Was having a conversation about how much money I used to go out with for a good night in my twenties, this would include bevvy all night, chippy and maybe a taxi home. I recall it was about £20-£30. Fast forward to now, nearly 50 years of age and I hate going out even just for a decent session without at least £100 cash in my pocket. Obviously I carry cards but would never dream of buying a round with one and would just go to the bank for more cash if ever required. Not saying I spend it all unlike in my twenties but just hate going out without a decent amount of cash in pocket. Anyone else the same,and what do you younger folk consider adequate carrying cash these days?
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Thread: How much for a night out?
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03-11-2016 08:52 PM #1
How much for a night out?
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03-11-2016 09:26 PM #2
Really?? I'm 44 now. In my going oot up town days in my late teens early 20's I'd always start out with £100 cash - with the hope/intention of having plenty left next day. Often woke up next day with only smash in my pockets.
Edit: this would include train fare from Livi into town then taxi back.(+ kebab/pizza/whatever)Last edited by brianmc; 03-11-2016 at 09:28 PM.
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03-11-2016 09:33 PM #3
These days taking out £50 is fine for a night out with the mates, we never go for a meal or any of that nonsense.
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03-11-2016 09:36 PM #4
£50 is the most i'll take out. Could easily spend all of that or less depending on how the night is.
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03-11-2016 09:51 PM #5
Fairly recently I picked up 4 laddies in town around 7am on a Sunday and took them back out to Livi after their Saturday night out up town (i drive a PHC for a livi based company). Though they'd clearly had a few bevvies none of them were blootered or caused me any bother at all. However! They did count up how much they had spent on they're 12 hour sesh..... And the ballpark figure was £750! (They'd all started with £200 and emptied their pockets to count up how much was left).
Thank **** I'm long past those days.
£10 max on a bottle of wine is now the extent of my Saturday night "out" (*in the house!).
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03-11-2016 10:37 PM #6This quote is hidden because you are ignoring this member. Show Quote
Any more than 2 pints and it sends up the white flag.
£10 is about my limit too.
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04-11-2016 06:14 AM #8
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04-11-2016 06:18 AM #9
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If it's just a night in the local then I'll probably not spend over £50. If it's an all day session with my mates up the town it can easily surpass £100. I hate to think what a night up the town with my mrs costs me...
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04-11-2016 06:27 AM #10
Aye, £100 easily although I will use my card in some places rather than carry loads of cash.
Uni days (7-10 years ago) it was about £25.
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04-11-2016 07:06 AM #13
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£95.
I met a friend at 1pm yesterday for lunch. I got home around 10pm.
In the 80s as a single man I'd go out with £32.50 for a Friday/Saturday night.
I'd 'hide' £2.50 somewhere on me so I'd have money at the end of the night for a kebab!Space to let
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04-11-2016 07:43 AM #14
Night at the local(s) with a couple of mates I can do for £30/£40. Few drinks with the girlfriend up that to £50/£60. Proper day out with mates, football team mates, people I haven't seen in a while etc and it always gets silly and I'm looking at £100 minimum. Unfortunately or thankfully, depending on what way I look at it, those days are getting fewer and further between.
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04-11-2016 08:26 AM #16
I can spend anything from about £30 on a night out to £100. It generally works out that if I'm drinking pints I spend less as they take so much longer to drink but if it's vodkas then I'll spend a fortune as you can polish one of them off in about 5-10 minutes.
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04-11-2016 09:14 AM #17
Depends where you're going as well. I can sit all night with a few mates in my local and spend £40-50 but that wouldn't buy the first round in some places up town.
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04-11-2016 09:54 AM #19
Thing is, I remember needing £80-£100 for a night out when I was 18, and thats 17 years ago. I would always play the fruit machines tho, and that would pay me into a club where drinks were pricier. Some lads I work with now who are between 23-26 have been known to spend over £150 on a saturday out. That includes taxis.
Clubs and pubs now taking debit cards really doesnt help tho. Luckily no matter how drunk I get I seem to avoid doing that tho. My drunken self even knows my missus would kill me
I'm out in Edinburgh tomorrow with a few work mates. We're meeting for lunch at Bubba Q's in the royal mile. Have a 9 hole pub golf route planned out, plus we have 2.5hrs booked into supercube. We've already put £80 each into the "kitty" which has paid for supercube, will cover the meal and also the drinks for the pub golf. We plan on going up the town once back in Dunfermline, so I reckon I'll spend another £60 on top.Last edited by CallumLaidlaw; 04-11-2016 at 09:57 AM.
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04-11-2016 11:42 AM #22
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All about value. If I end up with a kebab and my leg over, then £100 is a no bad night.
If I wake up with nothing more than a hangover, then £70 is a right kick in the teeth.
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04-11-2016 01:30 PM #23
Great thread!
My 'par' for a proper night out is £100. An all dayer would be £150. The question is, how much did we all spend on our day out on May 21st!?!
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04-11-2016 01:38 PM #24This quote is hidden because you are ignoring this member. Show Quote
Following day I probably only spent around £30 as had a carry oot at the links.
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Sunday was a different story, in the pub from opening, at the Links then in the pub until closing and easily cleared £150 but think there were a few card rounds I've conveniently forgotten, carried on on the Monday and probably spent another £70.
Never even got a single words grief about the state of me that weekend either. Mrs PB knew what it meant and that I wasn't taking liberties.
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04-11-2016 05:34 PM #27
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I agree. On the bingo...
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