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Well, I don't drink any alchohol while a few friends of mine love drinking very much. They would gather to have dinner/drink almost every day(at least four times a week). The average cost of such dinner/drinking is equivalent to 1/5 the average monthly income in the city where we live. So every month, the cost for these "gatherings" consumes all the income that a man can earn for months.

Do you think my friends' lifestyle is a waste of money and time ? How much do you spend on such gatherings on average ? Please let me know.

Here is what happens to my friends and me and I am sure this is a reflection on different financial values and life attitude in general. Well, I don't drink any alchohol while a few friends of mine love drinking very much. They would gather to have dinner/drink almost every day(at least four times a week). I am often invited but due to my no-drinking habit, I usually turn the invitation down. We are all family men but they are a few years older than me. Their children are much older than my kid so probably they don't need their fathers' attention and time. I always put my family first so this is also one of the reasons I don't join them that frequently. Financially, every gathering meal/drinking is not cheap because it involves a lot of drinks and dishes. The average cost of such dinner/drinking is equivalent to 1/5 the average monthly income in the city where we live. So every month, the cost for these "gatherings" consumes all the income that a man can earn for months. This is considered a huge waste of money in many people's eyes cause most people don't earn much. Although I don't drink, occasionally I will treat them and pay the bills for the guesture of friendliness. Do you think my friends' lifestyle is a waste of money and time ? How much do you spend on such gatherings on average ? Please let me know.

@Lovesmayfamilis have said it all, only a shameless piece of trash spend that high amount of money on alcohol, they have nothing interesting going on in their lives, and these types of men are hardly responsible, I am sure that there is a high chance their wives are the one paying the bills in their home, they are just shameless men.

You need to detached yourself from such men, as they will waste your valuable time and money away, this type of friend won't help you in life, because you have a goal and they don't, detach before it's too late.

This year I detached myself from some set of friends, they came knocking and asking me to go out with them, I don't drink alcohol like you but I see no reason to follow them and waste my time, this is what they always do, waste time when I should be busy with my online jobs, it got to a point that they named me an Introvert and I don't even complain. Today we are far apart, they don't call me and I don't call them, I like it because this is the only way I can move forward in life.

Avoid time wasters.

Avoid unnecessary spending.

Avoid people that don't have a life or goal.

These set of people are toxic to your life, ask yourself what you have gained since you have been going out with them, you guys will only chat about someone else, or talk about football, or do more gossip, all this are time wasting.

When people do not have goals, they will always spend time with alcohol. This is the level of life of an uneducated person, for whom the whole meaning of life is to fill his mind with alcohol, thereby obtaining temporary pleasure, and avoiding problems.
Do not prevent these people from decomposing and degrading, because they will certainly end badly, having received one or another degree of addiction to alcoholism, which will lead them to a quick outcome.
Life is given to a person once, and there comes a moment when a person finally sobers up, but he is at an advanced age when only regrets remain.
There is an expression that says: Tell me who your friend is, and I will tell you who you are. Run from such friends, OP. The more successful people there are around you, the more you will develop. By being around empty people, you can also become like them.

If the cost of dinner/drinking is equivalent to 1/5 average monthly income, I think your friends will broke after a week, how it's possible your friends can have a dinner/drinking for at least 16x times in a month, they are should in debt.

You can friend with them, but it doesn't mean you need to follow anything that your friends are doing, you need to independent and only do what you want to do. For me having a dinner/drinking for 4x times in a week is really wasting money, I will not follow their habit.

Not really. We are all doing fine financially and I don't think they will have any financial problems for many years. The point is not how much money wasted here but this kind of lifestyle is already a huge waste. I agree with you on the most values so I try to avoid these gatherings as much as I can.

Here is what happens to my friends and me and I am sure this is a reflection on different financial values and life attitude in general. Well, I don't drink any alchohol while a few friends of mine love drinking very much. They would gather to have dinner/drink almost every day(at least four times a week). I am often invited but due to my no-drinking habit, I usually turn the invitation down.

The average cost of such dinner/drinking is equivalent to 1/5 the average monthly income in the city where we live. So every month, the cost for these "gatherings" consumes all the income that a man can earn for months

Here is what happens to my friends and me and I am sure this is a reflection on different financial values and life attitude in general. Well, I don't drink any alchohol while a few friends of mine love drinking very much. They would gather to have dinner/drink almost every day(at least four times a week). I am often invited but due to my no-drinking habit, I usually turn the invitation down.

We are all family men but they are a few years older than me. Their children are much older than my kid so probably they don't need their fathers' attention and time. I always put my family first so this is also one of the reasons I don't join them that frequently. Financially, every gathering meal/drinking is not cheap because it involves a lot of drinks and dishes.

Although I don't drink, occasionally I will treat them and pay the bills for the guesture of friendliness. Do you think my friends' lifestyle is a waste of money and time ? How much do you spend on such gatherings on average ? Please let me know.

Do you think my friends' lifestyle is a waste of money and time ?

How much do you spend on such gatherings on average ? Please let me know.

This is considered a huge waste of money in many people's eyes cause most people don't earn much. Although I don't drink, occasionally I will treat them and pay the bills for the guesture of friendliness. Do you think my friends' lifestyle is a waste of money and time?

Financially, every gathering meal/drinking is not cheap because it involves a lot of drinks and dishes. The average cost of such dinner/drinking is equivalent to 1/5 the average monthly income in the city where we live. So every month, the cost for these "gatherings" consumes all the income that a man can earn for months. This is considered a huge waste of money in many people's eyes cause most people don't earn much. Although I don't drink, occasionally I will treat them and pay the bills for the guesture of friendliness. Do you think my friends' lifestyle is a waste of money and time ? How much do you spend on such gatherings on average ? Please let me know.

Do you think my friends' lifestyle is a waste of money and time ? How much do you spend on such gatherings on average ? Please let me know.

It depends on what stage of the life they are. If they already have a career, their own houses, consolidated family, solid income I think it's not a waste, because they have struggled building every steps upside to be where they are now, so they deserve to enjoy life the best they can. If they think to drink and eat out are decent rewards for what they have achieved so far, let them do this without guilt.

Everyone needs some relief from times to times, and such lifestyles are the answer for many to not fall in boredom and sadness. We can't judge them for this kind of behavior.

Here is what happens to my friends and me and I am sure this is a reflection on different financial values and life attitude in general. Well, I don't drink any alchohol while a few friends of mine love drinking very much. They would gather to have dinner/drink almost every day(at least four times a week). I am often invited but due to my no-drinking habit, I usually turn the invitation down. We are all family men but they are a few years older than me. Their children are much older than my kid so probably they don't need their fathers' attention and time. I always put my family first so this is also one of the reasons I don't join them that frequently. Financially, every gathering meal/drinking is not cheap because it involves a lot of drinks and dishes. The average cost of such dinner/drinking is equivalent to 1/5 the average monthly income in the city where we live. So every month, the cost for these "gatherings" consumes all the income that a man can earn for months. This is considered a huge waste of money in many people's eyes cause most people don't earn much. Although I don't drink, occasionally I will treat them and pay the bills for the guesture of friendliness. Do you think my friends' lifestyle is a waste of money and time ? How much do you spend on such gatherings on average ? Please let me know.

Although I don't drink, occasionally I will treat them and pay the bills for the guesture of friendliness. Do you think my friends' lifestyle is a waste of money and time ? How much do you spend on such gatherings on average ? Please let me know.

Here is what happens to my friends and me and I am sure this is a reflection on different financial values and life attitude in general. Well, I don't drink any alchohol while a few friends of mine love drinking very much. They would gather to have dinner/drink almost every day(at least four times a week). I am often invited but due to my no-drinking habit, I usually turn the invitation down. We are all family men but they are a few years older than me. Their children are much older than my kid so probably they don't need their fathers' attention and time. I always put my family first so this is also one of the reasons I don't join them that frequently. Financially, every gathering meal/drinking is not cheap because it involves a lot of drinks and dishes. The average cost of such dinner/drinking is equivalent to 1/5 the average monthly income in the city where we live. So every month, the cost for these "gatherings" consumes all the income that a man can earn for months. This is considered a huge waste of money in many people's eyes cause most people don't earn much. Although I don't drink, occasionally I will treat them and pay the bills for the guesture of friendliness. Do you think my friends' lifestyle is a waste of money and time ? How much do you spend on such gatherings on average ? Please let me know.

If the minimum wage per month is still below $300, think clearly and don't do such stupid things. Still not married I wouldn't do something silly like that,  let alone already have a family. They call it's fun? is it fun to drink? Why not train yourself to develop or at least do a hobby? But when the salary is over $1000 per month, I think it's okay to drink for pleasure once a week.

