A single night out feels harmless, but multiplied by 52 weeks it becomes a number more dizzying than the cocktails. Enter your average spend per night and how many nights you go out each week to find out what you could have bought instead.
Multiply your typical night out across a whole year and see what you could have bought instead.
The real reason the total always surprises you is a personal-finance classic: small recurring costs add up far more than they seem to. Twenty euros a night isn't scary on its own, but your brain reasons about a single outing, not the sum. It's the same mechanic as the daily coffee or the forgotten subscription: the cost stays invisible until you multiply it by the 52 weeks in a year. Only then does the "little expense" turn into a three- or four-figure number.
The good news is that the same leverage works in reverse once you manage it. It's not about quitting nights out, but about giving yourself a budget: set a monthly cap for going out and treat it like any other fixed expense, so the fun stays and the year-end shock disappears. Even small tweaks — one fewer night a month, a skipped round — shift the yearly total noticeably. Try it: move the two sliders above and watch how much the number moves.
We multiply your average spend per night by the number of nights per week, times 52 weeks. Simple and merciless.
They're deliberately absurd to make you laugh (and think). No scooter or car was actually drunk during this calculation.
A fun estimate for entertainment only. The comparisons are absurd on purpose. Drink responsibly.