My bank account likes me sober!
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My bank account likes me sober!
I haven't been an angel these past 3 1/2 to 4 weeks. But I've been sober every day except for 3 slip ups, three nights where i drank. (which i'm pretty sure will be even less these next couple weeks)
And I have an $200 more in my account than I normally would on pay day!
It's a nice little bonus.
Stay Sober everyone... its money in the bank!
And I have an $200 more in my account than I normally would on pay day!
It's a nice little bonus.
Stay Sober everyone... its money in the bank!
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Originally Posted by jscorpio 
I figure I will save about $250 per month. For me that's a lot of money!
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I had a beer fridge. Still do. Covered in beer stickers. Full of Arnold Palmers currently so I guess it's now the Arnold Palmer fridge.
I spent anywhere from 50 to 100 a week on booze. Now I got that money towards a new cyclocross bike that I hope to pick up soon. So many benefits for being sober. No benefits to being drunk.
I spent anywhere from 50 to 100 a week on booze. Now I got that money towards a new cyclocross bike that I hope to pick up soon. So many benefits for being sober. No benefits to being drunk.
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I gave up drinking over two years ago. By this time if I had kept drinking I figured I would have spent over 100 grand(conservative figure) in my young life on booze, I'm 32 now. So it does add up. I was a bar drinker and could spend 100-200 a weekend on booze. Just another benefit of being sober!
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amazed with the little extra monies
Originally Posted by Dib42
And I have an $200 more in my account than I normally would on pay day!
It's a nice little bonus.
Stay Sober everyone... its money in the bank!
I agree with you
I'm amazed with the little extra monies I have since getting sober
of course I haven't paid any court fines or lawyers for a while now
onehigherpower
I'm amazed with the little extra monies I have since getting sober
of course I haven't paid any court fines or lawyers for a while now
onehigherpower
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Originally Posted by Yup
I was a cheap $6 a bottle vodka drinker so I'm not saving much. It's those late night yayo phone calls while drinking that cost me money. I don't pick up the phone for that now that I'm sober.
probably spent 8.99- 15.00 a day on liquor.
but even at $6.00 a day, that still $180 a month.
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Originally Posted by whiskeyman
i was spending 600.00 a month on booze and i do not know how i did it as i certainly dont have it now that i am sober, lol
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thank God I'm alive
Originally Posted by Dib42
but even at $6.00 a day, that still $180 a month.
6 dollars a day sure does not sound like that much
but
looking at the 180 for the month -- wow that's a chunk on money
just guessing
with my booze and pills in the later days maybe 20 bucks a day
gee wiz -- that's 600 dollars a month
no wonder I have so much cash in my pocket now !!!
not to mention the younger days for me
when I did a lot of coke also
1/8 ball might only last two or three days
thank God I'm alive
onehigherpower
but
looking at the 180 for the month -- wow that's a chunk on money
just guessing
with my booze and pills in the later days maybe 20 bucks a day
gee wiz -- that's 600 dollars a month
no wonder I have so much cash in my pocket now !!!
not to mention the younger days for me
when I did a lot of coke also
1/8 ball might only last two or three days
thank God I'm alive
onehigherpower
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Originally Posted by onehigherpower
6 dollars a day sure does not sound like that much
but
looking at the 180 for the month -- wow that's a chunk on money
just guessing
with my booze and pills in the later days maybe 20 bucks a day
gee wiz -- that's 600 dollars a month
no wonder I have so much cash in my pocket now !!!
not to mention the younger days for me
when I did a lot of coke also
1/8 ball might only last two or three days
thank God I'm alive
onehigherpower
but
looking at the 180 for the month -- wow that's a chunk on money
just guessing
with my booze and pills in the later days maybe 20 bucks a day
gee wiz -- that's 600 dollars a month
no wonder I have so much cash in my pocket now !!!
not to mention the younger days for me
when I did a lot of coke also
1/8 ball might only last two or three days
thank God I'm alive
onehigherpower
7200 a year! ... that's a huge raise you gave yourself being sober...
I rarely ever did coke, but there's no way I'd be able to make an 8 ball last 3 days...
That'd be one of those dumb things I'd do drinking... spend $100 at the bar, then find someone and buy some coke (which i only did If i was crazy drunk) turning my bill for a night out at closer to 300 dollars... with cabs and etc.
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but I must say -- ouch ouch ouch
Originally Posted by Dib42
7200 a year! ... that's a huge raise you gave yourself being sober...
buy some coke (which i only did If i was crazy drunk) turning my bill for a night out at closer to 300 dollars... with cabs and etc.
you know I think this to be a pretty darn good thread
it's good for me at least to see what the heck I was spending
and now what I'm saving
it's amazing
I didn't even think Dib42 about the 7,200 monies a year spent
no wonder all of my bills are paid today
not even to mention my last drunken year
I got into a little trouble if you know what I mean
my bail was 7,500 hundred dollars
so I guess for that year I come up with a grand total of 14,700 spent
I had better not tell the wife !!!
no - it all came out of my personal savings
but I must say -- ouch ouch ouch
this sobriety thing pays off in so many different ways
as I thank God every day
onehigherpower
it's good for me at least to see what the heck I was spending
and now what I'm saving
it's amazing
I didn't even think Dib42 about the 7,200 monies a year spent
no wonder all of my bills are paid today
not even to mention my last drunken year
I got into a little trouble if you know what I mean
my bail was 7,500 hundred dollars
so I guess for that year I come up with a grand total of 14,700 spent
I had better not tell the wife !!!
no - it all came out of my personal savings
but I must say -- ouch ouch ouch
this sobriety thing pays off in so many different ways
as I thank God every day
onehigherpower
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