-Alter-Reality- t1_j6gc00m wrote on January 30, 2023 at 3:03 AM

Reply to comment by SammiK504 in LPT: Do not have the mindset the you are going to "save money" by quitting alcohol AND getting healthy. by [deleted]

I drank a six pack of IPA 🍺 per week. Cost like $10-12 for the sixer, so $40-48 monthly. But quitting alcohol, and focusing on health, has been hella expensive! Much more than $40-48 per month.

Shit that was about what just the gym membership alone cost me.

I guess I underestimated how much many people may be spending on booze?

Em_Adespoton t1_j6gig9z wrote on January 30, 2023 at 3:48 AM

My fitness is running. Outside. With a small investment in my own at-home weights and fitness doodads. Some of them I’ve had for 20 years.

The only real cost after lifestyle adjustments has been $180 on shoes every year.

If I was a weekly regular at the liquor store, I’d have paid for all my stuff for 25 years within a few months.

akratic137 t1_j6idk6p wrote on January 30, 2023 at 3:34 PM

Yes you greatly underestimate how much money people spend on booze. Most people in the comments assumed you were an alcoholic before. Think a handle or more a day or 18+ beers.