PISSED ‘N BROKE! Nights out cost Brits £6.5k a year

THE true cost of a night on the lash has been revealed – and it’ll sober you up.

A survey has disclosed the nation’s 18-35-year-olds now go out on average twice a week with friends, budgeting fifty quid for a night out – around £5,200 a year on average.

But a hapless 78 per cent routinely go over their budget after the alcohol starts flowing, splashing a further £1,389 a year on things they did NOT plan to spend money on.

According to the poll, young Brits fork out an additional £340 a year on fast food they regret the next day. And as much as £174 is splashed out on rounds of shots they wish they’d never bought – and £280 on taxis when they intended to catch the last bus or train.

In an average year, young Brits will also “lend” £145 to pals which they will never see again, fork out £88 paying for friends to get into clubs and blow £170 treating friends to meals or food.

But the majority are filled with regret the next day when the hangover kicks in, with 77 per cent saying they always wake up with a feeling of dread about how much money they have spent. As a result, almost half of those in relationships say they lie to their partner over how much money they have wasted. Some 85 per cent of the 2,000 polled by sellmymobile.com said they often think their money could be put to better use than on nights out, with as many as 90 per cent complaining they are in debt due to their lifestyle.

A further 20 percent have been hard up in the past due to their boozing and partying.

The poll showed 27 per cent of Brits have smashed their phone on night out in the past year, while 26 per cent have ruined an expensive piece of clothing.

Vix Leyton for sellmymobile. com said: “It’s not a shock that Brits make some questionable decisions when a drink has been taken, but that tipsy generosity, coupled with carelessness such as losing handbags and smashing phones can soon add up.”