At what cost?
Ocean Lover!
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Join Date: Apr 2018
Location: You know nothing Jon Snow - UK
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At what cost?
Morning SR!
I appreciate that not everyone wants to share how much sober time they have and don't want to count it, each to their own I say!
However, for me I have found it helpful so I can see my progress in different ways.
Today I am at:
8 months
227 days
I have saved £1837 (2397 usd / 3643 aud / 3149 cad)
This is just shy of 75% of my yearly mortgage!! I can't believe I would have spent that in the last 8 months if I had still been drinking. This could be a 2 week super exotic holiday, or could have my whole kitchen re-done, or if I traded in my car and used this afford me to buy a brand new car!
227 hangover free mornings!
What have you saved so far?
I appreciate that not everyone wants to share how much sober time they have and don't want to count it, each to their own I say!
However, for me I have found it helpful so I can see my progress in different ways.
Today I am at:
8 months
227 days
I have saved £1837 (2397 usd / 3643 aud / 3149 cad)
This is just shy of 75% of my yearly mortgage!! I can't believe I would have spent that in the last 8 months if I had still been drinking. This could be a 2 week super exotic holiday, or could have my whole kitchen re-done, or if I traded in my car and used this afford me to buy a brand new car!
227 hangover free mornings!
What have you saved so far?
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Join Date: Oct 2017
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Fun idea, thanks.
I am about 9 years quit. Was spending about £100 a week on booze, along with other money wasted on drunk idiotic purchases.
However I will stick to just the actual booze cost. so -
9 x 52 wks is 468 wks at £100 a wk is £46,800 OH MY GOODNESS!!!
which is $61,100
Of course the £100 a week was based on the booze costs at the time, booze is way more expensive now so with inflation it would have been a ton more money.
Glad I stopped.
I am about 9 years quit. Was spending about £100 a week on booze, along with other money wasted on drunk idiotic purchases.
However I will stick to just the actual booze cost. so -
9 x 52 wks is 468 wks at £100 a wk is £46,800 OH MY GOODNESS!!!
which is $61,100
Of course the £100 a week was based on the booze costs at the time, booze is way more expensive now so with inflation it would have been a ton more money.
Glad I stopped.
I'm sober over 9 yrs now and never once have I woken up wishing I had drank the night before. Not Alone
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Location: South East UK
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Originally Posted by MantaLady 
Morning SR!
I appreciate that not everyone wants to share how much sober time they have and don't want to count it, each to their own I say!
However, for me I have found it helpful so I can see my progress in different ways.
Today I am at:
8 months
227 days
I have saved £1837 (2397 usd / 3643 aud / 3149 cad)
This is just shy of 75% of my yearly mortgage!! I can't believe I would have spent that in the last 8 months if I had still been drinking. This could be a 2 week super exotic holiday, or could have my whole kitchen re-done, or if I traded in my car and used this afford me to buy a brand new car!
227 hangover free mornings!
What have you saved so far?
I appreciate that not everyone wants to share how much sober time they have and don't want to count it, each to their own I say!
However, for me I have found it helpful so I can see my progress in different ways.
Today I am at:
8 months
227 days
I have saved £1837 (2397 usd / 3643 aud / 3149 cad)
This is just shy of 75% of my yearly mortgage!! I can't believe I would have spent that in the last 8 months if I had still been drinking. This could be a 2 week super exotic holiday, or could have my whole kitchen re-done, or if I traded in my car and used this afford me to buy a brand new car!
227 hangover free mornings!
What have you saved so far?
Putting sober/clean time into other formats is really beneficial. You start to see exactly what you've gained. Congratulations on your sobriety and the gifts it's given you.
I have no clean time at the moment. However, I'm working on tapering down on my meds before quitting them completely. I can't wait for that day. Having tried cold turkeys and fast tapers that didn't work I'm hoping that a slow taper will allow me to get my head straight with counselling and meetings before tackling the physical withdrawals.
Natom
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Hey Doris, way to go!! In the first few months I used to have a mason jar on the mantal piece. Every day I would put in the money (real money) that I would have spent on wine that day. At the end of 30 days and 60 days I treated myself with the funds that had built up as an incentive to keep going.
The first 30 days got me a whopping £240 and I spent it on a spa day, a full body scrub and massage, a haircut and a meal in my favorite restaurant. That weekend I was so happy and so proud and it gave me the drive I needed to keep moving in the right direction. xx
The first 30 days got me a whopping £240 and I spent it on a spa day, a full body scrub and massage, a haircut and a meal in my favorite restaurant. That weekend I was so happy and so proud and it gave me the drive I needed to keep moving in the right direction. xx
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Hmmm.. coming up to 8 weeks now and I was spending around £100 a week on booze. I'm treating myself though - I now have a small budget for hobbies and have treated myself to a new tablet (for recovery reading) and a new phone... Now just to get a proper job...
