I've got a program called Microsoft Money on my computer that I use to track my income and expenditure. I got the software free with a computer I bought many years ago (Microsoft discontinued Money a number of years ago). I have a history of what I have spent going all the way back to April 2006. Since April 2006 I have spent £61,333 (US $78,115) on alcohol and cigarettes. Mainly alcohol though. Cigarettes are included simply because the only time I smoke is when I drink alcohol so I put them both in the same category for tracking expenditure. That is a ridiculous amount of money, and a complete waste. By comparison Microsoft Money shows that I have spent just under £21,000 on food shopping. In other words I've spent almost three times as much money on alcohol (and cigarettes) as I have on food, which shows a completely warped sense of priority over the years.