Booze

This Wine Tastes Like Wine

Wine is great.

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Boozin’ on a Budget

Here’s how to drink for less.

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What We Spend on Booze

I realize it’s morning, but let’s talk about booze for a second.

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I Don’t Want No Shrub (Except, I Do)

How to make a concoction called a shrub.

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Money Spent This Weekend

• I withdrew $40 in cash to head to a bar in West Village to meet some friends. I prefer using cash at bars, instead of using my card and opening a tab because I can control my spending better that way. When you open a tab, you’re more likely to just order a bunch of drinks and appetizers without thinking about how much you’re actually spending, and before you know it, you’re closing your tab and sign on the dotted line for $100, including tip. So: Cash is king

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How to Lose All Your Money in Vegas Without Gambling A Dime

1. Decide to go to Las Vegas. Don’t base this decision on careful planning and saving, but on the fact that your little sister has a bomb-ass job that results in her getting you a free hotel room at Mandalay Bay for three nights ($0!).

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What I Gained After I Accidentally Lost My Taste for Liquor

The lack of booze meant I was alert enough to do word problems in my head. I began my calculations:

If we go out for drinks five times a month, and I have two each time, and they average $11 each, plus a $1-$2 dollar tip, that’s…$125 a month? What’s that times twelve? $1,500. Whoa, is that a lot?

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