Originally Posted by
Fandy 
I used to "pay myself" $5.00 every morning when I woke up sober....took the saved $$ and bought myself a present as a "reward" for staying the course....the first thing I remember were these incredible soft high thread count sheets.....because i was sleeping so much better, the color was so pretty and i didn't pour the $$ down my throat.
congrats to all of you for getting through the first couple of tough days.
That's not a bad idea, Fandy. I did much the same thing when I stopped smoking. I simply put the money that I would have spent on smoking materials (I generally smoked small cigars, but cigarettes were also on the menu) aside, and then treated myself once the major cravings were over.
I suppose you could do much the same by saving the amount you would have normally spent on drink. Probably, in my case, would be able to afford a small car after about a month...........