Beer Budgeting...

Yuengling case for $17.00 helps

 

I average about $30 per week on beer.

 

I buy quite a bit of whiskey throughout the year so beer competes for those dollars. I do pretty well so I really don't budget. I can go weeks and not buy anything and then spend bucks over the course of a week on beer and/or whiskey. This past week I dropped about $200 on beer and whiskey and this next weekend I'll probably do more since I'll be attending Julio's Liquor Go Whiskey Weekend up in MA. I just make sure the bills are paid, I invest as needed and use the rest for life's simple pleasures.

 

For many, many years I smoked at least a pack a day of cigarettes, and in Boston, a pack of my preferred brand eventually cost close to nine bucks.

Then I quit smoking and, before too long, had redirected that nearly nine bucks per day into beer instead. So I don't really budget for beer so much as I've continued spending roughly the same amount of dollars each week on my more recently chosen vice.

 

- Only drink homebrew on weekdays
- Spend freely on the weekends (only as much as I can drink directly at bars/breweries, does not include bottles)
- Don't do any trades which involve shipping beer
- Travel light so I can smuggle bottles back anytime I go out of state
- Don't live in Portland (I failed this particular one)

 

It kind of depends on the time of year but boy, this is a tough season to budget with all the special releases between December - March! I usually make one or two trips to the big city per month and spend from 30-50 per trip and augment it with an occasional purchase at my local super. I just ordered two four packs of Abrasive from Minny but they are holding up the shipment a few days due to the extreme temps they are having right now.

 

When I attend a baseball game, I always buy beers at $8.25 a pop. It kills me. Then when I'm at the store buying craft beers....I feel a lot better and justified for the amount I'm spending?

 

Since I've found attempts to limit my beer spending are pointless, I've decided instead to focus on inventory management. Which means, no room for trying new beers until I've put a significant dent in what I've already bought. It has actually helped a lot - my beer store visits are less frequent, and instead of spending $75-$150 per visit, I'm only spending $40 or $50. It also means I've spent the last several weeks drinking all of the Parabola, Sucaba, Speedway Stout, and other similar stuff that I badly overbought in the last couple of years.

 

I don't realy have a beer budget I know I spend to much when my wife yells at me lol

 

Buy by the sixtel or case. Every now and then I might get a mixed six pack. Rarely buy bombers.

 

I figure buying beer is as good as, or better than, an investment in gold. When my fiat currency hits the floor, at least i can trade my beer that will still retain its value. Who wouldn't be looking to get drunk when their savings disappear? My advice is to invest!

 

I just don't spend on going to the movies and bars, restaurants and give the wife an allowance and that leads to happy wife is a happy life

 

I generally don't buy anything that costs >$15 and I rarely bombers.

Here in MA, there are more 6- and 4-pack at >$13 and of great quality that I don't often feel like I'm missing out. I'll pick up the occasional big bottle when friends are coming over, but other than that, it's mostly 4- and 6-packs for me.

 

I just play the lotto on a daily basis and cross my fingers that I win $1000000 so that I can spend all of that on beer. Until then, $50 a month.

 

Drinking in a pub or a bar here costs an arm and a leg whilst buying beer in the monopoly here is alot "cheaper", even with taxes that would make Americans start revolutions. I figure if I've "willingly" spent 20+ dollars on a cover charge and a couple of macro beers at various venues in the past, I wont go broke from spending that money on store bought beers instead. Rarely do my weekly beer purchases exceed 15 or so bucks and I stretch the money further by drinking a good deal of lager beers that I enjoy. Me and my wallet are both happy for the fact that I can still enjoy a German pilsner just as well as an American IPA.

It also helps that the monopoly here has a limited number of new releases in a year, so there's not a ton of stuff on the shelves that I'm desperate to try or haven't already. Once every other month there's a few of the releases that I'm interested in trying immediately and I shell out for them.

I'm truly in awe however of what some people on here are buying/hauling and drinking. There seems to be a serious amount of redistribution of wealth going on . Me I'm happy to stand on the sidelines and pick up a craft beer here and there, made available this far north thanks to the carefree, frivolous spending of legions of American beer drinkers .

 

I spend way to much, about $100.00 on beer and scotch/bourbon a week. Thats more than I spend in a month eating/going out. I actually get excited finding new beers, and reading the reviews while at my local liquor store.

 

I have budgeted 10% of my net worth towards beer purchases.....present and future. Thus, money is never a problem. I buy what I want. I repeat the process every week. I recompute my net worth...take 10%...and cap any spending there. I never hit the amount. Works like a charm and still keeps me with 90% in equities and fixed income. Funny look from my banker when I list assets such a 24 BCBS and 15 Abt12. He thinks they are stocks!!

 

Thanks for serving!

 

Federal government loans for medical school. Living expenses after rent = beer money

 

lmao, that is hilarious. ''It is tough but I can usually stay wituin budget'', lol. Cheers man.