Damn booze is expensive!
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Damn booze is expensive!
So, with the weekend coming up, having a party at my home for the fight and some friends from out of town staying with me(they don't 'know' I'm an alchy),ect.. I went to the liquor store for the first time in I'd say 8 months? Anyways..same clerk/owner from my daily visits from the past,he thought I had moved or something,so I catch up with the "where you been?" type questions and told him I had stopped drinking.. His response;" I'm so happy for you, I go to AA myself and have been sober 14yrs! What brings you in?".. So, I explain.. he then starts ringing up the Higher end hard crap(s)...I'm just watching the freaking amount get higher and higher! I'll add.. when I was stopping there almost daily that I bought the cheap crap,so I'm not used to the $25-$50(US) price tag. My bottles were around $7.. Long story short...I just dumped $556.74 on booze and no longer drink! I'm accustomed to paying clients bar/food tabs and most, if not all of them are coming to my fight party. I'm sure this will ALL be gone by tomorrow night. My friends can by their booze the rest of their stay if they choose to drink after the fight. I'm not spending anymore money all weekend! Also 110% not drinking. Already told my friends that I have to go to a work meeting for an hour or so tomorrow morning(AA) and That I have "church" Sunday morning(AA). They were kinda taken back that I was going to 'church' because they've known me for 20+yrs and I'm not really the church type person. Thanks for letting me rant since I can't get to a meeting today and have a trunk full of crap that I don't even want!
TLDR; Booze is stupid and expensive!
TLDR; Booze is stupid and expensive!
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Congrats on your 39 days and new found wealth!
Great story, DontRemember! Love it.
The counter app on my phone says I've saved now almost $1,000 already. And I"m still kind of a newbie.
Crazy what I spent willingly damaging myself. Look at all there is to gain, in so many ways.
The counter app on my phone says I've saved now almost $1,000 already. And I"m still kind of a newbie.
Crazy what I spent willingly damaging myself. Look at all there is to gain, in so many ways.
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I'll add too that being single hasn't hurt the savings! My partner is married with 4 young kids so, his monthly expenses are already a lot more than mine. So I don't mind picking up an extra lunch here and there now. When before sometimes I just couldn't because I had already pissed away my cash on something I did while drunk/drinking and he would pay for me. I actually just remembered I owe him about $200 from a year or so ago.. I'll give that to him tomorrow night.
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