Comments on: What I Gained After I Accidentally Lost My Taste for Liquor

By: Jenn@twitter

Jenn@twitter — Tue, 26 Jun 2012 18:35:40 +0000

@Charismatic Megafauna I just noticed your comment above and I am really kind of excited about the idea of craftily visualizing my drink budget (or other budget items!) in my wallet. If I do it, I will surely take photos and try to get Logan & Mike to let me post them here. :)

By: Tim Chuma

Tim Chuma — Sun, 10 Jun 2012 02:06:57 +0000

I also mainly drink club soda and lime during the week or when I don’t feel like drinking. My local doesn’t even charge me for it these days. Depends on the venue also. Am more likely to drink at the RSL (Veterans) Club/Bowling Club than the place with the $9 vodka, although that does not stop me going for the $18 cocktail the comes with a free finger puppet (if you come home with all fingers covered you have spent too much.)

By: redheaded&crazy

redheaded&crazy — Fri, 08 Jun 2012 21:26:25 +0000

@charizard i think smoking weed is a lot cheaper than drinking!

i still drink though. although i definitely prefer my substances more illict. and bad for my lungs. :D

By: charizard

charizard — Fri, 08 Jun 2012 20:55:38 +0000

Start smoking weed regularly. You won’t save any money, but you’ll never want to drink again!

By: elizabeast

elizabeast — Fri, 08 Jun 2012 19:34:11 +0000

@angelinha It’s great! It just also sucks because drunk boyfriend is a spending machine!

By: LolaLaBalc

LolaLaBalc — Fri, 08 Jun 2012 08:54:17 +0000

@AnnieNilsson I actually really like club soda too. I think it came from me drinking scotch and soda for years, and getting used to particularly crappy ones that were heavy on the soda..so I may as well just save a few bucks and skip straight to the soda.

I loved this article, btw! I totally have the awkward ‘what do I do with my hands now!?!’ feeling at concerts when I don’t have a drink in hand, which has led to some really bad public air drumming.

By: bluewindgirl

bluewindgirl — Fri, 08 Jun 2012 01:46:03 +0000

Accidental teetotaller here–I barely ever drink, not because I have anything against drinking but because I was a huge nerd who didn’t party much in college and never really learned to like alcohol? By the time I realized I could drink booze smuggled into sweet things or blended into calorie-bomb-milkshakes, I just wasn’t used to the idea of paying a bunch of money for something that wasn’t good for me. I can’t feel sanctimonious about the money I’m saving by being lame though, because (a) where does it stop? I also don’t smoke or do cocaine or own a horse or have a gambling problem, should I congratulate myself on all that stuff too? and (b) I counterbalance my sober habits by throwing whatever cash I have at frozen yogurt vendors. Pinkberry, she is a jealous mistress.

By: John Thompson@facebook

John Thompson@facebook — Fri, 08 Jun 2012 01:29:08 +0000

Same thing happened to me after a long night at a very nice Manhattan cocktail bar! That’s the beauty of poison (and make no mistake, alcohol is a poison). When you get too much of it, your body notices and will slap your proverbial hand if you so much as smell it again. See also – food poisoning from bad sushi, or when you drink six Sobes in under an hour while suffering from Strepp. Evolution at work.

Naturally, I spend all the money I would’ve spent on alcohol on decadent food. No savings for me!

By: sony_b

sony_b — Fri, 08 Jun 2012 01:01:47 +0000

Yep. I didn’t have such an extreme experience, but I had an epiphany about how much this was costing me, and switched to diet cokes about 15 years ago. I kept hanging out with my friends. The bartenders didn’t seem to mind at all, in fact some of them seemed to like having a sober person to talk to at the end of the night.

Alcohol isn’t a need, and it isn’t necessary to enjoy an evening out. Or in. It’s just not. I do drink occasionally now, but definitely not if I’m feeling broke. And only the good stuff when I do go for it.

By: redheaded&crazy

redheaded&crazy — Fri, 08 Jun 2012 00:14:20 +0000

@stuffisthings I’m so glad I’m a one beer queer.

(I ALWAYS WANT TO CALL MYSELF A ONE BEER QUEER BUT IT DOESNT QUITE EXACTLY WORK BUT ITS SUCH A GOOD LINE. FUCK IT. I’M DOING IT. <- three glasses of wine)

eta: (i love you edits) urban dictionary tells me this doesn’t refer at all to one’s sexuality, therefore, CHEERS!

eta2: urban dictionary’s second definition is someone who can’t hold alcohol, making them “look like a queer”??? that sounds derogatory? is this derogatory? BUT ITS SO GOOOOD