Costly habit
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Join Date: Nov 2012
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Costly habit
I figured I blew roughly $165 a month on drinking. Whether that was going out and eating and drinking, hangover food, overdraft charges from buying booze, etc.
That's almost a car payment and I need a new car! lol
That's almost a car payment and I need a new car! lol
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i looked back at my credit card history (once I quit) and studied the purchase patterns and added up the dollars spent per year (on my credit card - i paid cash too when I could and to not be able to track how much booze I was buying). the amount i spent on booze was stupid. so much money pissed down the drain.
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Join Date: Jul 2012
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When I was an active heroin addict I spent an average of $300 a day and I used 7 days a week. It is disgusting to add that up and therefore I won't even write out the final number for a week or a month.
So happy to be in recovery
So happy to be in recovery
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Join Date: Nov 2012
Location: NYC
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about $200 a month, booze alone, not to mention what my best enabler bought for me. when it got ugly was when i stopped using my credit card (mostly) so my husband wouldn't see the charges, and had to pinch & scrape to get the money together, buy pints when i couldn't afford liters, and try to cadge free drinks.
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Join Date: Nov 2012
Location: Ontario, Canada
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I was about $800 a month. Ugh.
I also would balance my credit card with cash purchases, so as to hide the real amount from my wife.
One case on credit, one case cash.
One bottle credit, one bottle cash.
Sad.
I also would balance my credit card with cash purchases, so as to hide the real amount from my wife.
One case on credit, one case cash.
One bottle credit, one bottle cash.
Sad.
Recognizes the Beast
Join Date: Nov 2012
Location: In the kitchen, cooking up a storm
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Consider yourself lucky Squeak. Including greasy hangover food I could drop between $100-150 a week. Funny enough, I'm still spending that money, just on groceries for all the home cooking I'm doing now.
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Join Date: Dec 2011
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I read another post here where someone saved all the money they would otherwise spend on booze and drugs and then went out and spent the money on a self gift - something they really wanted!
I agree booze is very expensive and how much better off financially we would all be if we didn't drink.
I agree booze is very expensive and how much better off financially we would all be if we didn't drink.
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Join Date: Nov 2012
Location: Lynnwood WA
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Instead of buying booze, I am spending my money on good books, knitting supplies, delicious food that I don't puke up, name brand clothes that look great due to no bloating. I am down right amazed! I don't know why it took me this long to realize it, I guess that was the disease...
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Join Date: Dec 2011
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Originally Posted by jobei 
I've been saving my "booze" money since I quit 9 months ago today... it's staggering to contemplate how much I spent over the years. At least I've got it now!
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Join Date: Dec 2012
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25 dollars a day on weed easy,7 days a week.
I'm a binge drinker and cocaine user when I drink,my 2 day binges would cost me between 300-700 dollars,horrible.
I could have travelled the world a few times with all the money I smoke/drank....
I'm a binge drinker and cocaine user when I drink,my 2 day binges would cost me between 300-700 dollars,horrible.
I could have travelled the world a few times with all the money I smoke/drank....
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Join Date: Dec 2012
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Originally Posted by Xune
I was about $800 a month. Ugh.
I also would balance my credit card with cash purchases, so as to hide the real amount from my wife.
One case on credit, one case cash.
One bottle credit, one bottle cash.
Sad.
I also would balance my credit card with cash purchases, so as to hide the real amount from my wife.
One case on credit, one case cash.
One bottle credit, one bottle cash.
Sad.
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Join Date: Oct 2012
Location: New York
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As a little reward for making it 30 days, I just bought myself a couple outfits with some of the money not spent on wine this month. I looked back at my credit card bills and couldn't believe it and I was using cash in between too. Now I actually have money leftover at the end of the week and I've been putting it aside. What a waste it was.
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