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how much do you budget for alcohol on a monthly, weekly or yearly basis? this can include buying alcohol from the store or drinking out. if you don't have a budget, then how much do you spend? does it vary?
for me, it can be anywhere from $0 to $500 a month, but will usually average down to $50 to $100. trying to get this down lower for this year. i don't have the money for this crap and i am one more financial catastrophe away from drinking the same swill that homeless people drink.
We don't have an actual budget, but I am guessing, because we do love our wine we spend about $100 a month on liquor We mainly do buy just wine, but stock up on hard liquor a couple times a year. Spoiled brat likes is scotch on weekends and I love a martini once in awhile or a gin an tonic during the summer. The rest of our liquor cabinet is for guests to enjoy.
I probably spend about $30 to $50 a month. Don't drink alcohol every day and when I do it's usually one drink. After age 65 (I am 71) health experts say one drink a day should be the limit anyway. Two every once in a while certainly will not hurt anything.
Where did you get the information "after 65, limit to 1 glass a day" our doctor and other I have spoken with have said nothing even close to that. In fact they encouraged my husband to drink 2 glasses of wine a day. His blood pressure has dropped considerably and he is now off blood pressure meds.
Where did you get the information "after 65, limit to 1 glass a day" our doctor and other I have spoken with have said nothing even close to that. In fact they encouraged my husband to drink 2 glasses of wine a day. His blood pressure has dropped considerably and he is now off blood pressure meds.
What ? Mines went down very little after I cut back on the wine.
I'm the only drinker in my family so it's not too bad.
I usually buy 3 bottles of wine a month and average about $40.
I also buy a bottle of liquor monthly and usually spend about $30
I buy some of the little "shot-sized" bottles of various liquors and those run me about $15.
All total about $85.00 so not too bad I guess. There are a lot of very good wines out there that are not costly and the liquors I buy tend to be higher proof so they tend to last longer
I don't budget. I bought a 1.75 bottle of Jim Beam in September 2012. Right now, it's down to about an inch below the top of the label. I also bought a six pack of beer in late 2014. I believe that's all gone now, but I'd have to check the refrigerator to be sure.
i've never had a budget but never spent over 100 in a month usually under 50 or so. the wife and i after we got married decided on 50-60 tops and i'm trying to hold back for the sake of our overall finances
Mine is $20-$30. I usually get a sixer of my favorite beer every two weeks. Certain days, I drink more than others. My husband probably spends that much every week. He is into the craft beer and tends to drink every night.
As for the comment about 1 drink/day, that sounds about right. My FNP recommends no more than 7 drinks/week.
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I'll spend about $25 on a 24 pack of beer at Costco, last year a variety pack of Blue Moon. That lasts me all summer as I only drink one on a hot day (Seattle area). Then I'll have a local craft beer when eating out at a good restaurant with my wife every other Friday night all year, about $6 each. When I drink wine at home with dinner, it's almost always gifts given to me by guests. I only drink hard stuff when it's free, such as an annual business conference in Las Vegas every April, or at a wedding. So I would say annually, maybe $200.
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