Cost of alcohol?
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Anonymous
| Mercifully, my wife drinks cheap wine, so that's $18 or so a week (thank God for Costco). On the other hand, I am of the opinion that life is far too short to drink cheap booze, so I get decent beer and good to very good bourbon. |
Anonymous
That sounds right for us, too. We're not big drinkers, but in the summer (when I'm more active anyway) I like to have a beer more often. |
Anonymous
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At home, we probably spend $250 to $350 month average but that includes more expensive wines, boubons, scotch, and/or tequila. And, we usually have friends over 3 to 5 times a month.
That doesn't include times when I find a rare bottle of bourbon, like the Pappy 20 that I picked up last week. Those finds can add another $2000 a year or so. |
Anonymous
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What? How much you drink isn't related to your income. Maybe people with more money buy higher quality alcohol but you either drink a lot or you don't. Some of the heaviest drinkers are the poorest.
To answer your question, just about nothing. We buy a 12-pack of beer like every 3 months. Occasionally a $10 margarita at dinner (less than once a month.) Not big drinkers. |
Anonymous
Costco has a liquor section. Never seen a store. It is probably DC since VA can only sell beer and wine and MD can't sell alcohol outside a liquor store at all. |
Anonymous
I believe it, but as someone who almost never drinks no way would I trek from western Fairfax to DC to shop at Costco. |
Anonymous
| ASK ME ABOUT MY WEED BUDGET |
Anonymous
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Anonymous
| About $200 per month. Dh drinks 2-3 beers a night (micro brews), and I drink about a bottle of wine per week (I order my wine online, so it's about $50-60 per month). We eat out 3-4 times per month and usually each have a drink out. |
Anonymous
| $75-100? Mostly prosecco. |
Anonymous
OMG I just discovered this and you're right. As to yearly costs: 3 - 5 bottles of wine approximately 15 - 20/bottle $1,170 to $2600/Yr plus beer and liquor purchases. Maybe a .bottle of bourbon a month or so, or if not bourbon, vodka. Depends what we need. We have a kegorator in the bar that we restock every 6 to 8 weeks. We routinely host parties though. |
Anonymous
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$300-$400/ month, all on wine (mostly from Trader Joe's with a couple of nicer bottles mixed in). Includes everything we drink at home, including entertaining, and the odd bottle here and there we take to a housewarming or dinner party.
Um, starting to realize we are on the extreme high end in this category 
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Anonymous
We are right there with you. I think the people posting are near teetotalers! |
Anonymous
| We spend around 200 per month, more during the holiday season. That generally breaks down to 2 bottles of wine and a six pack per week plus a couple of extra just because bottles of wine here and there. Love that DC costco for wine but we often end up overpaying at the local market instead. |
Anonymous
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We'll demolish a bottle of vodka and a bottle of tequila everybody couple of weeks.
My DW is off wine at the moment; I'd have to say the budget gets blown by going out; we went out with another couple to Joes and wound up with a $1,100.00 tab at the end of the night....I felt that one for a few days. |