Here is what happens to my friends and me and I am sure this is a reflection on different financial values and life attitude in general. Well, I don't drink any alchohol while a few friends of mine love drinking very much. They would gather to have dinner/drink almost every day(at least four times a week). I am often invited but due to my no-drinking habit, I usually turn the invitation down. We are all family men but they are a few years older than me. Their children are much older than my kid so probably they don't need their fathers' attention and time. I always put my family first so this is also one of the reasons I don't join them that frequently. Financially, every gathering meal/drinking is not cheap because it involves a lot of drinks and dishes. The average cost of such dinner/drinking is equivalent to 1/5 the average monthly income in the city where we live. So every month, the cost for these "gatherings" consumes all the income that a man can earn for months. This is considered a huge waste of money in many people's eyes cause most people don't earn much. Although I don't drink, occasionally I will treat them and pay the bills for the guesture of friendliness. Do you think my friends' lifestyle is a waste of money and time ? How much do you spend on such gatherings on average ? Please let me know.

Here is what happens to my friends and me and I am sure this is a reflection on different financial values and life attitude in general. Well, I don't drink any alchohol while a few friends of mine love drinking very much. They would gather to have dinner/drink almost every day(at least four times a week). I am often invited but due to my no-drinking habit, I usually turn the invitation down. We are all family men but they are a few years older than me. Their children are much older than my kid so probably they don't need their fathers' attention and time. I always put my family first so this is also one of the reasons I don't join them that frequently. Financially, every gathering meal/drinking is not cheap because it involves a lot of drinks and dishes. The average cost of such dinner/drinking is equivalent to 1/5 the average monthly income in the city where we live. So every month, the cost for these "gatherings" consumes all the income that a man can earn for months. This is considered a huge waste of money in many people's eyes cause most people don't earn much. Although I don't drink, occasionally I will treat them and pay the bills for the guesture of friendliness. Do you think my friends' lifestyle is a waste of money and time ? How much do you spend on such gatherings on average ? Please let me know.

Based on your limited information, and since you are also invited, it means that the drinking/socializing isn't for productive activity, but for fun only. In this case, yes it's a waste of money. However, drinking/socializing can generate income if its purpose is work-related entertainment. I mean, when you are in business dealing with clients that can make you more money than you spend. Or to keep a good relationship with partners.

As I said it depends on the purpose of the gatherings. If it's just for fun with "useless but I love" friends, then no more than 5% per month for them.
If it's for business then depends on the proposal value. Maybe 10%-20% including kickbacks.

It depends on what stage of the life they are. If they already have a career, their own houses, consolidated family, solid income I think it's not a waste, because they have struggled building every steps upside to be where they are now, so they deserve to enjoy life the best they can. If they think to drink and eat out are decent rewards for what they have achieved so far, let them do this without guilt.

Everyone needs some relief from times to times, and such lifestyles are the answer for many to not fall in boredom and sadness. We can't judge them for this kind of behavior.

such habits are already included in habits of waste, and such habits must be avoided if a bright future is to be seen.
because if you get together and eat up to 4x a week and one meal can spend up to 1/5 of their monthly salary, of course over time their money will run out quickly, and if your friends are still continuing their habit, they are most likely borrowing money, or you do not know that your friends have a side business that earns quite a lot. what I want to know is how much your friend's salary is in a month?

Their salary is pretty big compared to the local average income so money is not an issue here. What I wanted to discuss is this lifestyle itself. None of us has any financial problems.

I alone in a month eat and gather with my friends at least once, because I am busy working and already have a family so I also prioritize my family rather than hanging out with my friends. and the costs spent on eating and hanging out with my friends, are not big, because I don't drink alcohol either, but I'm just a smoker.
and the costs spent are at most 30,000 in the currency of my country Indonesia.

Your friends must be either very rich(and hiding their wealth) or in big debt. ;D
I guess that they have expensive dinners, because they can afford it. Personally, I don't go on restaurants because it seems like a waste of money (and I'm not a very social person). There's a thing called "lifestyle inflation". When your social status goes up, you start buying luxurious and expensive stuff, in order to show off and prove that you have money. This is nonsense, if you ask me, but that's human nature.
If you can't afford such expensive dinners, just don't pay the bill. Your friends probably have enough money to pay the bills.

We all have social relationships in life, so looking at living expenses for this when people can't afford it, it will obviously upset the balance in life. I can be willing to pay the money after the fun with friends and I'm comfortable with that, although not too rich, I find that the OP's wasteful view and mine are not the same, because Life is not about hoarding wealth for anyone, know how to share within your ability.

Although I don't drink, occasionally I will treat them and pay the bills for the guesture of friendliness. Do you think my friends' lifestyle is a waste of money and time ? How much do you spend on such gatherings on average ? Please let me know.

Do you think my friends' lifestyle is a waste of money and time ? How much do you spend on such gatherings on average ? Please let me know.

Do you think my friends' lifestyle is a waste of money and time ? How much do you spend on such gatherings on average ?

Here is what happens to my friends and me and I am sure this is a reflection on different financial values and life attitude in general. Well, I don't drink any alchohol while a few friends of mine love drinking very much. They would gather to have dinner/drink almost every day(at least four times a week). I am often invited but due to my no-drinking habit, I usually turn the invitation down. We are all family men but they are a few years older than me. Their children are much older than my kid so probably they don't need their fathers' attention and time. I always put my family first so this is also one of the reasons I don't join them that frequently. Financially, every gathering meal/drinking is not cheap because it involves a lot of drinks and dishes. The average cost of such dinner/drinking is equivalent to 1/5 the average monthly income in the city where we live. So every month, the cost for these "gatherings" consumes all the income that a man can earn for months. This is considered a huge waste of money in many people's eyes cause most people don't earn much. Although I don't drink, occasionally I will treat them and pay the bills for the guesture of friendliness. Do you think my friends' lifestyle is a waste of money and time ? How much do you spend on such gatherings on average ? Please let me know.

Here is what happens to my friends and me and I am sure this is a reflection on different financial values and life attitude in general. Well, I don't drink any alchohol while a few friends of mine love drinking very much. They would gather to have dinner/drink almost every day(at least four times a week). I am often invited but due to my no-drinking habit, I usually turn the invitation down. We are all family men but they are a few years older than me. Their children are much older than my kid so probably they don't need their fathers' attention and time. I always put my family first so this is also one of the reasons I don't join them that frequently. Financially, every gathering meal/drinking is not cheap because it involves a lot of drinks and dishes. The average cost of such dinner/drinking is equivalent to 1/5 the average monthly income in the city where we live. So every month, the cost for these "gatherings" consumes all the income that a man can earn for months. This is considered a huge waste of money in many people's eyes cause most people don't earn much. Although I don't drink, occasionally I will treat them and pay the bills for the guesture of friendliness. Do you think my friends' lifestyle is a waste of money and time ? How much do you spend on such gatherings on average ? Please let me know.

I think it depends on what you want out of life as well. Like I know a friend who has millions of dollars, and the only thing he likes to do is read novels. And my god those are some horrible novels as well, no idea why he does that, not like he read Russian classics or the most read books of all time, some of them sure but not all, and yet he reads some horrible lesser known fantasy novels.

Imagine being so rich that you could live without working until you die, and then your child and your grandchild could live without working, and yet the only thing you ever want to do in your life is reading novels, that's it. He will never be out of money ever, but he won't live a rich life neither, yet he will live the life he wants to live.

Yes your friends lifestyle is a waste of money and time and also pose a risk to health. I never prefer this kind of lifestyle, and this kind of lifestyle can never bring success in life. I applaud you for not drinking and with that I want you to leave their company before it gets worse. Yes entertainment is necessary in life but when entertainment becomes an addiction it leads to bad results. Yes I also go to weekly friend gatherings every weekend and spend one to two percent of my monthly income there.

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The average cost of such dinner/drinking is equivalent to 1/5 the average monthly income in the city where we live. So every month, the cost for these "gatherings" consumes all the income that a man can earn for months.

After getting married, a person must be able to manage his finances because now he is not alone and must try to support his family. And if the cost of living for those "gatherings" were a quarter or half of my income, I wouldn't want to be invited to hang out with my friends because that would be a waste. I better use the money for my family because they are most important. I can lose friends but not family because that's what my life is for. I can still find other friends who can understand each other with our family's condition and provide mutual support to one another. After all, that's what a good friend should do.

Your true bro, usually marriage is the starting point of a person's change step but indeed not everything can change for the better after marriage, I personally also have the same thoughts as you and start trying to leave bad things after marriage, even though I have a great desire to continue to gather with friends like when we were single but indeed now our main priority is family and sometimes family becomes a reminder when we try to do bad or negative things at this time, in my opinion when someone is married then the responsibility will be bigger than before marriage so the interests of the family will become more important than our own interests.

In my opinion there is nothing wrong with a lifestyle, of course they will adapt their lifestyle to income, the greater the income, the more stylish it is, what is wrong is if someone forces themselves to follow other people's lifestyles while the sources of income are different.

They can not stop this kind of gatherings because they will be bored and sad without the "leisure" time. They all have settled in terms of career, houses, family and  solid income. Nothing to worry about particularly.
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We are all living comfortably so money is not a problem here. I'd rather say my friends are too bored and need to be drunk to feel great. I can surely afford the bills but just don't like to throw money like this. I expect meaning conversation with friends which they can not provide.
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I just don't like to spend money on stuff like drinking/meaningless meals.

