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3/18/2013 10:19:32 AM

i'm trying to curb my craft cellar buying. like i posted earlier, that's always harder in the fall and winter when my favorite big stouts are release. but at home i usually have a 6-pack of Smithwicks and that'll last me a week. when i go out i'll split a few bottles with some friends or limit myself to a few pints. especially if i'm going to be anywhere I have to drive. and I can't tell you the last time i've had a liquor drink.

3/18/2013 10:24:26 AM

I hardly ever drink at home. Can't remember the last time I did that...probably 3-4 weeks ago.

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"$50 a week which usually means a case of Budlight and a fifth of tequila. but I'm buying for two."

You're a grown ass successful man. Treat yourself to something better than that swill!

3/18/2013 10:27:13 AM

LOL @ begonias

girl bought better booze than anyone i know when we were both struggling to make rent.

patron all around....

3/18/2013 10:38:40 AM

posting the truth in this topic would be embarrassing.

or dick waving?

idk.

3/18/2013 10:42:37 AM

i see people sometimes when they get on planes, before they are even in a seat, they are asking the flight attendant for drink, and they need it right now, those things cost $texas

Step 1: admitting you have a problem
Step 2: you can go 2 hours without a drink, believe it or not

3/18/2013 10:42:49 AM

All I know is I probably spend more on booze than anything else.

Some people have problems flying that are easily solved by gettin sauced. Some people love getting sauced whenever possible but don't 'need' it. I am one of those people. I love drinking, but I regularly go 2-3 weeks without drinking if I'm really busy or focused on something 'important'.

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[Edited on March 18, 2013 at 10:46 AM. Reason : ]

3/18/2013 10:43:02 AM

^^ $6 for an airplane bottle is cheaper than at the airport bar.

3/18/2013 10:44:23 AM

ok, dont drink from the time you get to airport till you leave the other

so avg of 3.5 hours, still not impossible

3/18/2013 10:45:21 AM

Why do you care if other people drink on planes?

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3/18/2013 10:48:07 AM

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"Step 1: admitting you have a problem Step 2: you can go 2 hours without a drink, believe it or not"

It's called having an anxiety problem/fear of flying. I don't personally have this problem but it's quite common.

3/18/2013 10:48:32 AM

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"posting the truth in this topic would be embarrassing."

well you are an active trader and homebrewer. So yeah, $texas beer budget. but your income allows that, maybe?

3/18/2013 10:48:50 AM

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"they are asking the flight attendant for drink, and they need it right now, those things cost $texas"

yah $5 a drink on Southwest is highway robbery

3/18/2013 10:52:38 AM

i dont have a problem with it, i am just amused by the extent these people have given in to their addictions

3/18/2013 10:53:59 AM

okay you are trolling nevermind

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3/18/2013 10:55:33 AM

haha

did you really expect any different?

3/18/2013 10:56:16 AM

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"It's called having an anxiety problem/fear of flying. "

Yeah, I have an in-law who doesn't drink at all. Ever. Except on the flights to and from California to visit her son. Then she freely admits to ordering a drink first thing to settle her nerves.

3/18/2013 10:58:07 AM

$50 to $150 per month

I really only drink wine or sake when I go out... 2 glasses of wine + tip is easily $15 to $30 if you miss Happy Hour.

3/18/2013 12:26:47 PM

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"well you are an active trader and homebrewer. So yeah, $texas beer budget. but your income allows that, maybe?"

haha yeah my fedex monthly budget for shipping beer is more than most of what people here are saying

goddamn my penchant for drinking beer out of my market

dropped a 28lb box off beers off this morning going to philadelphia

[Edited on March 18, 2013 at 12:34 PM. Reason : e]

3/18/2013 12:27:27 PM

and sours/wilds.

shit gets real when you're justifying $30/750mL bottles of beer, plus shipping

[Edited on March 18, 2013 at 12:36 PM. Reason : e]

3/18/2013 12:35:15 PM

I have never in my life been to happy hour

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3/18/2013 12:36:55 PM

that's because north carolina alcohol laws are stupid.

3/18/2013 12:37:24 PM

average of 8 glasses of wine (at home) per week, so 2 bottles...i don't buy super expensive wine, so it's usually something from TJ's that's $6-7 and so that's $13

average of 4-5 beers per week out at $4/pint, so let's go with $20

i don't know, $35/week? over the course of a month, it's probably closer to $120 total

[Edited on March 18, 2013 at 12:50 PM. Reason : .]

