The Republic of Guatemala is a central American country bordered by Mexico to the Northwest, the Pacific Ocean to the southwest, Caribbean Sea to the northeast, and Honduras and El Salvador to the southeast. Its capital is Guatemala de la Atuncio, better known as Guatemala City.
Black women spend half a trillion dollars to keep our hairstyles tight, our weaves looking good and our âkitchensâ tamed. Why do we do this? Our sister site the Atlanta Post explores the mind-boggling business side of the black haircare industry, but also the psycho-social impacts behind spending goo-gobs of money on appearance in such a way.
Full Answer. As of 2012, Americans spend an additional $35 billion per year on sports-related merchandise, including football gear and golf balls. Men made 60.9 percent of these sports-related purchases, while women made 39.1 percent of the purchases. Of that, $8 billion is spent by Americans 16 and older on merchandise bearing sports logos. $400 billion is spent by Americans per year on sports-related gambling, although $300 billion of that amount comes from illegal and nonregulated gambling.