If the cost of dinner/drinking is equivalent to 1/5 average monthly income, I think your friends will broke after a week, how it's possible your friends can have a dinner/drinking for at least 16x times in a month, they are should in debt.

You can friend with them, but it doesn't mean you need to follow anything that your friends are doing, you need to independent and only do what you want to do. For me having a dinner/drinking for 4x times in a week is really wasting money, I will not follow their habit.

It is okay to drink once a month as long as you just spend a few dollars on it because it is good for your health, but that doesn't mean that you will spend so much and also do it on a weekly basis. Before, when my salary was $300, I still drank for fun, and there's nothing wrong with that, but only once a month, and sometimes nothing because I was short. As long as you ain't spending so much, then it's okay, but if it will affect your family, then it is not good.

How much do you spend on such gatherings on average ? Please let me know.

Saw this from a meme. but it basically means that time wasted having fun is no wasted time at all. Which is so true on a lot of levels. Considering how the world has become so cynical these days you can't say anything anymore without getting cancelled on twitter. Might as well live the life you love, and love the life you live yeah?

Of course this doesn't for heinous things like serial murdering but I don't really need to clarify that, but yeah, regardless of how much your lifestyle costs you in lump sum, or how much it takes of your time, by all means own and enjoy it! We only live once, make the most out of it by doing what you want the most, not conforming to whatever society tells you too.

If they are having fun and have finances that can manage the spendings then it's not waste of time. Suppressing desire is no good, however restriction is necessary. Such lifestyles can cause a hole in your pocket if not managed properly.


I'm stay home person and have few friends. Usually under $20/month, I live in cheap country and in dry state but we have other beverages  ;D

Lifestyle is a choice, anyone can choose the kind of lifestyle he or she want to leave on. Either good or bad. But such lifestyle is a total waste of money and precious time.
Having a friend who spend so much of his time and money in something that will not profit you is very bad. Myself for example, i use to have a friend in back in school who use to spend his money on women. He used his school fees to go to club and hang out a lot with multiple girls. To cut the whole story short, he is now a school dropout. He wasted most of his time on women instead of studying and wasted his money too.
Some certain lifestyle doesn't worth investing your time and money.

Actually there is nothing wrong when we get together with friends to have fun and release fatigue after we work all the time. But that doesn't mean we can do it all the time, especially if it requires a lot of money to do that fun. I personally too if I follow my own ego and don't think about my future I will do it even crazier than what the OP told me. But I thought again, I'll be able to use the money for something I need more than I spent it overnight.
I don't have a large income to do these things, so when I do it often, I will be confused about meeting my daily needs. It's like I'm complicating my life. But if you do it once a month at least, maybe it won't be too much of a problem as a form of self-esteem for what I do throughout the month.

Is it a waste of time and money? From a financial point of view, yes rather than no. The time and money spent by your friends could have been put to better use. For example, spend this time on self-education, and the money - on investing in bitcoin (is it possible to give a different recommendation on a forum dedicated to BTC? :) ).

On the other hand, life is not limited to just making money all the time and you need to enjoy it. If it doesn't interfere with everything else and doesn't hurt the budget, then why not attend these gatherings like your friends.

I think the point is that, psychologically speaking we all need to make some money one way or another and need to spend it as well. If we all lived a very frugal life, meaning like if we all worked and earned an income, come to a small studio apartment, live on rice and ramen and pasta, drink only water, use public transport, never go outside, never eat meat or anything, do not spend money on coffee or Netflix or Disney plus or anything, just have a bad old second hand bought pc, and use neighbors internet, if we all lived that life, I guarantee you that you will be able to save a ton of money.

However, I would also guarantee you that 99% of the world would become crazy as well, and I mean certified locked up levels of crazy.

Whatever we do, of course, can have an impact on finances, for example, wanting to style like a celebrity, of course, we need capital, lifestyle affects finances, but do we have to follow all the trending things, of course, it will make us tired and finances can become disrupted, so we have to go into debt or sell asset.

If the cost of dinner/drinking is equivalent to 1/5 average monthly income, I think your friends will broke after a week, how it's possible your friends can have a dinner/drinking for at least 16x times in a month, they are should in debt.

You can friend with them, but it doesn't mean you need to follow anything that your friends are doing, you need to independent and only do what you want to do. For me having a dinner/drinking for 4x times in a week is really wasting money, I will not follow their habit.

Do you think my friends' lifestyle is a waste of money and time ? How much do you spend on such gatherings on average ? Please let me know.

If that's what they can afford to spend, maybe they're not all dependent on their monthly salary and they've got something else as a source of their money.
Because if you do gatherings most often, that's certainly hitting their budget and incomes but if it doesn't look affecting much to them then that's nothing to worry about.
But such a lifestyle shouldn't be copied by you or by anyone here, we all know how tough life is these days and we need to be frugal with how we spend our hard-earned money. Yes, it's fine to celebrate occasionally but you don't have to be showy to your friends or relatives just to be said that you're elegant or sort of a rich person. Most rich people are even living frugally and only spend on things that truly matter to them and not on fancy dinners and celebrations.

Here is what happens to my friends and me and I am sure this is a reflection on different financial values and life attitude in general. Well, I don't drink any alchohol while a few friends of mine love drinking very much. They would gather to have dinner/drink almost every day(at least four times a week). I am often invited but due to my no-drinking habit, I usually turn the invitation down. We are all family men but they are a few years older than me. Their children are much older than my kid so probably they don't need their fathers' attention and time. I always put my family first so this is also one of the reasons I don't join them that frequently. Financially, every gathering meal/drinking is not cheap because it involves a lot of drinks and dishes. The average cost of such dinner/drinking is equivalent to 1/5 the average monthly income in the city where we live. So every month, the cost for these "gatherings" consumes all the income that a man can earn for months. This is considered a huge waste of money in many people's eyes cause most people don't earn much. Although I don't drink, occasionally I will treat them and pay the bills for the guesture of friendliness. Do you think my friends' lifestyle is a waste of money and time ? How much do you spend on such gatherings on average ? Please let me know.

Financially, every gathering meal/drinking is not cheap because it involves a lot of drinks and dishes. The average cost of such dinner/drinking is equivalent to 1/5 the average monthly income in the city where we live. So every month, the cost for these "gatherings" consumes all the income that a man can earn for months. This is considered a huge waste of money in many people's eyes cause most people don't earn much. Although I don't drink, occasionally I will treat them and pay the bills for the guesture of friendliness. Do you think my friends' lifestyle is a waste of money and time ? How much do you spend on such gatherings on average ? Please let me know.

gathering with friends of relatives is good, but looking at the financial condition before the gathering is better, if for every boast I feel something that is a permanent waste, try making cross payments to friends/relatives when gathering so you can save your money for more goals Good ,
being in a circle of people who like to drink is really not good because one moment you will definitely get carried away in the circle because one moment there will definitely be a feeling of wanting to try
limiting oneself by reducing gatherings is better
multiply friends who bring positive aura so that life will be more positive and finances will be fine

remember lifestyle will always be there and always make us feel dissatisfied, it will always be less and less, never enough

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Nowadays most people are connected to social media, when they see influencers who carry out extravagant lifestyles, it's usually easy for us to follow, but we must remember that the risk when following a lifestyle is to make our finances wasteful, and it's best to leave an extravagant lifestyle and excessive.

Nowadays most people are connected to social media, when they see influencers who carry out extravagant lifestyles, it's usually easy for us to follow, but we must remember that the risk when following a lifestyle is to make our finances wasteful, and it's best to leave an extravagant lifestyle and excessive.

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. Do you think my friends' lifestyle is a waste of money and time ? How much do you spend on such gatherings on average ? Please let me know.

Many people want a lifestyle to follow the trend that is happening, of course this makes our expenses increase, but as long as we can control our expenses and lifestyle, of course it doesn't matter, especially if this lifestyle makes us more confident and allows us to more productive.

You know whatever event that you will spend above your means is always a waste of money,

Here is what happens to my friends and me and I am sure this is a reflection on different financial values and life attitude in general. Well, I don't drink any alchohol while a few friends of mine love drinking very much. They would gather to have dinner/drink almost every day(at least four times a week). I am often invited but due to my no-drinking habit, I usually turn the invitation down. We are all family men but they are a few years older than me. Their children are much older than my kid so probably they don't need their fathers' attention and time. I always put my family first so this is also one of the reasons I don't join them that frequently. Financially, every gathering meal/drinking is not cheap because it involves a lot of drinks and dishes. The average cost of such dinner/drinking is equivalent to 1/5 the average monthly income in the city where we live. So every month, the cost for these "gatherings" consumes all the income that a man can earn for months. This is considered a huge waste of money in many people's eyes cause most people don't earn much. Although I don't drink, occasionally I will treat them and pay the bills for the guesture of friendliness. Do you think my friends' lifestyle is a waste of money and time ? How much do you spend on such gatherings on average ? Please let me know.

