How much cash have you saved?
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How much cash have you saved?
Today marks 175 days sober. I estimate that on average I spent
$20.00 a day on booze (only beer). Some days more and some days less. That totals to $3500.00 in my pocket which I've spent on long overdue home projects. So many other things have improved for me
during this time as well.
$20.00 a day on booze (only beer). Some days more and some days less. That totals to $3500.00 in my pocket which I've spent on long overdue home projects. So many other things have improved for me
during this time as well.
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Originally Posted by Doh 
Today marks 175 days sober. I estimate that on average I spent
$20.00 a day on booze (only beer). Some days more and some days less. That totals to $3500.00 in my pocket which I've spent on long overdue home projects. So many other things have improved for me
during this time as well.
$20.00 a day on booze (only beer). Some days more and some days less. That totals to $3500.00 in my pocket which I've spent on long overdue home projects. So many other things have improved for me
during this time as well.
Good job on 175 days.
Giving up is NOT an option.
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Somewhere in the neighborhood of $10,000 that I didn't spend drinking in a little over two years. BUT I have to subtract some legal fees and car repairs and the cost of my interlock device, none of which I would have incurred without drinking. So probably about $6500 net. Still not too shabby.
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I used to go to the pub nightly and on drinking and junk food it probably came to £280 a week which is a staggering £14560 a year!
I dont see it as saving any money at the moment but it just means im not going deeper in debt. I still treat myself and have just bought an apple series 2 watch( mainly to help with half marathon training for next march). It will cost me just over £41 a month on credit which is a days worth of drinking.
If im still sober in April ( and have found a job) I will treat myself to a holiday in the sun.
I dont see it as saving any money at the moment but it just means im not going deeper in debt. I still treat myself and have just bought an apple series 2 watch( mainly to help with half marathon training for next march). It will cost me just over £41 a month on credit which is a days worth of drinking.
If im still sober in April ( and have found a job) I will treat myself to a holiday in the sun.
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Originally Posted by HTown
Let's see, the advil, the eyedrops, the extra vitamins, the IPA beer, the junk food, the mouthwash, etc...well it is a lot.
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In three years I've gone from crushing debt of over $60,000.00 (down from a high of over $100,000), owing the IRS over $15,000.00, constantly juggling bills and payments, living check-to-check, no end in sight....
To being debt-free, having two homes, a comfortable buffer of cash in the bank, ability to afford things I need and many of the things I just want, no longer constantly sweating the bill collectors, and able to frequently offer financial assistance, donations and help to others.
The previous scenario of debt and financial disaster had been a decades-long thing.
I embraced sobriety and now it just gets better and better.
I'm pretty sure there's a correlation.
To being debt-free, having two homes, a comfortable buffer of cash in the bank, ability to afford things I need and many of the things I just want, no longer constantly sweating the bill collectors, and able to frequently offer financial assistance, donations and help to others.
The previous scenario of debt and financial disaster had been a decades-long thing.
I embraced sobriety and now it just gets better and better.
I'm pretty sure there's a correlation.
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