Best wishes, Forwards.
Best wishes, Forwards.
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Join Date: Jan 2018
Location: Arlington, Texas
Posts: 64
This speaks to my OCD. I have 439 sober days today (and very much enjoyed doing the math there!), and I spent an average of $23.50 on alcohol and mixers each day, and that works out to (drumroll please) ---- $10,316.50. Holy crap!
I read a sobriety book a long time ago that said, "Reward yourself for milestones; trust me, you'll be able to afford it." Today, it's birthday lunch for my 11 year old and then I think I'll have some black raspberry chocolate chip ice cream.
Thanks for the exercise, MantaLady! It helps me to see things concretely like that.
I read a sobriety book a long time ago that said, "Reward yourself for milestones; trust me, you'll be able to afford it." Today, it's birthday lunch for my 11 year old and then I think I'll have some black raspberry chocolate chip ice cream.
Thanks for the exercise, MantaLady! It helps me to see things concretely like that.
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Just checked a day counter:
1150 days
3 years, 1 month, and 23 days
99,360,000s seconds
1,656,000 minutes
27,600 hours
Kind of fun to check every now and then. As for money, I don't know where my extra money has gone, but I suspect my kids have something to do with it!!
1150 days
3 years, 1 month, and 23 days
99,360,000s seconds
1,656,000 minutes
27,600 hours
Kind of fun to check every now and then. As for money, I don't know where my extra money has gone, but I suspect my kids have something to do with it!!
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I have always been a minimalist even before I had ever heard the term. Having tons of toys and trinkets and other useless crap never interested me. This was actually a blessing as it kept me from going even further into debt while I was drinking.
After sobriety becoming debt free was one of my goals which I've accomplished. Now I max out my tax advantaged accounts (401k and HSA) and I'm putting the rest into a high yield savings account. If I continue being frugal for another year or two I think I'll have enough saved that I have a degree of financial independence. Not enough to retire but enough to live a stress free life for the remainder of my working years.
After sobriety becoming debt free was one of my goals which I've accomplished. Now I max out my tax advantaged accounts (401k and HSA) and I'm putting the rest into a high yield savings account. If I continue being frugal for another year or two I think I'll have enough saved that I have a degree of financial independence. Not enough to retire but enough to live a stress free life for the remainder of my working years.
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Just checked my sober app and apparently hit 5000 hours sober today, so the end of today will be day 210.
I have NO idea how much I was spending tbh. I didn't drink at all from Monday to Thursday. (if I did, which was very rarely, it would be one glass of wine when myself and my husband went for dinner)
Now that I don't drink like a maniac Friday to Sunday, I have money to spend on illustration software subscriptions and traditional art supplies
I spend Friday to Sunday using those supplies to create art instead of lying on the sofa for three days clinging to a glass of rum.
I have NO idea how much I was spending tbh. I didn't drink at all from Monday to Thursday. (if I did, which was very rarely, it would be one glass of wine when myself and my husband went for dinner)
Now that I don't drink like a maniac Friday to Sunday, I have money to spend on illustration software subscriptions and traditional art supplies
I spend Friday to Sunday using those supplies to create art instead of lying on the sofa for three days clinging to a glass of rum.
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This is a great post.
All I know is that I was spending my whole check a month on booze and charging my credit cards for indulgent benders. So, I'm in debt.
Sober days: 53
Sober weeks: 7
Debt paid since sober: $1518.00 ($216.00/week and $29.00/day paid)
Lots more to go. But it's progress.
All I know is that I was spending my whole check a month on booze and charging my credit cards for indulgent benders. So, I'm in debt.
Sober days: 53
Sober weeks: 7
Debt paid since sober: $1518.00 ($216.00/week and $29.00/day paid)
Lots more to go. But it's progress.
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Location: Vancouver
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I have an app that lets me know..conservatively, that in the last seven weeks...between not smoking and drinking ( I dumped both at the same time) I've saved just over 2 grand.
Somewhat sickening...I know. But..I'm putting down that money on a new bike, so I can participate in a road race this July. Really excited about it.
Somewhat sickening...I know. But..I'm putting down that money on a new bike, so I can participate in a road race this July. Really excited about it.
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Join Date: Jun 2018
Posts: 462
Fun thread, well done everyone
296 days sober
$1525 saved
Lifetime regained - 10 days 14.2 hours
371 days smoke free
$519 saved
Lifetime regained - 7 days 5.40 hours
17 or so days extra days to enjoy my smoke free, sober life
296 days sober
$1525 saved
Lifetime regained - 10 days 14.2 hours
371 days smoke free
$519 saved
Lifetime regained - 7 days 5.40 hours
17 or so days extra days to enjoy my smoke free, sober life
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