Here is what happens to my friends and me and I am sure this is a reflection on different financial values and life attitude in general. Well, I don't drink any alchohol while a few friends of mine love drinking very much. They would gather to have dinner/drink almost every day(at least four times a week). I am often invited but due to my no-drinking habit, I usually turn the invitation down. We are all family men but they are a few years older than me. Their children are much older than my kid so probably they don't need their fathers' attention and time. I always put my family first so this is also one of the reasons I don't join them that frequently. Financially, every gathering meal/drinking is not cheap because it involves a lot of drinks and dishes. The average cost of such dinner/drinking is equivalent to 1/5 the average monthly income in the city where we live. So every month, the cost for these "gatherings" consumes all the income that a man can earn for months. This is considered a huge waste of money in many people's eyes cause most people don't earn much. Although I don't drink, occasionally I will treat them and pay the bills for the guesture of friendliness. Do you think my friends' lifestyle is a waste of money and time ? How much do you spend on such gatherings on average ? Please let me know.

I think that was a total waste of money what can we get by drinking what will be the possible result of drinking too much and what is the outcome of this wasting of money? If you are rich and has a lot of money and you think you can't be poor even if you drink and waste your money daily then you can drink and do what you want but if you are not that rich and you have a family to feed maybe you should think twice before doing unnecessary things.

Sometimes there are people who always think about lifestyle, they want to look more dynamic and follow the trend, of course this is tiring because it makes us have to waste money and time, it's better to live in moderation and moderation so you never think about other people's lifestyles.

I always put my family first so this is also one of the reasons I don't join them that frequently.

Sometimes there are people who always think about lifestyle, they want to look more dynamic and follow the trend, of course this is tiring because it makes us have to waste money and time, it's better to live in moderation and moderation so you never think about other people's lifestyles.

Do you think my friends' lifestyle is a waste of money and time ? How much do you spend on such gatherings on average ? Please let me know.

From my perspective is yes their wasting so much money and time. But, if they dont mind it so you dont need to worry. You can decline their invitation and do your own work. Just focus on yourself and your family. Go find other good cirlce for you.

Do you think my friends' lifestyle is a waste of money and time ? How much do you spend on such gatherings on average ? Please let me know.

You should change your friends if not they will change you and pull you out of your family after wasting your money. In my estimation any lifestyle that does not promote health.

I think that was a total waste of money what can we get by drinking what will be the possible result of drinking too much and what is the outcome of this wasting of money? If you are rich and has a lot of money and you think you can't be poor even if you drink and waste your money daily then you can drink and do what you want but if you are not that rich and you have a family to feed maybe you should think twice before doing unnecessary things.

Now im glad to know that there are still people who dont drink even the people around them are all drinking. We have the same experience OP. I always turn down also when they want me to take a shot but im still with them. Regarding to the question, at some point it is a waste of time if they keep doing it many times in a week. Just like you said they drink atleast four times a week it means they spending their income for it. They cant save much money if they keep spending it to alcohol. On the other hand its not a waste of time and money if they just do it occasionally like birthdays, anniversary, promotion or something good that happen because it will be a good memory that will be cherish till you get old.

I think its a psychological thing in the end. If you do it all the time, then it is a bad thing and not only you would be losing money, but you are not spending quality time with your family. You should avoid drinking all the time to make sure you spend a good time with your wife and your children. However, if you NEVER drink, then that would be also bad for you as well because you need to have some fun.

Please let me know.

Here is what happens to my friends and me and I am sure this is a reflection on different financial values and life attitude in general. Well, I don't drink any alchohol while a few friends of mine love drinking very much. They would gather to have dinner/drink almost every day(at least four times a week). I am often invited but due to my no-drinking habit, I usually turn the invitation down. We are all family men but they are a few years older than me. Their children are much older than my kid so probably they don't need their fathers' attention and time. I always put my family first so this is also one of the reasons I don't join them that frequently. Financially, every gathering meal/drinking is not cheap because it involves a lot of drinks and dishes. The average cost of such dinner/drinking is equivalent to 1/5 the average monthly income in the city where we live. So every month, the cost for these "gatherings" consumes all the income that a man can earn for months. This is considered a huge waste of money in many people's eyes cause most people don't earn much. Although I don't drink, occasionally I will treat them and pay the bills for the guesture of friendliness. Do you think my friends' lifestyle is a waste of money and time ? How much do you spend on such gatherings on average ? Please let me know.

Here is what happens to my friends and me and I am sure this is a reflection on different financial values and life attitude in general. Well, I don't drink any alchohol while a few friends of mine love drinking very much. They would gather to have dinner/drink almost every day(at least four times a week). I am often invited but due to my no-drinking habit, I usually turn the invitation down. We are all family men but they are a few years older than me. Their children are much older than my kid so probably they don't need their fathers' attention and time. I always put my family first so this is also one of the reasons I don't join them that frequently. Financially, every gathering meal/drinking is not cheap because it involves a lot of drinks and dishes. The average cost of such dinner/drinking is equivalent to 1/5 the average monthly income in the city where we live. So every month, the cost for these "gatherings" consumes all the income that a man can earn for months. This is considered a huge waste of money in many people's eyes cause most people don't earn much. Although I don't drink, occasionally I will treat them and pay the bills for the guesture of friendliness. Do you think my friends' lifestyle is a waste of money and time ? How much do you spend on such gatherings on average ? Please let me know.

They are spending on something that they could afford and lets just accept the fact that there are really people who are really that earning more than us, whether you are on the same job but their family status

According to the OP, the total estimated cost of their gathering is close to, if not even equal to, their monthly salary. 
Unless those men have other sources of income, just as you have suggested, which the OP is not aware of, if they do not, they are actually living a lavish lifestyle that is above their pay grade, which in a normal sense is really not a good way to live. 

But if they are actually earning from other sources and that amount could just be a penny to them, probably that amount is something less to them but huge to the OP because the OP's income is very low. 

According to the OP, the total estimated cost of their gathering is close to, if not even equal to, their monthly salary. 
Unless those men have other sources of income, just as you have suggested, which the OP is not aware of, if they do not, they are actually living a lavish lifestyle that is above their pay grade, which in a normal sense is really not a good way to live. 

But if they are actually earning from other sources and that amount could just be a penny to them, probably that amount is something less to them but huge to the OP because the OP's income is very low. 

Here is what happens to my friends and me and I am sure this is a reflection on different financial values and life attitude in general. Well, I don't drink any alchohol while a few friends of mine love drinking very much. They would gather to have dinner/drink almost every day(at least four times a week). I am often invited but due to my no-drinking habit, I usually turn the invitation down. We are all family men but they are a few years older than me. Their children are much older than my kid so probably they don't need their fathers' attention and time. I always put my family first so this is also one of the reasons I don't join them that frequently. Financially, every gathering meal/drinking is not cheap because it involves a lot of drinks and dishes. The average cost of such dinner/drinking is equivalent to 1/5 the average monthly income in the city where we live. So every month, the cost for these "gatherings" consumes all the income that a man can earn for months. This is considered a huge waste of money in many people's eyes cause most people don't earn much. Although I don't drink, occasionally I will treat them and pay the bills for the guesture of friendliness. Do you think my friends' lifestyle is a waste of money and time ? How much do you spend on such gatherings on average ? Please let me know.

Well I would say it depends on your personal conviction. Some people adapt to the lifestyle to currently live because of the gains and benefits they derive while some do because of some other reasons best known to them. Your lifestyle is a reflection of who you are as seen b some people but however it does not really change who you are. For instance, some people live a lifestyle based on the hieght they have achieved in the society so therefore anything they do should be of excellence and some flamboyance which does not add any meaning the the normal human but rather a waste of resources.

Nevertheless, as a human there are some certain things you do for fun. For instance, partying, reading etc which builds relationship and gets you aquatinted with more things in life and society. Sometimes you just have to let go to have some experience about something in other for you to learn and know how things works that way. Most times it is not about the money and neither is it by power but rather most times is just for the Goodwill of humanity.

So therefore, your topic seems to be an interesting one because it shows a reflection of how one leave their life to be if benefit or something else to mention. It will actually make you know how far you have gone in making things straight for yourself self and the caliber of persons you hangout with it or your association.

I agree, and more to say about lifestyle: any lifestyle is the waste of money and time, so it depends solely on emotions this time and money bring. There are some people who didn't collect even a $1000 throughout their whole life, and they are happy, since all they did brought them a good mood. The main driver of economy in total is not money - it is psychology, and this driver is combined with time factor and basic needs fullfillment factor. Money is, in reality, a fiction.

People mostly misinterpret life style with being over spender ,showing off everything and being too shinny and sparkling about your life . Literally they waste  everything on shallow things which have no possible outcomes and returns .
You can have a life style within your expenses and finances , you can live a good and comfortable life within your range .
With today's difficult situation in which everyone is living one should avoid wasting their money and time on unnecessary things .

Do you think my friends' lifestyle is a waste of money and time ? How much do you spend on such gatherings on average ? Please let me know.

Bad habits are waste of time and money, especially if you're a man that have his own family.

Those kind of people are immature in my opinion, unless they are a good provider then they can drink, but not much to the point that they don't have time to bond with their kids and wives. Imagine drinking too much instead saving it up for your family's daily expenses. Once you're a family man, you have to be responsible, your family is your priority, not your vices.

