Cograts Prayingfo....yahoo for YOU!!!!! Most definitely, you are on your way.

You know, I was thinking about that very same subject just a week or so ago when me and my generic brand of plasticwrap had a knock down, drag out fight! I won by throwing the damn thing out. I then reached for my generic brand aluminum foil, wondering whether it was feeling feisty too and thought..."Next time, I'm going to spend the extra .75 cents to get the better stuff".

What goes through our minds? We fool ourselves into believing we are being informed consumers when it comes to buying groceries, reading the tiny labels to know how much we're paying per 100 sheets of toilet paper, buy the "most economical" because we think we're being a good CFO of our financial affairs.

Then we go to the joint, spend our hard earned dollars frivolously, get our asses burned in the process and blame the pain on that cheap TP that chaffed our asses!

Something's very, very wrong with that "stinkin' thinkin"!! The pun was not planned :) Here's my new motto...bumper stickers coming soon:

Feed the Piggybank, NOT the pig!

Hope you have a great 4tth, and keep up the terrific progress!

Regards, Tagg

yeah congrats on that 4 weeks and nothing to sneeze at since i cant seem to get past a pay day. lol yeah im getting better.

yeah i did that all that with the grocery shopping, except now i buy more of them expensive things and things i wouldnt have cause i wanted that money to gamble. see i said i was getting better.

I do the same thing when Im in gamble mode. A master at budgeting on everything else in order to have a good amount to "invest" on some bets. I haven't been there yet, but I suppose those feelings of having to pinch every penny to conserve for our gambling habits will also subside over time. Time is really the great equalizer, but like any resource it is limited. I wanted to quit taking my time for granted. Don't want to run out.

I do the same thing when Im in gamble mode. A master at budgeting on everything else in order to have a good amount to "invest" on some bets. I haven't been there yet, but I suppose those feelings of having to pinch every penny to conserve for our gambling habits will also subside over time. Time is really the great equalizer, but like any resource it is limited. I wanted to quit taking my time for granted. Don't want to run out.

lol yeah bird dont want my time to run out either. hell everybody wants to get to heaven but no body wants to get there first. lol lol lol

Yep, been there, done that ... for the past several years. I have not wanted to buy certain things cuz I wanted to keep the money for the casino.
And I was accustomed to buying in bulk ... cases of soup, coffee, pasta's, etc. As of late I just buy a couple here and there so I can use the xtra $ to gamble with. Geez, how sick is that ?
Congrats on 4 weeks of g/f ... hey you are an inspiration to me, thankyou!

Im trying to find a balance. When Im gambling, Im good at scrapping. When Im not, I tend to spend too much on stuff I don't need. Wish I could not gamble and scrap at the same time. Might have a good amount of cash in the bank. Live and learn. Live and learn.

Thank you everyone. I don't deserve all that credit though. I am in the process of trying to clear up debts from this awful habit so every penny has to go toward the clean up or I could really mess up my life even more. My husband and I are disgusted at our habit and have made a promise to never go back. As you can probably guess, four weeks ago we really screwed up at the casino and had major negative setbacks. We will see how this goes. I really hope that we continue our promise. We have no choice but to clean up this mess for our family. So my big worry is what happens when/if things get back on track and we have a little extra here and there and we are not in as much despair? That's the true test. We have in the past found sneaky ways to justify going to the casino. That's why I'm going to keep coming here...I need your support. We are still putting the financial pieces together and are broker than hell (self-inflicted), but I'm starting to feel better about myself for staying the hell away. I just pray to God with everything in me to stay away!!! Thank you all again! I wish you all the best and am here to support you as well in anyway I can. :-)

Hi all,

This is a great thread...I'm still trying to figure out the psychology of it all....

Hey camper...bulk is my middle name. Was at Sam's club today, come tomthink about it. Had to do shopping for our employee BBQ on Wed. Sure as sugar, squinting to read the price per sticker, only this time it wasn't for the purpose of saving $1.40 to stick in a stupid machine-just trying to be a responsible shareholder on behalf of my employer.

Bbird-exactly! The same thing happens to me! I truly have to Stop and ask myself "Is this a must have, should have, or be nice to have" item? I think it's beginning to work though, for I have found myself putting items down more and walking away. Balance is the key.

Now here's an idea...we could set a date, say 1year from now and plan a 1st Annual DS GA Reunion. Pick a location in the middle of our vast USA....Topeka Kansas...(yeah, this has been mulling around in my over-active pea brain of late). Each of us to open up a vacation club (I think they still have "no cash in till maturity" rules) and have one big honkin party to meet one another.

That's as far as I've got thus far.

Hope everyone has a wonderful GF week!

Hi tagg,
Im headed to Sams club today, early this morning. Well, it is early this morning, lol. Had a camper come in bout an hour ago, I helped him park and now I cant go back to sleep, grrrrrrr. My alarm goes off at 5:15am which is normal for me, and sometimes I would get ready and head the 30 minutes to the casino to get there early just to get an upfront parking spot and the machine I wanted. But -- Im not doing that today:-) ... Im goin shopping with my money, and at least I'll have something to show for it. And I'll probably start some of my Christmas shopping while Im there. So, Im up ... drinking coffee , having a smoke and might lay on the couch till the alarm goes off.
Having a DS reunion is a neat idea!! Hopefully , one day at a time I can stay away frm the casino for a year. Its early in the game for me as this is only day 3, but hey .. Im hopeful :-)

Top of the Morning to All...

Camper -You're doing great...especially starting the day with a plan that includes positive productiveness! I admire you-a July Christmas shopper! Never was able to master that!

As for "days-in", each GF one is cause for celebration in my mind, but with guarded optimism. I am reminded that while the distance from our last bet may get longer and longer, the distance to our next bet stays the same. It truly is a one day at a time process-so congratulations to all for today we will not gamble.

Make each one count-celebrate today's conviction!

Be well and strong....Tagg20

Feed the piggy bank, not the pig!

Yay for you! A whole month, that is an awesome feat. Yeah, when I think back after coming from the casino I think of some things that I could've bought with that money. I'm like ...shoot, I could've bought a recliner or a refrigerator. Crazy, crazy. and yet I feel the pull. Not tonight, I've got a headache. [Not going to get screwed by the casino tonight] -apologies if anyone is offended.

Hey Atti. Been missing you.