Going out during, or after, a long week of school can be very tempting, especially at Florida State University. Drink specials can be found on any day of the week and it seems like many bars around town are screaming your name. Despite the pressure of fomo, or fear of missing out, you absolutely do not need to leave your warm bed. Here are a few reasons that will justify staying in rather than going out.  Â
1. Keepin’ money in da bank. It is no lie that Tallahassee has the best drink specials in all of the land, aka Margarita Mondays, Power Hour, Purgatory, and so on. But this money spent on drinks adds up -- cover charge, drinks throughout the night, tips, etc. You can do some real damage to your bank account. Spend the night in, and you can wake up the next morning seeing those high numbers still in your account. To reward yourself, you can spend that extra cash flow on guac at Chipotle.
2. Be productive. Do you have a full time schedule of academics? Do you have a large work load? What better way to excel in school than to spend the night in and get some work done? By staying in, you will feel well-rested the next morning and ready to focus on your future! Hangover-free is the best way to be! I mean, how else would I have written this article?   Â
3. Save yourself the embarrassment. When you are feeling intoxicated, you may have the urge to make an awful minute-long Snapchat story of yourself jamming out to bar tunes. You may feel the urge to drunk text half of your contact list -- just because. And worst of all, you may even text your ex, professing your love. Wake up in the morning without having to relive your night through these embarrassing drunken moments. Â Â Â
4. No drunken mishaps. You buy a new outfit and spend hours getting ready, all for what? For some belligerent boy to hit on you? For some dumb b#$%* to accidentally spill her drink all over you? To wake up next to a stranger? In your house or apartment, you avoid 100 percent of these mishaps. Do yourself a favor and catch up on some sleep, or paint your nails.   Â
5. No drunk eating. When you stumble back to your home at 2 a.m., it is hard to resist eating everything in sight. Pokey stixs and Jimmy John's are just too hard to pass up. There goes 500 calories down the drain. Spend the night in and you won’t be tempted by these late night drunken snacks.       Â
6. What’s better than Netflix? The Strip sure doesn’t have all ten seasons of Friends. Need I say more?    Â
Use any of these six excuses the next time you are being dragged against your will to the night scene. You are not a grandma; you are just smart.Â