Here is what happens to my friends and me and I am sure this is a reflection on different financial values and life attitude in general. Well, I don't drink any alchohol while a few friends of mine love drinking very much. They would gather to have dinner/drink almost every day(at least four times a week). I am often invited but due to my no-drinking habit, I usually turn the invitation down. We are all family men but they are a few years older than me. Their children are much older than my kid so probably they don't need their fathers' attention and time. I always put my family first so this is also one of the reasons I don't join them that frequently. Financially, every gathering meal/drinking is not cheap because it involves a lot of drinks and dishes. The average cost of such dinner/drinking is equivalent to 1/5 the average monthly income in the city where we live. So every month, the cost for these "gatherings" consumes all the income that a man can earn for months. This is considered a huge waste of money in many people's eyes cause most people don't earn much. Although I don't drink, occasionally I will treat them and pay the bills for the guesture of friendliness. Do you think my friends' lifestyle is a waste of money and time ? How much do you spend on such gatherings on average ? Please let me know.

I don't believe on the principles of birds of the same feathers flies together because I have so many friend who drink and smoke which I don't and we are very close friends and I also have some group of friends who also do alot of womanizing but I've never been moved by their way of lives but rather we just gist and laugh over the entire issue..
Most times my friends talk ill of me when they seeing me going to church because I'm the churchy type and I always  prefer to be in church than outings.

What I'm actually saying in essence is that, the lifestyle of your friends shouldn't bother you so much and if they can afford such life for themselves then it's fine, hence you shouldn't try impressing them if you can't afford such lives as them. You have people seriously looking up to you.

of course with a high lifestyle it will make life narrower, will make your time wasted and your finances will be drained by a high lifestyle. following the lifestyle will be fatal in terms of financial and social life. people will think negatively with a life that is too much style

of course with a high lifestyle it will make life narrower, will make your time wasted and your finances will be drained by a high lifestyle. following the lifestyle will be fatal in terms of financial and social life. people will think negatively with a life that is too much style

I don't think all of them are like that mate, you can't judge and equate all lifestyles that are not good. Because what everyone in this world uses is based on the abilities they each have. Now we take an example of the lifestyle of famous rich people like Elon Musk, Jeff Bezos and also some others, I think they like to wear luxury and expensive things.

But that is based on the abilities they have, so this should not be confused with everyone who basically also wants a luxurious lifestyle, but everyone will definitely adapt himself to the abilities he has. Because it would be ridiculous and crazy if someone was willing to go hungry just because he was forced to follow an excessive lifestyle. So I think everyone will always adjust this for himself and will not be judged negatively by others because we only follow a lifestyle that suits our own needs and abilities.

Here is what happens to my friends and me and I am sure this is a reflection on different financial values and life attitude in general. Well, I don't drink any alchohol while a few friends of mine love drinking very much. They would gather to have dinner/drink almost every day(at least four times a week). I am often invited but due to my no-drinking habit, I usually turn the invitation down. We are all family men but they are a few years older than me. Their children are much older than my kid so probably they don't need their fathers' attention and time. I always put my family first so this is also one of the reasons I don't join them that frequently. Financially, every gathering meal/drinking is not cheap because it involves a lot of drinks and dishes. The average cost of such dinner/drinking is equivalent to 1/5 the average monthly income in the city where we live. So every month, the cost for these "gatherings" consumes all the income that a man can earn for months. This is considered a huge waste of money in many people's eyes cause most people don't earn much. Although I don't drink, occasionally I will treat them and pay the bills for the guesture of friendliness. Do you think my friends' lifestyle is a waste of money and time ? How much do you spend on such gatherings on average ? Please let me know.

Here is what happens to my friends and me and I am sure this is a reflection on different financial values and life attitude in general. Well, I don't drink any alchohol while a few friends of mine love drinking very much. They would gather to have dinner/drink almost every day(at least four times a week). I am often invited but due to my no-drinking habit, I usually turn the invitation down. We are all family men but they are a few years older than me. Their children are much older than my kid so probably they don't need their fathers' attention and time. I always put my family first so this is also one of the reasons I don't join them that frequently. Financially, every gathering meal/drinking is not cheap because it involves a lot of drinks and dishes. The average cost of such dinner/drinking is equivalent to 1/5 the average monthly income in the city where we live. So every month, the cost for these "gatherings" consumes all the income that a man can earn for months. This is considered a huge waste of money in many people's eyes cause most people don't earn much. Although I don't drink, occasionally I will treat them and pay the bills for the guesture of friendliness. Do you think my friends' lifestyle is a waste of money and time ? How much do you spend on such gatherings on average ? Please let me know.

Just as alcoholism is harmful to our human body, it also harms us financially.  It's a waste of money.  Although addicts enjoy drinking alcohol a lot, they don't know how much harm they are doing to their human body and financially. If your friend is drinking 5/6 days a week, he is slowly driving himself to death.  And he will face many problems financially in future due to unnecessary spending. Alcoholism is a bad addiction like gambling where once addicted one cannot quit very easily

Vices really affect your health as well as your money. Whether you are smoking or vaping, you are spending a lot of money. I do have an older coworker. He is telling me that he smokes 2 packs of cigarettes per day, which is $4 per day, for a total of $120 a month. He says that if he quits smoking when he is still young, he will be able to build a house and a car. He also drinks on a weekly basis, but I do drink too, like twice or three times a month, just to chill, but I don't spend a lot on it and treat it as a reward as I've known that I've overcome the stress over the month, but again, if you drink on a daily basis, that is not good.

Smoking is also a waste of money but smoking is slightly less harmful to health than drinking alcohol. Smoking is a thing that has written on its packet about the harm of eating it, that smoking is a cause of death.  But it has had such an impact on the youth that now around 22.3% of the world's total population is involved in smoking. It is one of the unnecessary expenses of people  Its amount is increasing day by day.  Because of this people are getting cancer in old age and huge amount of money is being wasted

Definitely yes. If you come to spend even above your means, that is clearly a waste of money and you will eventually go broke after days and weeks of overspending. And I believe your friends are actually doing it, it’s like there’s no tomorrow the moment they start drinking. My only advice is set a limit for yourself and never imitate what your friends are doing. Most especially if you have a family to feed, you should not be spending much on drinking but focus on the needs of your family.

Here is what happens to my friends and me and I am sure this is a reflection on different financial values and life attitude in general. Well, I don't drink any alchohol while a few friends of mine love drinking very much. They would gather to have dinner/drink almost every day(at least four times a week). I am often invited but due to my no-drinking habit, I usually turn the invitation down. We are all family men but they are a few years older than me. Their children are much older than my kid so probably they don't need their fathers' attention and time. I always put my family first so this is also one of the reasons I don't join them that frequently. Financially, every gathering meal/drinking is not cheap because it involves a lot of drinks and dishes. The average cost of such dinner/drinking is equivalent to 1/5 the average monthly income in the city where we live. So every month, the cost for these "gatherings" consumes all the income that a man can earn for months. This is considered a huge waste of money in many people's eyes cause most people don't earn much. Although I don't drink, occasionally I will treat them and pay the bills for the guesture of friendliness. Do you think my friends' lifestyle is a waste of money and time ? How much do you spend on such gatherings on average ? Please let me know.

Smoking is also a waste of money but smoking is slightly less harmful to health than drinking alcohol. Smoking is a thing that has written on its packet about the harm of eating it, that smoking is a cause of death.  But it has had such an impact on the youth that now around 22.3% of the world's total population is involved in smoking. It is one of the unnecessary expenses of people  Its amount is increasing day by day.  Because of this people are getting cancer in old age and huge amount of money is being wasted

of course, such a habit is a waste. if they get together and discuss business or business development, then that's normal, but I think you can do it at your friend's house, or somewhere cheap. However, if I were you too, then I would do the same. maybe an occasional get-together with them would be a good thing. however, if it's most days, and spending a lot of money for nothing, or even just getting drunk, I'd probably look elsewhere.
However, success sometimes starts from the association you have. if your friends are businessmen, then you will be compelled to do business that may be bigger than your friends. however, if the environment you say is like that, well you will also end up wasting money in the end.

A certain lifestyle that wastes money is when people spend extravagantly even when they know they are not really wealthy or earning a really good amount of income that can foot their budget, and they still have money to invest and also save. It's not bad to enjoy life while we are still alive, but overdoing things over time makes a person develop a pitiful habit that can gradually  waste his or her financial resources, and over time, people lose that sense of understanding that they are spending unnecessarily all the time. Maybe your friend has some other source of income that you may not be aware of; some people are secretive in terms of telling people everything about the source of their income.

Attempting to impress others with material possessions in order to fit into a certain social category is a frivolous use of resources. People engage in this behavior due to the overwhelming pressure from society to conform to certain trends, this trend-following mentality can be observed in the way high school students in my country use iPhones as a status symbol and mock those who use other brands. This kind of behavior also occurs among adults, where people buy expensive cars and brands simply to feel like they belong which I see as a waste of money.

