $54.88 in 2019.) They base it on 12 different things you might serve at a backyard barbecue for 10 people WITHOUT including [...]