I had a conversation with a coworker at my old job in which he was complaining about how much money he was spending. Another coworker and I were baffled that he couldn't save money, when we were pretty sure he was getting paid about what we were and we had no trouble putting money away.
Turns out he was going out to clubs most nights and getting hammered. Gee, no wonder he didn't have any money. We tried to explain the concept of, say, movie nights or inviting friends over for pizza. Or even just having your own booze in your own house instead of paying $15 for a martini. He stared at us like we were nuts. We gave up and told him to get used to being poor.
But yeah, I've known of people who spend that much or more. Partially, it's a sign of subsituting alcohol for social skills. Partially, it's a sign of being a pretentious idiot and picking bars that are two damn expensive.
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Date: 2009-04-14 01:18 am (UTC)Turns out he was going out to clubs most nights and getting hammered. Gee, no wonder he didn't have any money. We tried to explain the concept of, say, movie nights or inviting friends over for pizza. Or even just having your own booze in your own house instead of paying $15 for a martini. He stared at us like we were nuts. We gave up and told him to get used to being poor.
But yeah, I've known of people who spend that much or more. Partially, it's a sign of subsituting alcohol for social skills. Partially, it's a sign of being a pretentious idiot and picking bars that are two damn expensive.