I don't know if this is necessarily a good thing.
5 cities where people are splurging - Des Moines, Iowa (3) - CNNMoney.com
5 cities where people are splurging - Des Moines, Iowa (3) - CNNMoney.com
Columbus, OH - Favorite restaurant: Bucca Di Beppo, closely followed by Hooters.
Nice.
Also, favorite retailer is Saks? Saks and Hooters, that's an interesting combination.
Wait. The one costco in des moines is the city's favorite retailer? I call shenanigans.
My guess is that Mint just looks at Credit card transactions of it's members to pick out the favorite places. Here is why i think Costco would be number 1.
#1 A large percentage of Costco users use their American Express to pay. At least I do.
#2 There is only one Costco in the metro. If you go to places like Wal-mart/Hy-Vee it shows up as a different transaction based on which one you go to. If you did combine sales, places like Wal-Mart would bury Costco.
Favorite restaurant is appelbees is all you need to know about DES moines.
Hahahahahahahahaha
Kinda hard to make fun of anyone when you're a Royal's fan. I mean...how do we take you serious knowing that?
Des Moines has plenty of favorable rankings to make it a legit small-to-mid-sized city. I can cut/paste the list if you'd like me to provide it. The Royals, on the other hand, have zero creditability to make them a legit major league baseball team...unless of course, their competition is limited to the Pittsburg Pirates.
I agree. No way that is even close.Wait. The one costco in des moines is the city's favorite retailer? I call shenanigans.
My guess is that Mint just looks at Credit card transactions of it's members to pick out the favorite places. Here is why i think Costco would be number 1.
#1 A large percentage of Costco users use their American Express to pay. At least I do.
#2 There is only one Costco in the metro. If you go to places like Wal-mart/Hy-Vee it shows up as a different transaction based on which one you go to. If you did combine sales, places like Wal-Mart would bury Costco.
stay strong Des Moines backer!! I am a Royals fan but am not defined as a Royals fan, you obviously have a huge napoleon complex about your Appelbees loving city. Enjoy being the butt of pretty much every joke and living in a city that is worse than Omaha.
I don't think the idea of the article was to point out that Des Moines has a higher credit card debt than anywhere else. It was to show consumer confidence.All this tells me is that people in Des Moines are living beyond their means. They either need better jobs or lower cost of living, or a combination of the two.