I was such a stupid Idiot.
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Join Date: Jan 2009
Location: Syracuse, NY
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I was such a stupid Idiot.
I am kicking myself in the ass right now thinking of how much money I spent on drinking, buying beers, liquor, wine and other crap these past 10 years. I bet I blew through thousands of dollars and was slowly killing myself to feel "good for a few hours". I would not turn back time everything happens for a reason but i really let down a lot of good people during these drinking days. I guess I can't look back only forward but that still haunts me to this day.
The then.
the now.
The then. the now.
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Join Date: Jun 2008
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Well that time wasted and money spent is now in our past : - )
Now I am splurging on little nice things (weekly treats) with what I am not spending on wine. I seem to need small, regular treats right now, (LOL, and that is all I can afford) but in a few months, I want to start saving for trip.
Now I am splurging on little nice things (weekly treats) with what I am not spending on wine. I seem to need small, regular treats right now, (LOL, and that is all I can afford) but in a few months, I want to start saving for trip.
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Join Date: Nov 2008
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I used to go to Wal-mart and buy groceries and booze to cover my tracks, cause i did not want my hubby seeing all the liquor store transactions on the debit card. I would either get groceries and booze or groceries and cash back for the liquor store. You can imagine how much bucks went into daily Wal-mart trips... and you know walmart.. ya go in for a sack of apples and come out with a cart full of everything but!
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I think it's important to remember just what our addictions have cost us, monetarily or otherwise, but we also can't sit and dwell on it.
Like Theresa said, use the money that you were spending on drinking to treat yourself to some healthy things. I still reward myself by buying little things that I never had the money for before. I also feel a great sense of pride when I pay the phone bill before it gets disconnected, when I don't have to scrounge and beg the cable guy not to disconnect me when he comes knocking at the door and it's a great feeling paying the rent without the threat of eviction.
Yes, we need to remember what our addictions have cost us, but most of all, focus on what the rewards have been, no matter if we have one day, one week, one month, one year or many years.
The Blessings I have received since I have been in Recovery far outweigh the things I lost when I was using/drinking and what it cost me. No, I can't get back the cars I totaled, the money I spent at the bars, the money that that I dropped buying pills, the time I spent locked up . . . but I have gotten back my self respect, my peace of mind, the respect of others, trusting myself to do the right thing . . This list is endless.
God Bless & Thank God . . . Just for Today,
Judy
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Location: Washington
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When I was in rehab they made me add up all that I spent on booze over the years. The total was about $35,000 since 1990. My hospital stay was about $10,000 plus another $2000 in office visits. Treatment was $8500. Over 55k with no insurance. Ain't alcohol grand?
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Join Date: Jan 2009
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Funny you should mention this topic as I was just thinking of this yesterday. I mostly drank at bars so I added up my charge bills for last year and it was just a little over 5 grand. Multiply that by 30 years and I probably spent about 150 grand of today's dollars drinking. Oh well it was fun anyways. No regrets about that. It is only money and money isn't really important to me.
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Location: LA - Lower Alabama
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I probably spent $12k a year in bars for 10 years. double that amount to get back the money I could've/should've made while I was drinking.
My house would be paid off and I'd have $$$ left over.
My house would be paid off and I'd have $$$ left over.
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Join Date: Jan 2009
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Fubar and dgillz, I hear ya 'bout the money. I probably could have been on my second or third Porsche 911 if I had never picked up the bottle. But, that's whiskey under the bridge. I'm looking forward to what I can do next week, next month with what I won't be spending at the liquor store.
As an aside, I went to the pharmacy to pick up my Rx of Antabuse. The pharmacists (we are friends) remarked that it was expensive at about $100/month. I could only laugh an tell him how much less the Rx was than the monthly scotch bill.
As an aside, I went to the pharmacy to pick up my Rx of Antabuse. The pharmacists (we are friends) remarked that it was expensive at about $100/month. I could only laugh an tell him how much less the Rx was than the monthly scotch bill.
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