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Old 08-30-2010, 10:13 AM   #25
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Originally Posted by Mean Mr. Mustard View Post
How much do you spend a month on booze, because if the average person makes $45,000 a year (a rough estimate) 18% of total income would be the equivalent of spending $675/month on alcohol.
2007 median income in Canada was 24k. We are nowhere near 45,000 as a average income.

Edit: that’s median. Average is around 30k. So you’d have to spend somewhere in the neighborhood of 80-90 dollars a week to hit 18% of after-tax income. Doesn’t seem that unreasonable to me.
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