More cash!!!
More cash!!!
I reckon I was spending about £50 a week on booze, inc going out and drinking at home, so roughly if I pack in for good i'll save around £2500 a year!!!I didn't have the cash to spare in the first place, but it is a little bit of an incentive for me to keep off it
How much is anyone else saving by not drinking?
How much is anyone else saving by not drinking?
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Join Date: Feb 2009
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For me it wasn't just the cost for the booze itself (which I reckon $150 week average), but paying for the financial consequences of drinking which hit the wallet more..like paying for new phones to replace lost ones, eating junk food before and after eating to satisfy cravings, taxi fares from random places..I think you get the idea..
Its nice to be past all of that!
Its nice to be past all of that!
I was spending £70-100 a week. I then went through an addictive phase of buying socks (?) I still have about 200 pairs not yet worn! Luckily, I have gone cold turkey on that! Im trying to stock-pile any spare cash I have now, although I did notice a rather nice handbag in the shops today.... mwah ha ha ha
I was spending £70-100 a week. I then went through an addictive phase of buying socks (?) I still have about 200 pairs not yet worn! Luckily, I have gone cold turkey on that! Im trying to stock-pile any spare cash I have now, although I did notice a rather nice handbag in the shops today.... mwah ha ha ha
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Join Date: Mar 2012
Location: Republic of Ireland
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Same here Newatthis, roughly 120-130 Euro per week. Absolutely horrendous.
Spending that on booze and paying off a huge mortgage does not work.
I want to stop for good to get rid of the debt.
Hopefully this time around!
Spending that on booze and paying off a huge mortgage does not work.
I want to stop for good to get rid of the debt.
Hopefully this time around!
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Join Date: Dec 2011
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You might want to get rid of those....It might not be a good idea having them around the house. I couldn't even count the money I spent on alcohol....Saving my life is all that counts for me.
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Join Date: Dec 2011
Location: Queens, NY
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Me, I spent my peace of mind, my relationships, my political capital, the time with my family.....and several thousand dollars annually (probably about $10K)
Alcohol and its supporting habits (cab rides) was literaly my primary expenditure. After that food came in a distant second and tabacco third. I can guestimate that I spent about 18$ a day on my daily 18 pack of beer, and that is not including weekend trips to overly priced bars via taxi or the occaisional bottle of wine, liquor, or fancy beer. So a rough guess of around $200-250 a week. I can't wait to be putting all of that dough towards my eventual house, thats potentialy a grand a month. Man when I think about it like that, how much would I have saved right now if I hadn't been blasted the last 5 years?
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