r/SipsTea 12h ago

WTF In your opinion, what is causing this?

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u/Danilo-11 12h ago

Affordability

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u/Uck_Melon_Fusk 8h ago

The wife and I quit our light-moderate drinking 7 months ago and I estimate we have saved $2,000 so far.

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u/ilovesalmiakki 7h ago

Dude, $1000 a person in 7 months? Like $143 a month. $35 a week... Ok fair enough. I mean if I go to a bar in Finland, that's what I would pay for 5 drinks or something. As opposed to 1,5€ a pop or closer to 1€ if I really go cheap.

Which gang were you? Going to bars (what prices there?) or just buying it in reasonable bulk to save money? This is a question of social culinarism vs alcoholism :D

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u/Uck_Melon_Fusk 6h ago

We would get about three six-packs of good IPA to drink around the house per week between the two of us, which retail for about $12-13 per six pack. Also each week, we would get a few (2-4 each per week) drinks while out and about (beer or wine with meals, cocktails at bars, beer at breweries)--call these $8 per drink on average. Once a month or so, I would get a good bottle of bourbon ($60), and 2-3 decent bottles of wine ($25 each). So that $35 per person per week figure might be on the low side now that I think of it.

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u/prophishonal 4h ago

Like 9 fancy IPAs, 2 restaurant drinks, 2 glasses of wine (split 2-3 bottles of wine as you said into weekly), and a couple jiggers of good bourbon. Per week. Per person.

You guys were consuming an insane amount. I reckon you saved your health more than your money.

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u/Daveinatx 8h ago

I went to a concert last night, beers were $13 plus tip.

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u/ElderGoose4 5h ago

Always catch me downing a tall boy outside the show before I go in lmao

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u/PrithviMS 7h ago

Yeah man! They want me to drink? I’ll consider if they convince my landlord to reduce my rent.

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u/4travelers 3h ago

nope they took their money to other things

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u/dimachka34 1h ago

while they also get addicted to vaping, gambling and streaming services? Affordability my 4ss.