Money is something that comes slowly but very fast when spending it so I suggest we think while making expenses in our society today were there is a cashless policy supposing you earn 100% in month and 75% goes to clubbing 25% is left which might not be enough for the household you being a family man is left with nothing but collecting salary every month it's a great to you because if you insist on living such life for a while it will take you a lot of time to do what others of your colleagues are doing this has been a major problem to our youth today they choice exercise fun more than engaging in investment

Smoking is slightly less harmful to health than alchohol ? I disagree. Lung cancer is the No.1 cause of death in my country and most of the cases are caused by smoking or second-hand smoking. Even you don't smoke, your hushand or wife is a heavy smoker, you will get harmed easily every day. My maternal grand parents both died of lung cancer and my grandfather was a heavy smoker. Because of this, my mother and all of my aunts have asthma problem. Smoking is actually a far more serious problem than drinking alchohol. You have to drink alchohol to be an alchoholic but you don't have to smoke to be harmed by smoking. Too sad.

Of course, smoking is less harmful to the human body than drinking alcohol. And alcoholism is a bad habit if a person drinks alcohol regularly for some time he will get terribly addicted to it and he will not be able to give it up easily. And alcohol is very expensive.  A bottle of good liquor can cost anywhere from $50-$10000 but a pack of cigarettes costs only $1.5-$5. So drinking is a huge waste of money

With the drinking habit of your friends almost all days of the week, I must say it’s certainly a waste of money and even time that should be supposed to spend on your family for more quality time. You know it’s never bad to drink as long as it’s done moderately, but in your case, it’s like your friends are abusing it that will only put their health and finances in danger later on. So never adopt what they’re doing just because they are your friends. You should know the right from wrong. And in this case, this is very wrong wasting their time and money in a drinking habit that won’t make them productive at all.

Do you think my friends' lifestyle is a waste of money and time ? How much do you spend on such gatherings on average ? Please let me know.

I believe smoking is far worse because those who quit smoking can already see the effects, and it is also dangerous to others because they can inhale it, though both are dangerous, which is why we should try to quit if we can. Also, both are expensive, and they are extra expenses in our budget. If we stop doing these things, we could have extra money for sure, but the problem right now is that it is difficult to stop.

Lifestyle of course adjusts income, many people always want to look more while income is not appropriate so the solution is to go into debt, this kind of lifestyle will destroy us, never live beyond our means because it will make us in a lot of debt.

The problem is that those people don't think so, and they see it as a desirable life. I also have many friends who only drink but don't care much about their families and have a lot of advice, but they don't care because, for them, that's life. Such people you do not need to care too much about them, at some point, they fall ill and have nothing in hand, and you will understand everything.

Yes it is better to quit all kinds of addictions because they waste our money. And it doesn't do our body any good but causes damage like cancer and liver rot, all of which can kill a person. And it is true that we have to keep a separate budget for these bad habits which often hinder us from doing the necessary work or saving. Although the price of cigarettes is low, an addicted smoker consumes 10-25 cigarettes a day, which is quite costly something like alcohol.

There are some people who go into such a state of smoking cigarettes that they smoke cigarettes a day without counting. A smoker is so engrossed in smoking that he doesn't even know how many cigarettes he should smoke in a day. But what can I say about others?  I was addicted. I was so addicted that I didn't know why I was smoking cigarettes. I used to smoke when I was in trouble and when I was busy. I used to smoke when I wasn't doing anything.  I used to. But now I quit smoking altogether.

People who smoke always say that smoking reduces tension.  But I think it is a bogus logic.  Because when a person who is addicted to smoking does not smoke for a long time, the addiction of tobacco makes him restless and when he smokes, that addiction is removed and he feels a little better.  So they probably give this logic.  To tell the truth, I smoke only when hanging out with friends, so the addiction has never really hit me. And as these can weaken my financial condition, I always try to avoid bad habits to reduce wastage of money.

People who smoke always say that smoking reduces tension.  But I think it is a bogus logic.  Because when a person who is addicted to smoking does not smoke for a long time, the addiction of tobacco makes him restless and when he smokes, that addiction is removed and he feels a little better.  So they probably give this logic.  To tell the truth, I smoke only when hanging out with friends, so the addiction has never really hit me. And as these can weaken my financial condition, I always try to avoid bad habits to reduce wastage of money.

Honestly, I think it's all about balance and personal preferences. If your friends enjoy those gatherings and it doesn't put them in financial trouble or affect their family life, then it's not necessarily a waste of time and money. As long as they can pay their bills, save for the future, and maintain a healthy family life, it's just part of their social lifestyle.
Everyone has different ways of enjoying their free time, and if this is what makes them happy, then it's okay. In fact, I would encourage this. Investment in your own happiness is the best thing to do. Just remember that what works for them might not work for you, and that's perfectly fine too.

Honestly, I think it's all about balance and personal preferences. If your friends enjoy those gatherings and it doesn't put them in financial trouble or affect their family life, then it's not necessarily a waste of time and money. As long as they can pay their bills, save for the future, and maintain a healthy family life, it's just part of their social lifestyle.
Everyone has different ways of enjoying their free time, and if this is what makes them happy, then it's okay. In fact, I would encourage this. Investment in your own happiness is the best thing to do. Just remember that what works for them might not work for you, and that's perfectly fine too.

Agreed. Recently because one of these friends ran into some health problems such as high blood pressure due to over drinking, they have ceased those gatherings for a few days. Well, any problem caused by this unhealthy lifestyle will change their lifestyle eventually and even they choose to continue, it is simply their preference. I know exactly that this kind of lifestyle does not work for me so initially I tried to avoid these over frequent gatherings. I am glad to make a balance between what I like and what I don't.

we are working to earn money, we are living to earn happiness , in which i mean? work and Enjoy that is what life means .

 there are so many people that trying to earn money and bank their funds and when they grow old so as being ready but the problem is when they turn into right ages to enjoy? in this time is really short and they die without even compeltely enjoying their fruits.


I would rather work now and enjoy  my lifestyle than dying with my money that I never enjoyed.
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but of course we must not spend too much , and learn to bank some.

that's true and we have to have a calculation for every expense including for lifestyle, indeed lifestyle is important for social life especially since we have spent time making money of course we will give the best for ourselves but if it's all still in the reasonable category then I totally agree, but there are some people who prioritize lifestyle so much that they put other things aside and even spend money on a lifestyle beyond what they get.
so in essence if it is in accordance with the income we get then lifestyle is something that must be taken care of for yourself so that it is better, there are many positive things to get from lifestyle.

that's true and we have to have a calculation for every expense including for lifestyle, indeed lifestyle is important for social life especially since we have spent time making money of course we will give the best for ourselves but if it's all still in the reasonable category then I totally agree, but there are some people who prioritize lifestyle so much that they put other things aside and even spend money on a lifestyle beyond what they get.
so in essence if it is in accordance with the income we get then lifestyle is something that must be taken care of for yourself so that it is better, there are many positive things to get from lifestyle.

Here is what happens to my friends and me and I am sure this is a reflection on different financial values and life attitude in general. Well, I don't drink any alchohol while a few friends of mine love drinking very much. They would gather to have dinner/drink almost every day(at least four times a week). I am often invited but due to my no-drinking habit, I usually turn the invitation down. We are all family men but they are a few years older than me. Their children are much older than my kid so probably they don't need their fathers' attention and time. I always put my family first so this is also one of the reasons I don't join them that frequently. Financially, every gathering meal/drinking is not cheap because it involves a lot of drinks and dishes. The average cost of such dinner/drinking is equivalent to 1/5 the average monthly income in the city where we live. So every month, the cost for these "gatherings" consumes all the income that a man can earn for months. This is considered a huge waste of money in many people's eyes cause most people don't earn much. Although I don't drink, occasionally I will treat them and pay the bills for the guesture of friendliness. Do you think my friends' lifestyle is a waste of money and time ? How much do you spend on such gatherings on average ? Please let me know.

It is their choice, you can give them advice on what to do instead of doing that but the thing after that you have done your part, they need to take care of their actions. honestly it is their money, you need to understand that giving them too much attention will not give you peace at all, just do your part as a friend. Not all people are the same like us or you , investing instead of drinking

Here is what happens to my friends and me and I am sure this is a reflection on different financial values and life attitude in general. Well, I don't drink any alchohol while a few friends of mine love drinking very much. They would gather to have dinner/drink almost every day(at least four times a week). I am often invited but due to my no-drinking habit, I usually turn the invitation down. We are all family men but they are a few years older than me. Their children are much older than my kid so probably they don't need their fathers' attention and time. I always put my family first so this is also one of the reasons I don't join them that frequently. Financially, every gathering meal/drinking is not cheap because it involves a lot of drinks and dishes. The average cost of such dinner/drinking is equivalent to 1/5 the average monthly income in the city where we live. So every month, the cost for these "gatherings" consumes all the income that a man can earn for months. This is considered a huge waste of money in many people's eyes cause most people don't earn much. Although I don't drink, occasionally I will treat them and pay the bills for the guesture of friendliness. Do you think my friends' lifestyle is a waste of money and time ? How much do you spend on such gatherings on average ? Please let me know.

