How much do you spend on alcohol per month?

[Libertea]

This questions is like when I go to a physical and the doctor asks "how many drinks per week do you have". No way am I going to answer this honestly...

I naively did answer this honestly the first time.  I mean, it is the doctor, he should have all the facts, right?

Now I just lie.

I feel SO MUCH BETTER knowing I'm not the only one that does this.

Any doctor worth his/her salt would just assume you were lying and double or triple whatever amount you told them anyway. :-P

[DailyGrindFree]

Due to the 40-day-liver-cleanse, January spending was $0. Double Winning! :-)

[Kiwi Fuzz]

Just because you have a problem with alcohol, don't push your bias on others, please.  From your link.

Health benefits of moderate alcohol use

Moderate alcohol consumption may provide some health benefits. It may:

Reduce your risk of developing and dying from heart disease
Possibly reduce your risk of ischemic stroke (when the arteries to your brain become narrowed or blocked, causing severely reduced blood flow)
Possibly reduce your risk of diabetes
Even so, the evidence about the possible health benefits of alcohol isn't certain, and alcohol may not benefit everyone who drinks.

Um...it does cause cancer, though...

http://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/866727

Epidemiologic evidence supports a causal association of alcohol consumption and cancers of the oropharynx, larynx, esophagus, liver, colon, rectum, and female breast, says Jennie Connor, MB, ChB, MPH, from the Department of Preventive and Social Medicine, University of Otago, in Dunedin, New Zealand.

I fully support anyone's right to put whatever they want in their bodies. However, I admit, when I read that headline I was relieved that I had stopped drinking in 2008. Heavy drinking and smoking killed 3/4 of my grandparents (colon cancer, brain aneurism and lung cancer).

That said, I do have a bottle of cooking wine in my kitchen. I think I bought it in 2014 and it's mostly full...so less than $12 USD every 2-3 years would be my spending. My spouse doesn't drink either for medical reasons. I feel uncomfortable around people who are drinking - like I'm spying on them with their pants (inhibitions) down.

Each to one's own. :)

[SimpleCycle]

Too much!  I have a craft beer habit, and regularly pay $14-$16 a FOUR-pack.  Yep, 4-pack.  But I love the beer, and believe me, the beer I drink (locally produced, fresh -- for any fellow Massholes out there, Tree House and Night Shift) is well worth the price.  I would say I go through two 4-packs a week, not including any beers I have out at bars, so that's about $120/month.  Beers out?  Probably another $80-$100/month.

Hmm, I may have a problem . . .

I realize I'm quoting a post from a million years ago, but Tree House is in my hometown.  High five!

[SimpleCycle]

This questions is like when I go to a physical and the doctor asks "how many drinks per week do you have". No way am I going to answer this honestly...

I put graphs of how many drinks I have on the internet every month. That help keeps me accountable. E.G.

You average 2.6 tacos per day?

[monstermonster]

You average 2.6 tacos per day?

Yup, 3 for breakfast every day, unless I'm out of town and it's not possible. Cheap, costs me about $.11-19 per taco, depending on grocery costs that week. Full of protein, fast.

[MoonLiteNite]

5.66$~
I just buy a large bottle of real everclear. Lasts me around 6 months on average. I spend more on coke and gatorade to go with it.

[Mezzie]

$0

I am not happy about this. Alcohol is dangerous to consume with the medicine I'll be on for the rest of my life. Now I just smell other people's whisky. :(

[Raenia]

My alcohol purchases were complicated last year due to deciding to make fancy flavored cordials for Christmas presents, but for my own consumption it comes out to <$10/mo.

[monstermonster]

$0

I am not happy about this. Alcohol is dangerous to consume with the medicine I'll be on for the rest of my life. Now I just smell other people's whisky. :(

I'm working on DIY home nonalcoholic whiskey right now- cherry juice barrel aged essentially - considering selling some kits online. Would this be of interest to you? I love the taste and smell of whiskey but need to scale back on alcohol, so I have been experimenting with subs.

[Mezzie]

I didn't know there was such a thing! That would be a fun hobby. Robert Burns day was tough this year. :)

[truman47]

I'm an all grain home brewer so beer works out to about 60 cents a long neck if I'm  drinking it from my kegs. But I did get into a bad habit of buying 2 craft beers every night on my way home from work at around $4-5 each. (Alcohol tax is high here in Aus). So I was spending around $70 a week on alcohol and more of the wife and I went out on the weekend. 

I decided to cut this out 2 weeks ago and only drink on weekends and drink my own beer mostly. The result is my alcohol spending is now around $60 a month and I've lost 2 kgs in that 2 weeks because I don't eat chips anymore either.

[oneyear]

About $180 a month for the both of us. That's a couple of bottles of wine each a week (justification).

Seems excessive in comparison to most of you, but I don't give a hoot. I'm worth it.

[JLee]

Just because you have a problem with alcohol, don't push your bias on others, please.  From your link.

Health benefits of moderate alcohol use

Moderate alcohol consumption may provide some health benefits. It may:

Reduce your risk of developing and dying from heart disease
Possibly reduce your risk of ischemic stroke (when the arteries to your brain become narrowed or blocked, causing severely reduced blood flow)
Possibly reduce your risk of diabetes
Even so, the evidence about the possible health benefits of alcohol isn't certain, and alcohol may not benefit everyone who drinks.

Um...it does cause cancer, though...

http://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/866727

Epidemiologic evidence supports a causal association of alcohol consumption and cancers of the oropharynx, larynx, esophagus, liver, colon, rectum, and female breast, says Jennie Connor, MB, ChB, MPH, from the Department of Preventive and Social Medicine, University of Otago, in Dunedin, New Zealand.

I fully support anyone's right to put whatever they want in their bodies. However, I admit, when I read that headline I was relieved that I had stopped drinking in 2008. Heavy drinking and smoking killed 3/4 of my grandparents (colon cancer, brain aneurism and lung cancer).

That said, I do have a bottle of cooking wine in my kitchen. I think I bought it in 2014 and it's mostly full...so less than $12 USD every 2-3 years would be my spending. My spouse doesn't drink either for medical reasons. I feel uncomfortable around people who are drinking - like I'm spying on them with their pants (inhibitions) down.

Each to one's own. :)

Alcohol, white flour, canned tomatoes, and steak too. You can also die by drinking too much water.

I'm going to die of something...I'm not remotely worried about the occasional drink. : )

[Paul der Krake]

Protip: pick a workplace with booze.

[Metric Mouse]

Protip: pick a workplace with booze.

Would pre-gaming before one's shift be a sign of 'workplace dedication'?

[Paul der Krake]

Protip: pick a workplace with booze.

Would pre-gaming before one's shift be a sign of 'workplace dedication'?

I tend to imbibe on my way out...

[Metric Mouse]

Protip: pick a workplace with booze.

Would pre-gaming before one's shift be a sign of 'workplace dedication'?

I tend to imbibe on my way out...

Then you could charge over time for working late.

[Schaefer Light]

This questions is like when I go to a physical and the doctor asks "how many drinks per week do you have". No way am I going to answer this honestly...

I put graphs of how many drinks I have on the internet every month. That help keeps me accountable. E.G.

You average 2.6 tacos per day?

I think the 2.6 tacos per day average is the funniest thing I've ever seen on these forums.  That is awesome.  Who doesn't love tacos?