Every time before I quit payday was like this amazing day. Because I could go out and drink myself into oblivion as per usual and not have to feel nearly as bad about all the money I was wasting. And I would like treat myself, or go get expensive hookah. Or rack up a bill at a tavern or what have you. This is my first week sober, and I got paid today and I’m just fighting those feels right now. I know it’s worth it though, I am excited to start actually being able to save money again
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I have the same issue, I used to get paid on a Friday which was disaterous for me! My pay day eventually moved to a monday which really helped me get to grips with not blowing all my money on a weekend and then waking up Sunday broke, miserable, and with no clue where I had spent my cash. I would recommend if you are struggling with things to do over the time when you usually drink that perhaps you treat yourself to something like a trip to the cinema, or something that will occupy your mind!
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I completely understand. Whenever I have tried to quit previously, payday would always end up being a reason to celebrate and buy ‘the good stuff’. I’m almost 3 days in now and hoping by Friday I’ll feel strong enough. My plan is to be on here whenever I can. You all make it so much better knowing that there are people who care and can relate! 
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Where do I find this?
Sure do. I just got a lump some of like 2000 dollars. The first thing I thought of was putting it up my nose. Sad but real truth.
@LookingforChange The money saving tap is at the bottom right next to the star, the screen that shows how many days you’ve been sober! 
On your addiction tracking screen, tap the Statistics icon in the bottom toolbar (second from right).
Then set up your currency and your average daily spend by tapping the top-right dollar icon.
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I pushed through the feels and went to a movie as suggested, which was a lot of fun! I don’t know about you guys the worse my drinking got the less I cared about things I used to love to do. Like movies, sober I can really appreciate it again, it’s little stuff like that that gets me excited about sobriety, I’m so over my life circling around one thing. Especially considering it was killing me
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No doubt! I always felt so bad when using credit cards to buy my booze. Would feel slightly better every payday. But when you think about it, it’s still money wasted, money you could use on something better. My payday was yesterday, so this’ll be the worst day for me. At the sound of the dong, the time will be…09:16. Gotta stay strong until closing time at 1500 and obviously not go out drinking in the evening as well.
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Hang in there! It gets better, money spent on alcohol is always wasted I used to wake after drinking mad because I literally spent fifty dollars on a hangover. I never had and never would have anything to show for it. I’m more than grateful that time is behind me. Now I can actually have money for things I need in my new life of sobriety, like socks with no holes in them. Lol. Socks are on the back burner when you are an addict.
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Thanks for the encouragement! That’s one positive thing about Norway, 50 bucks will only get you tipsy here 
All hail the socks!
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Yea my hangovers were more like $150-$200
I was thinking of setting up a sub account online tacked to my everyday debit card. Put money I would usually use for grog on it then use it for travel, list of things I want to do ect… I have worked out I can bank 100.00 to 150.00 AUD per week. A huge motivation for me… Bonus being no hangovers, a healthier liver ect… just saying 
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@Oliverjava I totally get it!!! I am a polar opposite though, I used to work in Hospitality and there was a lot of drinking going on after work, not to mention all the people I was serving Alcohol to. It was hard, my last job in the industry I saw myself the different types of drinkers while at work and it was a wake up call, so I am now working from home, which works for me as I can focus on my work, and have less temptation. I am considering getting a part time job in retail maybe 2 to 3 days per week so I can be out amongst people. I am so glad you are doing well and the benefits are starting to manifest positively… Keep it up that’s great.
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Lol geez woman, that’s crazy, I was always terrified I would get so drunk I would the bar a round of drinks and wake up with a 400 dollar hole in my bank account. In la if I went downtown I would probably pay that much, usually I would just go to one of low the ten liquor stores near my house as like pregame. By the time I made it to a bar or whatever I would only be able to drink so much before I blacked out. Not like that was a sound plan just kind of happened that way for a while
A random thing that can work. Take all the money that you don’t need for bills and tie it up. Put it in a unit trust or invest it somewhere where there will be effort involved in getting it back. That way you can’t just swipe your credit card when you want to drink and you won’t have money for a drink either.
Bonus will be that in a few years you’ll have enough saved up to do something worthwhile with it. Holidays, deposit on a house etc…
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I haven’t bought clothes in years. Completely get it
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This is the biggest problem I have. It’s so easy to be sober after a binge because you feel awful and disappointed in yourself. When that money hits your account you feel like a million bucks again until it’s all gone…
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