When economic conditions are difficult, they will immediately look back at themselves for wasting time and money on pleasures that they later admit to being useless. Our lives have billions of individual and collective problems, and it's a different story when we have a sense of how to live meaningfully. I can see that a lot of people are wasting their time and money, but when bigotry, delusion and greed cloud their understanding, helping them get it wrong takes time. And they need to experience more things in life to realize those mistakes, even if you or someone well-intentioned advises them, but if they don't agree, they will still ignore them. So let's try to stay positive and change the negative things around so that people can recognize those mistakes.

Do you think my friends' lifestyle is a waste of money and time ? How much do you spend on such gatherings on average ? Please let me know.

Any life you have lived and you can't give it to your children to live that same pattern of lifestyle is as good as nothing but a waste of time, also anything you will do and later regret your actions taken is also a perfect means to waste time, the last one is the worst here, any kind of life you will live and it affects your physical or mental accuracy and well-being is a total waste of time and money, you know some bad things you always do and your inner conscience always fighting you against doing those things, yet because of the pleasure you finds in them you keeping repeating them, all were nothing but a waste of time and resources.

Life requires both money and time but wasting it will make life more difficult every person has a financial crisis in their life, so it is better to save money instead of wasting it, it will reduce wastage. And we waste without knowing it so the first thing to do after getting the money in hand should be to identify where the unnecessary expenses are. It would not be wise to limit yourself to just depositing money if you want to get something good from the saved money, you should try to invest it there are numerous such opportunities in the market. But you have to invest carefully and carefully this will prevent financial disasters reduce time wastage and make life easier.

those people are still trapped in the matrix of activities such as negative activities and only waste money and time and damage our health once in a while its okay but if 4 times a week it has become a bad habit activities like spending a lot of money it can be 250 $ More than doing negative things, it's better to use the money for activities that are more positive and more useful for our family and friends

we are working to earn money, we are living to earn happiness , in which i mean? work and Enjoy that is what life means .

 there are so many people that trying to earn money and bank their funds and when they grow old so as being ready but the problem is when they turn into right ages to enjoy? in this time is really short and they die without even compeltely enjoying their fruits.


I would rather work now and enjoy  my lifestyle than dying with my money that I never enjoyed.
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but of course we must not spend too much , and learn to bank some.

I like your lifestyle, we try our best, work hard, we should enjoy our achievements. Excessive saving and dying leaving that money for the next generation is a waste. I mean, if I can work for money, I want my kids to be like me. I don't like them relying on inheritance and being lazy. Life is working and earning your own money, that's a life worth living.

that's very appropriate, enjoying life after being tired of working is a form of appreciating yourself who has struggled to get what you have got in life.
I agree that spending a little money on lifestyle is not a waste as long as it is still in a reasonable category after we cover a little savings or investment for the future.

I also live like that, spending the money I earn to make myself happy and keep thinking about the future, building a business for the future, long-term investing, and saving a little for an emergency fund in an unexpected life.

We all know that someday we will pay the price of what hobbies or addiction we borrowed, but in the meantime, it's not bad to enjoy life for a moment and unwind. Life is very short and in a blink of an eye it can end sooner than you expected which is also why I have to agree with you guys saying it's not all the time beneficial for someone to bank their moneys while almost torturing their self to the point of no longer living but only working. I believe banking is still and option for you to save while you are still planning for the next move, but what's more important is how you will move from there and not only getting stucked at banking.

Some people just want to enjoy their life and for that they do whatever it takes, uses all their money on vacations , partying and stuff and eventually ends up being broke. 
So yes a  certain lifestyle do waste your money.   

Unless you are earning a lot of money then you can do that lifestyle or any lifestyle you want , like those people that has already savings, they earn more than spent it so that's they do, they relax and live the life into fullest but like us that are only earning enough so we can only do is save and if we do have some extra we can relax but if we don't then it would be waste of money and time.

Here is what happens to my friends and me and I am sure this is a reflection on different financial values and life attitude in general. Well, I don't drink any alchohol while a few friends of mine love drinking very much. They would gather to have dinner/drink almost every day(at least four times a week). I am often invited but due to my no-drinking habit, I usually turn the invitation down. We are all family men but they are a few years older than me. Their children are much older than my kid so probably they don't need their fathers' attention and time. I always put my family first so this is also one of the reasons I don't join them that frequently. Financially, every gathering meal/drinking is not cheap because it involves a lot of drinks and dishes. The average cost of such dinner/drinking is equivalent to 1/5 the average monthly income in the city where we live. So every month, the cost for these "gatherings" consumes all the income that a man can earn for months. This is considered a huge waste of money in many people's eyes cause most people don't earn much. Although I don't drink, occasionally I will treat them and pay the bills for the guesture of friendliness. Do you think my friends' lifestyle is a waste of money and time ? How much do you spend on such gatherings on average ? Please let me know.

Here is what happens to my friends and me and I am sure this is a reflection on different financial values and life attitude in general. Well, I don't drink any alchohol while a few friends of mine love drinking very much. They would gather to have dinner/drink almost every day(at least four times a week). I am often invited but due to my no-drinking habit, I usually turn the invitation down. We are all family men but they are a few years older than me. Their children are much older than my kid so probably they don't need their fathers' attention and time. I always put my family first so this is also one of the reasons I don't join them that frequently. Financially, every gathering meal/drinking is not cheap because it involves a lot of drinks and dishes. The average cost of such dinner/drinking is equivalent to 1/5 the average monthly income in the city where we live. So every month, the cost for these "gatherings" consumes all the income that a man can earn for months. This is considered a huge waste of money in many people's eyes cause most people don't earn much. Although I don't drink, occasionally I will treat them and pay the bills for the guesture of friendliness. Do you think my friends' lifestyle is a waste of money and time ? How much do you spend on such gatherings on average ? Please let me know.

The balance between work and leisure is very important, if we have not inherited wealth from our parents, then we will have to work to provide for our family with everything we need. But this does not mean that we need to do work that we do not like, or work too much to the detriment of us.

You can find a balance in everything, I don’t want to say that it’s easy to do, I want to say that it’s possible to do it and you need to strive for it. I had to work at different jobs with different bosses, so I have enough experience to draw conclusions. You should not stay at a job that you do not like for a single day, as soon as you realize that you are not comfortable, leaving.

It's better to do a job you like and save less than to get paid a lot but spend the whole day at a terrible job with people you don't like. And when you live in pleasure, then new opportunities will appear for making money.

Some people just want to enjoy their life and for that they do whatever it takes, uses all their money on vacations , partying and stuff and eventually ends up being broke.  
So yes a  certain lifestyle do waste your money.  

Here is what happens to my friends and me and I am sure this is a reflection on different financial values and life attitude in general. Well, I don't drink any alchohol while a few friends of mine love drinking very much. They would gather to have dinner/drink almost every day(at least four times a week). I am often invited but due to my no-drinking habit, I usually turn the invitation down. We are all family men but they are a few years older than me. Their children are much older than my kid so probably they don't need their fathers' attention and time. I always put my family first so this is also one of the reasons I don't join them that frequently. Financially, every gathering meal/drinking is not cheap because it involves a lot of drinks and dishes. The average cost of such dinner/drinking is equivalent to 1/5 the average monthly income in the city where we live. So every month, the cost for these "gatherings" consumes all the income that a man can earn for months. This is considered a huge waste of money in many people's eyes cause most people don't earn much. Although I don't drink, occasionally I will treat them and pay the bills for the guesture of friendliness. Do you think my friends' lifestyle is a waste of money and time ? How much do you spend on such gatherings on average ? Please let me know.

That is right prioritize first your family and do not go with the flow on the expenses that your friends are doing. It is not practical do waste money on unimportant lifestyle. We need to prioritize first your spending and if you have extra you can set budget for social gatherings. If your friends really wanting to go out with you, try to find much cheaper alternatives with your friends, you can try a potluck dinner instead of going out to eat. It would depend on you on how much are you willing to spend on such gatherings. It is important to set a budget and prioritize first your family's daily needs.

but of course before you leave, you have something in mind where to go to already or where to work. because leaving prematurely would give you so much headache as you may encounter financial problems. so if you don't have a new job yet, better sacrifice for a bit up until you have good assurance of another job.you may not want to go to work, but just think of financial difficulties you will face if you will leave without alternatives.

It's true and more mature. I think in terms of maintaining a balance between social needs and financial obligations. Anyone here, I think, basic needs such as food, clothing, housing and family health are the No. 1 priority scale that must be met and prioritized. For the idea you say of looking for a cheaper alternative it's a good idea to strike a balance between meeting daily needs and enjoying social gatherings.

The needs that you express are very important needs for everyone in their lives so not all of them also need to find cheap alternatives to some of these things. For example in food and health, if we often use cheap alternatives to these two things, I think it will also be very risky for people who do it because food is something that needs to be taken care of.

