The giving up/cutting down alcohol support thread! Part 5

shaggydoo

jo1972 wrote: »

I am putting the money away to save for the kids birthdays, can't remember how much it was now....hold on....

Ah yes, £1,260 for 360 days as I only started putting money away today. I've opened a Halifax websaver account and will be sticking £3.50 in a day, that's the minimum I spend on drink, anything up to £6.00 but I thought more realistic if I save £3.50 and more manageable. That will pay for all their pressies and the 2 young'uns parties. Plus it's DD1's 18th next year :eek: (can't believe I'm old enough!!). It'll also pay for OH and my mums birthdays. So can't let that lot down can I!!

I'm not going to break it down, I will do the monthly challenges but I'm in for the long haul, can't give myself excuses anymore

Originally posted by Miss Piggy
find a pot to put savings in...for each bottle of wine I WOULD of had this coming year I will put a couple of pounds in a pot. Should be interesting to see how much I can save!!

Jo and Miss Piggy I think I will keep a record of exactly how much I spend on alcohol each month in 2010 and report it on this thread. I would love to have my hair done more often and spending less on alcohol might mean I can....:D

kittiej

Happy New Year All.

I'm hoping to save about £800 by not buying vodka and fizzy drinks to go with it.

I shall be drinking a lot of tea this year lol.

Miss_Piggy_2

Shaggy. that is a fab idea. I NEVER get my hair coloured properly and I can't remember the last time I had my eyebrows waxed. So perhaps thats what I should do with the savings I make. :T

shaggydoo

Miss_Piggy wrote: »

Shaggy. that is a fab idea. I NEVER get my hair coloured properly and I can't remember the last time I had my eyebrows waxed. So perhaps thats what I should do with the savings I make. :T

Lets do it:D By the end of 2010 we will look fabulous and think of all the calories we will save too:T

Miss_Piggy_2

shaggydoo wrote: »

Lets do it:D By the end of 2010 we will look fabulous and think of all the calories we will save too:T

I'd need to save a lot to make myself look fabulous!!!:rotfl::rotfl:

mumofseven

Happy New Year everyone,

I've not been on here for a while, mainly through the shame of failing so miserably in my quest to become AF - but today is a new day, a new year and a new decade and though I cannot control what life throws at me, I can control how I react (or at least try!).

I have decided that targets do not work for me, I slip up once and then feel so miserable, I just give up completely so am going for the 'one day at a time' approach. I am going to have an AF day today, I will deal with tomorrow when it gets here!

This thread moves so fast that I have not been able to read back very far, but hugs to those who need them. I am going to try to pop in each day, whether it has been a good or bad day in order to keep myself focussed.

Good luck to everyone with whatever they wish to achieve this year!

MOS X

honeybear_2

Happy New Year everyone!

Haven't read back so hope you're all ok & I'm fine after my little rant

Now remember...the force is strong with this bear & I'm watching you...

honeybear_2

budget_babe wrote: »

THE A TO Z OF ALCOHOL FREE

A is for our wonderful alcohol free thread
B is for Bhb our parrot loving hillbilly and for Bis our very own wise owl :cool:
C is for Cazza and for Changing Ways as we all try too
D is for Dizzy D, Dreamy and Different Corner as we all hope to turn one soon
E is for Eselt the one that we all look upto, and who tells us that it is possible to change :A
F is for Forever Hopeful, as we all are, and of course to stripey power and our Dear Fay and to Fedup as we sometimes are.
G is for GG, Gien, Grey P too or is that Gr3p and of course our Graeme he talks a lorra lorra sense you know
H is for our adorable Honey Bear who is an extremely caring bear.:happyhear
I is for Icelandic Maiden and we all hope she gets her pandora charm :dance:
J is for the journey we are all on and of course our lovely Adorable Jo :A
K is for Keeping the Faith that we can all succeed :T
L is for well you have guessed it our very own Dear Captain Lurky, he is the original space cowboy and mince pie fantastico :j
M is for Mollypolly shes a good old Stokie gal and of course our Dear Miss P, Mari, Marru and Maman too, and of course our Missing Members
N is for Never Giving Up even when you are feeling down and the numbers in our gang: 115k, 40sm and 69 Chick :A
O is for optimism and the desire to succeed :T
P is of course for our Dear Piglet, Pbt and of course our lovely Pricey :cool:
Q is for the quest that we are all on
R is for Ra a shining example to us all :A
S is SSA, Squizz, Dear Shaggy and our Dear Sea and to the sobriety that she has achieved this year :A
T is for trust, to know that you can and will achieve your dreams :A
U is for US a great bunch of people who try to help each other along the way :grouphug:
V is for victory and getting to where we want to be :j
W is for Wana Be Free because of course we all do, and our lovely Winebox who is not around
X marks the start of our quest to be a better me :A
Y of course is for our very own Yellow Monkey and his Christmas lights tour :beer: He's a dedicated vimto drinker.
Z is for Zany and our funny and sometimes a little crazy thread :j
:iloveyou: ALL, HAPPY NEW YEAR :j

BUDGIE XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX

P.S HUGS TO EVERYONE I HAVEN'T MENTIONED (()) XXXXXXXXXXXXX

This has just made me want to cry

That's great - you're such a star :A

honeybear_2

Dear lord, I'm being forced to go to Ikea - BF is an inhuman monster!

:rotfl:

Lurkio

honeybear wrote: »

Dear lord, I'm being forced to go to Ikea - BF is an inhuman monster!

:rotfl:

my idea of hell.... _pale_






Happy new year everyone!!