Thought for today: If we are new to DA, we will want to get right into the program of recovery and give DA a chance to help us. There are a few things we can benefit from knowing right away, as we approach this new way of thinking about money. A member shares: “When I first came […]
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Thought for today: “Purposeful forgetting” is one of the ways we stayed in denial about our financial and emotional losses. Nevertheless, compulsive debting, reactive spending binges, and self-defeating under earning are forms of insanity, and they only get worse over time. Until we start to deal with our debting, let go of denial (pride) and admit powerlessness over debting, […]
Continue reading →Thought for today: A Spending Plan* is not a budget. It is a tool to avoid vagueness around our expenses. If our disease tells us that we want to avoid knowing where our money is going, our Spending Plan offers clarity. It is the antidote to financial vagueness. A member shares: “Before DA, I kept wonder, “Where is it going? I […]
Continue reading →Thought for today: Sometimes it feels like we can’t resist spending money on something a family member needs. The compulsion is overwhelming. Circumstances feel like there is no alternative. I dismiss all logic. It’s at these times that we need to remember what the program teaches. Like money in the bank, making meetings pays dividends […]
Continue reading →Thought for today: This blog is about achieving abundance – time, money and love. Minimalism is one way to get there. Want to find more time to enjoy things? Want to find more money for more independence? Find more love for a more joyful life? Here is a great place to start: Remove joyless clutter from your home and workplace. It clears […]
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