Likewise with health where it must also be maintained so that it always requires a more appropriate alternative even though it is not cheap enough, although in general cheap alternatives can also help to ease a person's burden in meeting their needs in life, but what needs to be known here is that this is not always the case. can be the right solution when it is aimed at very important things like health and food.

actually doing that is okay, but the thing with most of the people are they don't have that sense of limit in spending their money with doing all that stuff, their repulsive will of spending all their money while certainly thinks that they always could make that money again in the future is what makes them more consumtive, most destructive living style i've seen is buying some luxuries stuff like just because of brands, so many so called rich are living this life nowadays but that's okay if they have good source of income that's consistent and also massive, for average people, it's definitely gonna drain them out of their money in no time, that's what truly destrutive and waste of money a lifestyle could be.

Prestige is expensive and must be very consumptive. I don't think the lifestyle has to be all about being fashionable and wearing only brand name things, but that mindset is just about me being disgusted by others who have a good source of income.

It all really depends on the source of income, if that's fine then I think it's fine to have a lavish lifestyle for as long as that's what they need. The problem is that when his lifestyle exceeds the limits of financial means, it has become the worst thing which basically anyone should avoid. A lifestyle of wasting money, I don't think so because it's very subjective for those who have strong financial power.

Taking alcohol is not good or bad. Everything should be done in moderation. But your friends seems to be overdoing it and I could guess that their lives - personal, career, family, and relationship lives would be affected terribly. It is not good for them.

When we make the decision to settle down and start a family, our family should come first. Regardless of how much money we make, we need to stop spending excessively on our wants and instead start making good plans for them. Going out with our friends occasionally is acceptable, but we should be aware of our boundaries and, to the greatest extent possible, discipline ourselves. Spending our money carelessly is the same as wasting all of our hard work and effort. In the end, we'll feel unfulfilled, which we might come to regret. Spending or making unnecessary purchases must be subordinated to saving and investing. Keeping our eyes forward is important; we shouldn't merely aim for momentary bliss.

It depends on your capability people are keep having a good time spending their money because they have extra and they keep looking at it as extra money that they can spend a lot of money and unlike other people. see their money as a precious thing so they could have a chance to accumulate as possible for their investment and savings.

But again not all the time it's all about earning, savings and playing safe always treat yourself to get satisfied with your goals achieved.

different people's level of happiness. by having a lot of money, maybe they will be facilitated to be able to pamper themselves by fulfilling all their desires, something like that is not wrong, because the way they value themselves after working hard to achieve it, and maybe the amount is not much compared to what it produces. it is wrong if our style is not in accordance with income, so that behind it it becomes a sharp boomerang that will hurt us ourselves. but not a few people who are too rich actually have a simple lifestyle, it all depends on the personality of each person

Your lifestyles is totally dependent on your spending habits ans it is not necessary that Rich spends more and poor spends less , some rich people are very cautious spenders rather than that they try to invest their money in some profitable project .
Sometimes poor and average income groups are more carers spenders they waste money on so called fun and drinking which results in loosing everything they had .

Those who have low incomes or are still on average in life but are wasteful in terms of spending money, it is a sign that they do not have awareness within themselves so they prefer to release their boredom by having fun in just a moment. I think that kind of people will never be successful in their life because they don't see examples of rich people who still make savings when using money for their daily needs.

Here is what happens to my friends and me and I am sure this is a reflection on different financial values and life attitude in general. Well, I don't drink any alchohol while a few friends of mine love drinking very much. They would gather to have dinner/drink almost every day(at least four times a week). I am often invited but due to my no-drinking habit, I usually turn the invitation down. We are all family men but they are a few years older than me. Their children are much older than my kid so probably they don't need their fathers' attention and time. I always put my family first so this is also one of the reasons I don't join them that frequently. Financially, every gathering meal/drinking is not cheap because it involves a lot of drinks and dishes. The average cost of such dinner/drinking is equivalent to 1/5 the average monthly income in the city where we live. So every month, the cost for these "gatherings" consumes all the income that a man can earn for months. This is considered a huge waste of money in many people's eyes cause most people don't earn much. Although I don't drink, occasionally I will treat them and pay the bills for the guesture of friendliness. Do you think my friends' lifestyle is a waste of money and time ? How much do you spend on such gatherings on average ? Please let me know.

And people who usually always consider their lifestyle to be more luxurious will also find it difficult to be successful in their life unless the person is able to change their bad habits for the better. For example, like spending on everything excessively without taking into account how much he needs in life, this is a very bad habit that must be changed for the better so that he can think more rationally when shopping.

Here is what happens to my friends and me and I am sure this is a reflection on different financial values and life attitude in general. Well, I don't drink any alchohol while a few friends of mine love drinking very much. They would gather to have dinner/drink almost every day(at least four times a week). I am often invited but due to my no-drinking habit, I usually turn the invitation down. We are all family men but they are a few years older than me. Their children are much older than my kid so probably they don't need their fathers' attention and time. I always put my family first so this is also one of the reasons I don't join them that frequently. Financially, every gathering meal/drinking is not cheap because it involves a lot of drinks and dishes. The average cost of such dinner/drinking is equivalent to 1/5 the average monthly income in the city where we live. So every month, the cost for these "gatherings" consumes all the income that a man can earn for months. This is considered a huge waste of money in many people's eyes cause most people don't earn much. Although I don't drink, occasionally I will treat them and pay the bills for the guesture of friendliness. Do you think my friends' lifestyle is a waste of money and time ? How much do you spend on such gatherings on average ? Please let me know.

You are evaluating this from the point of view of a poor person, or a middle class who needs to save money in order to achieve any goal. But there are people whose incomes are much higher than the incomes that for the average person. Such people can afford much more, they can live in an expensive house and drive an expensive car, take frequent vacations, but still spend less than they earn. Constantly saving is also not a very interesting occupation, especially if in this way you can achieve wealth only in old age...

Here is what happens to my friends and me and I am sure this is a reflection on different financial values and life attitude in general. Well, I don't drink any alchohol while a few friends of mine love drinking very much. They would gather to have dinner/drink almost every day(at least four times a week). I am often invited but due to my no-drinking habit, I usually turn the invitation down. We are all family men but they are a few years older than me. Their children are much older than my kid so probably they don't need their fathers' attention and time. I always put my family first so this is also one of the reasons I don't join them that frequently. Financially, every gathering meal/drinking is not cheap because it involves a lot of drinks and dishes. The average cost of such dinner/drinking is equivalent to 1/5 the average monthly income in the city where we live. So every month, the cost for these "gatherings" consumes all the income that a man can earn for months. This is considered a huge waste of money in many people's eyes cause most people don't earn much. Although I don't drink, occasionally I will treat them and pay the bills for the guesture of friendliness. Do you think my friends' lifestyle is a waste of money and time ? How much do you spend on such gatherings on average ? Please let me know.

When the people doesn’t have enough money for their monthly expenses,it may look like they doesn’t need to spend on additional expenses like social drinking and party.But this will help to get the contact of big business people,they may help us in starting some new business.The friends from rich families will have an attitude of helping their poor friends.Drinking alone not spoil your money,you should split your income based on the amount of money you received from the income.

Networking is good but on the other hand not everything can be done like that because there are some conditions where it is also not very useful and it will only be an option.
Looking for relationships is actually a lot of ways that can be done not just having a drink with some relatives or friends who have better conditions.
I think there is no need to force it when it is difficult even though it can still be done but when there are other ways that can be used why use this method.

Our conditions are difficult and don't add to the burden of difficulty for yourself just to build relationships in a way that actually can still be done with others.

Your lifestyles is totally dependent on your spending habits ans it is not necessary that Rich spends more and poor spends less , some rich people are very cautious spenders rather than that they try to invest their money in some profitable project .
Sometimes poor and average income groups are more carers spenders they waste money on so called fun and drinking which results in loosing everything they had .

Here's the thing. You can take it practically and suppose that these people are wasting their money away, which is true cause there's no reason why you should spend that much on stuff that wouldn't last you like food and drinks, and they do this on a regular basis too which is weird but whatever. In any case You can also see this as these people trying to enjoy their lives to the fullest. They prolly know that it's impractical, they most likely know that it's stupid too, but they are people who are having fun with each other's company and that alone, at least for me is already worth the money that they are spending. Perhaps it's not your cup of coffee my guy, but we can't shit on other people's way of living just because it's not up to our standards, just as they can't shit on yours cause that is how you want to live your life.

I agree, it's honestly more on the mindset. I know a lot of rich people who would rather focus on investing and keeping their money flowing, while there are those average to below average (poor) financial status people who are spending too much that their loans are piling up. Lifestyle is up to the mindset and attitude of an individual.

There are various ways to find relationships, although the majority think that we often meet them over coffee because at that time they have the opportunity to talk about important matters, including discussing business and other job opportunities.

Everyone has a different way of approaching their relationship but don't force them to follow their lifestyle, their cost of living is very expensive and the right solution must show your skills that are useful for the job needed then they will recruit you to work for their company.

Always in moderation. All of us has its own lifestyle that some might needs a hepty amount of money. But as you did it excessively, i think its more one addiction, well yeah it will consider waste of time and money.