How Much Money Have I Saved Not Drinking? Calculator
To see how much money you’ve saved by not drinking, multiply what you used to drink in a week by the average price of a drink, then by the number of weeks you’ve been sober. This calculator does it for you. It can also add up the hours you’ve gotten back.
How it works
Enter three things:
- Drinks in a typical week, back when you were drinking. Count every one: beers, glasses of wine, shots, mixed drinks.
- The average price of one drink. At a store, a beer might be a dollar or two and a glass from a bottle of wine a few dollars. At a bar or restaurant, it’s often much more. If you did both, pick a number in between.
- Your sober date. The calculator counts the days from then until today.
It multiplies drinks per week by the price, divides by seven to get a daily cost, and multiplies by the days you’ve been sober. It also shows about how many drinks you didn’t have and what that pace adds up to in a year. If you fill in the optional hours box, it shows the time you’ve gotten back too: evenings, mornings and weekends that used to go to drinking or getting over it.
Nothing leaves your screen
The math happens in your browser. Nothing you type is saved, sent to us, or seen by anyone. When you close the page, it’s gone.
It’s not just money
The dollars are real, and they add up fast. But most people say the bigger gains are harder to count: clear mornings, a spouse who trusts them again, being present with their kids, a better night’s sleep, the freedom of not planning a day around a drink.
Jesus asked what good it is to gain the whole world and lose your soul. Sobriety often works the other way around: you lose something that was costing you, and you get your life back.
“I will restore to you the years that the swarming locust has eaten, the hopper, the destroyer, and the cutter, my great army, which I sent among you.”
If you’re still drinking
Maybe you’re using this to see what you’d save if you stopped. That’s a good question to ask. Put in what you drink now and an imagined sober date a year ago. Then read How much drinking is too much? or Gray area drinking.
Safety first. If you drink heavily every day, stopping suddenly can be dangerous. Talk to a doctor before you quit.
Keep track in the app
Count your sober days with the sobriety calculator, or keep them on your phone with Steps & Scripture: a sober-day counter and chips, a daily plan, and Jimmy or Sarah to talk to when it’s hard. Free to download, with your first month free and no card. Start here if you’re just beginning.
Common questions
How do I estimate what I spent on drinking?
Think about a typical week before you got sober. Count every drink, at home and out, and use an average price per drink. A bottle of wine is about five glasses; a case of beer is 24 cans. If you're not sure, guess low. The real number is usually higher.
Does this include money I lost because of drinking?
No. It only counts what you would have spent on the drinks themselves. It leaves out rides, late-night food, fines, missed work, medical bills and things broken or lost, so the real savings are often bigger.
What should I do with the money I've saved?
Many people set it aside for something meaningful: paying down debt, a gift for someone they hurt, giving to their church, or a reward at a milestone. Seeing it add up can be a reminder of what sobriety is giving back.
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