Typical of the economically-minded twen is Klaus F., 24, a student from Düsseldorf. He added up the costs of his last evening with Irmgard:
Theater ticket (for me) | 3.- DM |
Program | -.50 DM |
Beer (for me) | 1.50 DM |
Soda (for her) | -.50 DM |
Streetcar | -.80 DM |
| 6.30 DM |
Klaus explains why his expenses were so low: “Irmgard’s father is an academic himself, and he told her that students are paupers.”
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Ulrich K., 23, Duisburg, also a student, goes on an outing every weekend with Helga in a minibus owned by the company where he works as a work-study student. He gets the gas for free; as the driver, he does not drink alcohol on principle. Adds up to:
Four bottles of cola | 2.40 DM |
One bar of chocolate | 1.30 DM |
| 3.70 DM |
Now, this is already an exception. Most put a twenty-mark bill into their pocket just to be safe (“You never know”) before they meet their girlfriend.
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Hans-Horst G., 25, clerk, Eilendorf (Rheinland), drives a car at company expense. Still, he ends up spending a considerable amount when he meets Hannelore on the weekend:
Movies | 4.- DM |
Peppermint | -.20 DM |
Beer | 2.- DM |
Parking fee | 1.- DM |
Italian meal | 6.35 DM |
Drinks with the meal (beer, apple juice) | 3.60 DM |
Cigarettes | 1.10 DM |
Tip | 1.- DM |
| 16.25 DM |
Hans-Horst meets Hannelore every weekend, that is, four times a month. He calculates: 4 x 16.25 DM = 85 DM.