How much to spend on an engagement ring?

[purplealien]

I've heard before that the amount of money you should spend on an engagement ring is a third of your gross salary? Has anyone else heard this before?

 

[Brendan Burgess]

If you do a simple search on engagment ring you will find this discussed before, in particular at http://www.askaboutmoney.com/showthread.php?t=5591&highlight=engagement+ring

Brendan