How much money did you spend a week on alcohol?
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Join Date: Nov 2009
Posts: 1
so happy to find this
I go through a fifth right now in about 2-3 days max. My tastes have gotten more expensive through the years. Started in high school drinking 40's and now think nothing of spending $20-30 for a fifth of decent bourbon. So Im spending about $90 bucks a week on booze. wow. Just writing this makes me see I need help....
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Join Date: Jun 2009
Location: Colorado
Posts: 664
I quite often would get a paycheck for roughly $250, spend half, or a little more than half, on one or two nights out getting plastered then spend almost all of the rest getting drunk another 3-4 nights of the week at home, with enough left over barely to pay my Netflix and Rhapsody bills and for lunch. My tastes also got more expensive, especially when it'd come to liquor and beer, except for the 40 oz.s I'd buy, which were gross but got me drunk in relatively quick fashion. I'd say in all, I'd spend at least $100 every two weeks on alcohol since I was about 21, almost four years ago, which is not much compared to other people on here, but it still boggles my mind on what else I could've spent my money on.
I would've had to quit drinking after I lost my job 'cause I really have no money to spare for alcohol these days, not that I'd want to buy any in the slightest.
I would've had to quit drinking after I lost my job 'cause I really have no money to spare for alcohol these days, not that I'd want to buy any in the slightest.
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Join Date: Jul 2011
Location: Metropolis
Posts: 98
This is my 4th day sober, just joined this site yesterday.
It's funny, i just tallied this up on my own and then decided to google what the "average" alcoholic spent per week in comparison to me.
So, i was at, on average, about $145 per week.
The "funniest" bit is how i would, after getting paid, always be so baffled as to how my paycheck dwindled so quickly...what was i spending it on??
Denial - the addicts' biggest enemy. Sheesh.
It's funny, i just tallied this up on my own and then decided to google what the "average" alcoholic spent per week in comparison to me.
So, i was at, on average, about $145 per week.
The "funniest" bit is how i would, after getting paid, always be so baffled as to how my paycheck dwindled so quickly...what was i spending it on??
Denial - the addicts' biggest enemy. Sheesh.
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Join Date: Dec 2012
Location: Minneapolis, MM
Posts: 1
From 12/21 to 12/25 I spent $1, 280.00 on booze and junk food. when I am drunk I tend to buy drinks for everyone in the bar, (clearly I can't afford it). I don't do this when I am sober. Now I am broke, depressed, hate myself, credit cards maxed out, bills not paid. Unbelivable! just Unbelivable
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Join Date: Dec 2012
Location: Surrey, BC
Posts: 3,282
I drank on my own but I sure went thru a lot of cheap sherry. $7.39 a bottle and I could easily go thru 2 a day and I did for 5 days straight. And the smoking doubles when you drink.
It amazes me that I had no qualms spending my money on alcohol but I always second guess buying things when it comes to getting things I need. Screwed up thinking for sure!
It amazes me that I had no qualms spending my money on alcohol but I always second guess buying things when it comes to getting things I need. Screwed up thinking for sure!
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Join Date: Nov 2012
Posts: 109
I was drinking $30 cases of imports. I was going broke so I made a solid alcoholic decision to gut my refrigerator and cut a hole for a tap. I then bought half kegs. I saved a ton of money doing it but damn did I ever become entrenched in alcohol.
I remember when i set it all up I was so proud. I cleaned up my whole place and sat back and enjoyed pouring myself a cold beer without even opening the fridge door.
It's been over 3 years since I used it though.
I remember when i set it all up I was so proud. I cleaned up my whole place and sat back and enjoyed pouring myself a cold beer without even opening the fridge door.
It's been over 3 years since I used it though.
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