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As recent entrants into the legal drinking age cohort, college students enjoy spending money in local bars and saloons. If it is dancing at one of Bozeman's local clubs, or just enjoying a pint with dinner, alcohol gets expensive fast.

At the end of the day, drinking is something to do for students that doesn't require a lot of thinking or skills. I suspect this is why students find it so appealing at the end of a long week of exams and homework. Nonetheless, the sigh of relief one experiences with a nap is much cheaper than with a beer.

As I stated earlier, another factor leading to college students spending money on alcohol (perhaps the largest factor) is that we are all recent entrants into the age cohort that makes it okay.

The 21st birthday is likely the most celebrated for many students because it is the celebration of breaking into this new age cohort that allows them access to a brand new social network. The original social network, the college bar.