OT- How much money have you spent on alcohol in your life?

[biazza38]

It's cheaper than going to the theater

 

[RUJohnny99]

edit- I'm rough guessing about $250,000, not quite enough for a villa on my own island. Condo in South Florida, or house in Costa Rica perhaps.

This means you have been spending $100/week, week in & week out, since 1971. A six pack cost what, $1.50 in the 70s? That means you were buying 9 six packs/day. They were $3 in the 90s, which means you dropped down to only 4 six packs/day.

If you were to actually crunch the numbers, you'd probably feel better finding you've spent way less than six figures.

 

[suggakane]

I'm thinking for me at least, I could have saved a bundle ! LOL. Friday night after work, just opened a Dogfishhead 60. Probably the same routine since I was 18 (I'm now 63). Not to mention 45 years of tailgating, partying every weekend til recently (although I still 'drinks a bit') Friday - Sunday.

I probably could have retired 10 years ago and owned an island w a villa. Who knows. But I'm going to try to figure it out.

Cheers. Have a nice weekend.

edit- I'm rough guessing about $250,000, not quite enough for a villa on my own island. Condo in South Florida, or house in Costa Rica perhaps.

family was in the business until I was 34...so a good deal of my expense in the early years,which were the heavy years was subsidized so to speak....a good thing. the 30 yrs I spent working in AC probably made up for that. but in hind sight...it was money well spent.

 

[Abro1975]

This means you have been spending $100/week, week in & week out, since 1971. A six pack cost what, $1.50 in the 70s? That means you were buying 9 six packs/day. They were $3 in the 90s, which means you dropped down to only 4 six packs/day.

If you were to actually crunch the numbers, you'd probably feel better finding you've spent way less than six figures.

You may be right ! While never a heavy drinker, when in my 20s I would usually have a few beers a night M- Th, and then F, Sat, much bigger partying. Was never a big whiskey or vodka drinker, although recently I'm as much vodka as beer now, but only F,S, S .
Thanks, I do feel better, maybe 75-100K ? lol

 

[MadRU]

Depends where you are drinking. Drinks at the nudie bar are way more expensive.

 

[newwavedave1]

Slowed way down since moving to Wenatchee, Wa. back in 94. Even with that, it's way too much.

 

[Abro1975]

Slowed way down since moving to Wenatchee, Wa. back in 94. Even with that, it's way too much.

Of course you live in a state where recreational herb smoking is perfectly legal ! lol

 

[jerzey devil]

I'm thinking for me at least, I could have saved a bundle ! LOL. Friday night after work, just opened a Dogfishhead 60. Probably the same routine since I was 18 (I'm now 63). Not to mention 45 years of tailgating, partying every weekend til recently (although I still 'drinks a bit') Friday - Sunday.

I probably could have retired 10 years ago and owned an island w a villa. Who knows. But I'm going to try to figure it out.

Cheers. Have a nice weekend.

edit- I'm rough guessing about $250,000, not quite enough for a villa on my own island. Condo in South Florida, or house in Costa Rica perhaps.

every penny that I spent on booze was money well spent!!