Wastinglife

The amount of money I spend while off the wagon is ridiculous. I don't keep track, just spend it until my account is empty. I am very impulsive by nature (adhd) but purchase things that are unecessary and expensive when I really don't have the money. Alcohol brings out compulsive behaviours that I really hate. The lies I come up with to try to conceal my situation are also compulsive. Anyone relate to this?

Forward12

Alcohol will make you do many stupid things you never would do while sober. Booze would drain my bank account from all the money I was spending on it.
Just another good reason to get sober. You can keep your money for things you actually need, instead of getting nothing but a drained bank account and a trash can full of empty bottles to show for it.

MantaLady

Impulsive purchasing is quite common, I think it speaks to the instant gratification part of our addictive brains and I have in the past had an itchy trigger finger over the buy now button when drinking.

I have mentioned this before on another thread but I have a clear jar on the mantle piece that I put in the cost of the alcohol I would have bought that day. Tomorrow will be my Day 30 milestone and I will have nearly £275 (around 475 canadian) in it. I have also popped in a few extra times for the take out's that I never ordered and the crisps/chocolate to go with the vino I would have bought.

It's been really helpful for me to see this every day building up and very confronting too.

Delilah1

What are you doing to help you stay sober?

least

If you stop drinking, maybe you'll stop spending money you can't afford to spend.

lessgravity

I think everyone here can relate, from kings to peasants and all of us in between. Best way to save that money is not to spend.

Berrybean

Yep. Drunk internet shopping was a nightmare. Postman delivering parcels used to make my stomach turn over.

One of the reason I needed to stay sober.

BB

carpetcleaner

Yes.
I certainly don't miss the drunk evening eBay purchases!
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