Alabama's Morning News with JT
Erin Real tells us the long-term cost of summer travels and bbq sales sizzling out
Every day, when you log in to Chumbakocino.com, the ultimate online social casino, you get a free daily bonus. Imagine if you got daily bonuses in other parts of your life. I chose French fries over loaded French fries. I asked Stewart from accounting about his weekend, even though I don't care. I updated my operating system without having to call tech support. Collect your free daily bonus at Chumbakocino.com now. And live the Chumba life. B.D.W. Group, no purchase necessary if we were created by law. In terms of conditions, 18 plus. I hope you're having a great week, holiday week in July. For just a couple of days away here. A lot of people taking vacations this time of the year. And still lots of time to take a vacation as well. And people are not staying inside and staying home and not getting out. It's like forget about it. COVID's still haunting everybody. It's like defiant summer. Let's go. We're going out. I don't care if I run up some debt or steal from my savings account. Let's move. Oh, but wait a minute. I'm home. I had a blast. But oh my gosh, 10 grand is really what I spent. Aaron, I'll join this now. Financial experts are a little worried about what we're doing here and spending all this money. Indeed. And I love how you call it defiant summer. Because that really is what we're doing. And apparently 36% of Americans said that they plan to take on debt to go on vacation. Listen, it's not all about the grind. You want to get out there. But with 26% of those Americans taking on debt, planning to use a credit card, the grind is going to be much harder when you return because credit cards are carrying about 20% interest rates right now. That is, they've obviously very high interest rate. And as a result, it could really end up dinging you because we have this tendency. And this is not a good or bad thing. It's just the way it is. We have a tendency when we're on vacation to treat money like monopoly money. Just what we kind of do. It's the way it should be. Right? Yeah, you don't want to stress about it, and it's OK. But at the same time, if you plan ahead, according to experts, just a little bit like if you're staying at an Airbnb, cooking your meals at home, you're shaving hundreds and hundreds of dollars off the bill usually. Oh, yeah. I mean, one meal can-- I mean, ooh, it doesn't take long. And you're on vacation. So like, oh, let's go to a real nice place and really enjoy the seafood. Sure, I'll have a flight with that. Creme belay, my gosh, wine list. Heck yeah. And next thing you know, it's like $320. There's only two of us. What do we do here? So yeah, I mean, planning-- I like your thing there. Plan a little bit. Judy and I, we're leaving here in a couple of days for some vacation. And we've already kind of planned out our budget for it. It's like, OK, here's what we're taking. And once this is gone, let's keep an eye on it. We're not digging in and taking any more out and transferring funds. Forget about it. This is it. Let's do it. So yeah, we'll see how that goes after day three. All right, moving forward. Are you doing anything fun for the 4th of July celebration? You got a grill cranked up in your world? Oh, sure do. I had the grill cranked up last night, actually. It was beautiful here. And we're like, let's eat some-- Eat some a skirt steak we threw on there. It was delicious. I love skirt steak. But any who-- yeah, grilling, grilling, grilling, grilling. We all do it. We all love it. Americans, 80% of us own a grill. But no one seems to be buying one this year. And the reason for that is that everyone bought their grill during the pandemic. The income was through the roof for the grill companies. If you just look at Prager, which was a pandemic darlene, last quarter, they brought in $76 million in sales. Compare that to 2021, $156 million. So let's give you some context. Yeah, here's the thing. If you bought a grill, they generally have a lifespan of about five years, depending on how much you use it. And if you bought one in 2021, your grill is still fine. And it's very difficult to incentivize most people who own a grill to buy a new one. You basically, you're in the market when you're in the market. And other than that, it's hard to entice you. Unless, of course, you love grills, and that's your thing. And there's obviously-- but yeah, they're not doing well this year. And they know it's seasonal. Grill manufacturers, retailers, they know that it's difficult to move them when it's an off cycle. But if you ever wanted a new grill, this is the time to buy it, that's for sure. You know, my son, he ended up with one of the Blackstone griddle grills. Have you seen these things? Yeah, they're hurt. Oh my god. That thing, you can get out there and you can do breakfast. You can get all kinds of veggies. You got this going over here on this side and that on that side. It doesn't drain as well as a regular grill, obviously. But it does slant, and it does have some drain on thing. But I've got to tell you, I was pretty impressed with that Blackstone. I haven't gotten one yet. I've got a nice gas grill that I use. And I like the availability of whether you go propane tank or you have your natural gas line hooked up to it. So you don't ever have to worry about it. But yeah, we like growing, too. But not when it's 100 degrees and 400% humidity. So yeah, I hope so. No, not pleasant. But you have to be careful. On those hot days, I actually had a friend who had to go to the hospital afterwards. And he's like an otherwise really healthy guy. And yeah, drink the water, drink the water, not just the beer. Oh, OK. Yeah, the hydration is not a good thing. That's for sure. All right, Aaron, thank you so much. With the Lucky Land Sluts, you can get lucky just about anywhere. This is your captain speaking. We've got clear runway and the weather's fine. But we're just going to circle up here a while and get lucky. Oh, no, nothing like that. It's just these cash prizes that up quick. So I suggest you sit back, keep your tray table upright, and start getting lucky. Play for free at LuckyLand Sluts.com. Are you feeling lucky? No purchase necessary. BGW Graboid were prohibited by law. 18+ terms and conditions apply.