Americans spend an average of nearly $3,000 annually on vices

Americans spend an average of nearly $3,000 annually on vicesAmericans spend an average of nearly $3,000 annually on vicesWhile research has found that Americans spend 22% of the money they make a month treating themselves, thats not allnew data from Bankrate shows that they spend an average of nearly $3,000 yearly on financial vices. Thats an average of$2,944, to be exact.But what does that last part mean? The site reported that in this case, this financial vices specificallyrefer to takeout food, restaurant meals, prepared drinks and lottery tickets. You know, the good stuff.Chances are, you also indulge in one of these things from time to time - dont we all? But only you know how much this spending impacts your own finances.In terms of how this survey was carried out,fiberglas Custom Research North America polled 1,000 people for Bankrate.How much money Americans spend on vices a yearHere are the averages, by generationMillennials $2,758Generation X $3,473Baby Boomers $2,883Silen t Generation $2,457Average $2,944The survey also found that 38% of Americans surveyed eat out a minimum of three times weekly, 25% purchase prepared drinks a minimum of three times weekly, and 10% buy lottery tickets just as frequently every week.How many Americans buy lottery tickets, by income levelHere are the percentages of people who buy them at least one time per week, based on how much money they earn per yearUnder $30K 28%$30K-$49.9K 20%$50K-79.9K 23%$75K+ 18%As the numbers show, those who have the highest income seem to be the least likely to hop on the lotto bandwagon.