Noh Eun-ji (30), who lives in Yongsan-gu, Seoul, has an increasing number of acquaintances getting married as she enters her 30s.



Mr. Roh said he went to her wedding as many as four times a month.



He said, "These days, 100,000 won is the default for congratulatory money, but it is a burden for those new to society."



Due to the rise in prices, wedding congratulatory money is rising, and more and more cases are complaining of the economic burden.



Recently, '100,000 won if you eat a meal, 50,000 won if you do not attend' has become a new formula, and newcomers to society have no choice but to tighten their belts even more.



Mr. Kim (31), an office worker in Gangnam-gu, Seoul, said, "These days, wedding halls cost more than 60,000 to 70,000 won per person, so if you go to a wedding in person, you pay 100,000 won."



Mr. Kim confessed, "When the wedding season approaches, there are times when I feel burdened even though I am happy to pay it. I open the household account book app and wrap my head around it."



Jeon (29), who works in Jongno-gu, Seoul, said that a close friend recently got married and received a total of 43,000 won including 70,000 won for a bridal shower (party for the bride-to-be), 300,000 won for congratulatory money, and 60,000 won for a housewarming gift for newlyweds. spent ten thousand won.



"Even if the price is high, it's too expensive," she sighed.





I decided to bet 100,000 won if I went to my co-worker's wedding, 50,000 won if I didn't go, 150,000 won for a friend, and 200,000 to 300,000 won for a close friend.



Kang said, "It's burdensome, but it can't be reduced."



It is not difficult to find articles on the amount of congratulatory money in Internet communities where people share life information.



The main contents are 'the basic congratulatory money is 100,000 won now, but will it increase further in the future' and 'I will not go to the wedding of an acquaintance with an ambiguous relationship at all'.



There are also opinions that it would be nice to have a new option between 50,000 won and 100,000 won to reduce the burden even a little.



Jang Seong-wook (31), an office worker, said, “Since prices are rising, there are cases where you feel uncomfortable when you pay 50,000 won even in a somewhat awkward situation.”



Mr. Kwon Mo (30), an office worker living in Gyeonggi-do, said, “In a month where there are two or three weddings a month, I spend 300,000 won in an instant.” There is also," he said.



In a survey of 300 unmarried men and women in their 20s and 30s in March last year by the marriage information company Duo, the average amount of congratulatory money was 78,900 won.



53.3% of respondents said 'less than 100,000 won', 45.3% said '



Intimacy (83.3%) was the most important criterion for determining the amount of congratulatory money, followed by economic situation (9.3%) and the amount paid by people around them (4.0%).



There are also voices lamenting the social situation, which is conscious of the amount of congratulatory money.



Mr. Lee (30), an office worker who got married in October of last year, said, “After getting married, I was grateful to the person who came and greeted me even if I paid 50,000 won.” It doesn't seem necessary," he said.