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[juli86]

I can drink $15-$20 in wine a night...let's just say it's $15. That's $105 a week and $5,460 a year. In order for me to have that $5,460 to spend on wine, I have to earn approximately $10,920 before taxes. In five years, that's $54,600 in earnings...in ten years, $109,200, and I'm betting the price of wine goes up before then. Do you know how excited we'd be to win $55,000 or $110,000 on a lottery ticket and get to feel better at the same time? Just my rambling thoughts.......

[hart]

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Oh I hear u. With two drinkers in the house we spend a LOT when we drink. I don't even want to do the arithmatic! A very good reason to curtail or stop for sure.

[MyOwnWoman]

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After my heavy drinking (and I mean HEAVY) ex-bf moved out and I subsequently cut WAY back on drinking myself, I have yet to meet a day when I didn't have money for groceries or had to float checks to pay bills (which I did regularly before). Seems like I have a ton more money now - I love it!!!

[bootcampbarbie]

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it is interesting isn't it? that is what i was spending and then more so when i went to dinner. so when i went to lenair and spent $3200 on the program to be done with drinking. well let's just say it didn't seem like a big expense compared to how much i was spending on booze. when i did the math i figured wow i'd be saving maybe up to 1,000 a month even. phew......

[dexterhead]

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Yes, I hear you all. I don't make very much money and this is a ridiculous waste!!!!!!

[Rags]

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Yep, we spend/spent between $15 - $40 a DAY depending on what we drank.
That has now cut down. We sometimes put our "drinking money" in a tin for a couple of weeks and then use it to buy theatre tickets etc. As I think Sartori said some months ago, very expensive way to do a wee.

[Gumby]

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Yes I agree and lets not forget,at least for me, those online purchases that come in the mail a week later and you say, WTF, did I order that??

[Accountable for Me]

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One of my main motivators (a side from the health issues) was the savings in mooola! My ex, and myself were pretty heavy drinkers and could spend about 200 easy in a week - ridiculous!!!!

I am glad you are excited about your savings! Put it in a tip jar for something special!

[Dolly Sunshine]

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Gumby;251733 wrote: Yes I agree and lets not forget,at least for me, those online purchases that come in the mail a week later and you say, WTF, did I order that??

YUP!!!!!!!!!!!

[Marshy]

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@ Gumby: :H Yes! I've got some horrible dinner plates and a weird exercise machine that I certainly would never have ordered sober!

[juli86]

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Gumby, You made me laugh...I thought I was the only person who'd done that! You're right...got to add that to the "budget".