How The Average U.S. Consumer Spends Their Paycheck

Re:How The Average U.S. Consumer Spends Their Paycheck by vaksel on Sunday July 12, 2009 @01:46PM (#700358)

$457/yr for liquor seems pretty small for a family with 2 adults.

And why is tobacco counted for the "average" person? I'd think the average person wouldn't be a smoker.

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Re:How The Average U.S. Consumer Spends Their Paycheck by j_baker on Sunday July 12, 2009 @02:01PM (#700383)

Simple math. If one person in ten spends 10% of their income on tobacco, then the average person spends 1% of their income on tobacco.

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Re:How The Average U.S. Consumer Spends Their Paycheck by thorax on Sunday July 12, 2009 @02:20PM (#700402)

More families than you think spend $0/yr on liquor.

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Re:How The Average U.S. Consumer Spends Their Paycheck by Xichekolas on Sunday July 12, 2009 @02:36PM (#700425)

I don't have a 'family', but I only spend maybe $250/yr on alcohol, and my girlfriend doesn't spend any, and we are in our mid-20s.

It's not for any moral reasons. I only drink beer that I think is tasty, and then pretty much only with meals at restaurants. She just really doesn't like the taste of alcohol.

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