3/18/2013 12:50:00 PM

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""And we should probably drink less.""

Ya know, I thought this at one point because I started feeling guilty about drinking 2-3 beers per night. But then I realized if you enjoy it and it doesn't have any adverse effects on your life/wallet/pocketbook, then fuck it...do what you enjoy

3/18/2013 6:31:17 PM

titty bars dont count

3/18/2013 8:21:13 PM

Also, try saying "I don't have a drinking problem" without sounding like you have a drinking problem

3/18/2013 8:24:12 PM

i once ate mushrooms about an hour or so before getting on an airplane

not as soothing as i was expecting

3/18/2013 8:26:32 PM

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"Some people love getting sauced whenever possible but don't 'need' it. I am one of those people. I love drinking, but I regularly go 2-3 weeks without drinking if I'm really busy or focused on something 'important'."

same here.

3/18/2013 8:31:42 PM

In college I was spending between $5-800 a month on booze.

Now I spend $20-40 a month. Not much of a drinker anymore.
Maybe twice a year will I get totally trashed though.

3/19/2013 12:17:41 AM

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"Some people love getting sauced whenever possible but don't 'need' it. I am one of those people. I love drinking, but I regularly go 2-3 weeks without drinking if I'm really busy or focused on something 'important'."

This describes me fairly accurately as well.

3/19/2013 10:52:37 AM

2-3 weeks without drinking?

Fuck that.

3/19/2013 10:56:57 AM

I drink pretty much every night...but probably only get drunk once or twice per month.

3/19/2013 10:59:16 AM

Its usually not intentional. I mean I almost always have like 1 beer at band practice which is 2x a week minimum but I consider that like other people consider a beer with dinner to not really be drinking

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3/19/2013 10:59:28 AM

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"slaptit: Also, try saying "I don't have a drinking problem" without sounding like you have a drinking problem "

You're doing it wrong. You gotta own it and make it clear that people need to mind they business.

3/19/2013 11:11:53 AM

18 pack/night

4/4/2013 9:46:29 PM

I ain't no alcohol abuser. Truth is, I treat my alcohol better than most.

4/4/2013 9:48:32 PM

none now. Used to be a lot. now if I can just quit smoking I'll save a bundle.

4/4/2013 10:39:33 PM

Got me hung off that night train

7/23/2013 9:48:43 PM

Varies depending in if going out or not. Staying in =60 a week.

Go out: a few double makers than switch to beer, 150 ~'person for a good weekend out.u

7/24/2013 12:02:13 AM

gotta budgit to fill up my cabnit

7/24/2013 1:35:27 AM

got to get that money made or from somewhere else

7/24/2013 1:52:29 AM

Spent $3,200 at the bars last month credit card alone. No idea how much more in cash. Cutting back this month.

Luckily I avoided the strip clubs all bill period or that could've been ugly.

7/24/2013 2:22:30 AM

$0

I don't drink.

7/24/2013 3:24:03 AM

$SierraNevada

7/24/2013 5:45:02 AM

200 for the 2 of us since we average a bottle of wine per night

300-400 if we really get crazy with the bars and baseball games

7/24/2013 6:46:31 AM

3200 in bars alone

5/29/2014 7:35:41 PM

no budget I just get it when it runs out. $31 for that 1/2 gal jim for the house. Just depends on work and if I go out for other $$. I think the $142 at Ham's was the most for one night thus far . I will try to total it up next month.

5/29/2014 7:49:24 PM

According to my credit card statements, my highest bar tab ever was only $188. I don't how much of that is tip. There were no dudes present, and I had to buy drinks for another woman, too. I also bought her lap dances with cash--I took out $300 at the ATM and left with breakfast money.

I don't know how you guys do it.

5/29/2014 8:42:44 PM

For buying beer and liquor for the house...maybe $30-40 a month. Some months less, some more.

For going out to bars and such, it fluctuates wildly. For this month, probably $25 or so. Didn't go out much this month.

Although on second thought...I'd hardly call it a budget. I usually just pick up beer/liquor when I run out or know I'll be entertaining guests or whatever.

[Edited on May 29, 2014 at 8:49 PM. Reason : Lll]

5/29/2014 8:47:02 PM

Almost zero at this point.

I have booze in the house, but I hardly ever drink anymore since I live by myself. I've got 3 left in a 6-pack of Sweet Josie in my fridge that I bout back in April. I do drink more when the weather is warm though, so now that it's nice I may actually crack open a beer on the patio now and then.

5/29/2014 9:02:03 PM