Guilt-Free Consumerism
- Peter Busch
- Jul 11, 2014
- 3 min read
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Americans love to eat USDA Prime beef, It's juicy, and at just a tad under 134 degrees in the middle, it can be hard to beat. But consumers don't exactly love that cows eat grass faster than farmers can grow it, or that their flatulence creates a decent amount of air pollution ( a fifth of our air pollution problem). Americans love to drive gas guzzling SUV's, but they would rather not be a catalyst to global warming. It's not really a nice thing. I can come up with a million-and-one more examples just like these.
The result? You have a lot of guilty people in this country having to make hard, give and take, choices and this is just the tip of the iceberg. The phenomena is called guilt-free consumerism.
There is a reason to the madness though. We live in a consumer age where anything we do can feel like a permanent impact on the world, or even at the personal level. As a culture we require indulgence in our lives, it's part of being capitalists, but through the path of least resistance. It's not that we're lazy, it's because we're more aware of our surroundings.
Today I'm going to show you how you can live like a king with the carbon footprint of a serf… well sort of…this is a bar after all. Let's start with fattening your wallet shall we? Then we'll work to flatten your gut.
Take advantage of Daily Specials
The daily specials are there to save you money and give you a reason to come into the bar. Take advantage of these deals to save cash or spoil your friends with a good gesture.
Weekday Bar Hopping - Guilt Free
Like your mixed spirits shaken, not stirred?
Go diet. All of that sugar collects around the mid section Pal, get a Diet Coke with Jack Daniels whiskey next time. You'll feel better about your choices but indulge on your favorite drink at the same time.
Mixed Drinks - Guilt free.
Oh, you're a Beer ONLY guy/gal you say
Instead of pre-gaming before the bar, Just GO to the bar for heavens sake. You'll easily save about 10 dollars right off the bat. If you drink too much you'll start to forget how much you actually have in your checking account.
Get to the bar early enough to play some pool. That way you'll get prime placement at the bar, and time it right so you can play some free pool.
Spending money responsibly - Guilt Free
Don't buy your best buds rounds of drinks unless you really can afford it.
I know you love em' but try to have restraint. One or two of you will have maxed out their credit cards while the rest go scott free. Next time somebody offers to buy, tell him or her not to worry, you can grab your own. Pretty soon the domino effect takes hold and everybody will buy their own. This way you can all enjoy a couple beers without leaving one or two of you without rent money.
If you're staying a while, just get the large size drink
The large drinks tend to be less expensive per ounce of alcohol. Instead of buying two pints just go for a stein and spend less time waiting in line and more time socializing with that hottie you've been flirting with all night .
Go Big or Go home - Guilt Free
Dark beers aren't "empty" calories
Dark beers have a high amount of B-vitamins and anti-oxidants in them, giving yourself some level of protection against cancer. Cool eh? In fact, People only get " beer guts" because they eat half a bag of chips and a rack of ribs on the side…take that anti-carb people!
Oh and that's why you gain two pounds annually after the super bowl too…
Drinking high calorie beers - Guilt Free
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