Saddest Christmas Ever
December 2020
| Remote Communities + Sober Holidays
No job, no wife, no driver’s license or money. Here he was 30 days sober, in the cold, and now the AA meeting door was locked
Let’s make a deal
October 2020
| Money and Sobriety
He was just getting sober and back on his feet—and now this? How would he ever pay this huge bill?
Thief!
October 2020
| Money and Sobriety
My home group’s treasurer announced that she had spent the entire treasury on herself, including the prudent reserve.
Many group members went berserk.
Many group members went berserk.
Why we give
October 2020
| Money and Sobriety
A former Intergroup treasurer shares how AA changed the way he thinks about money and giving back
Faith in the Time of COVID
September 2020
| Living Sober Group
Could she maintain emotional sobriety with the COVID bully at her door? She and her Higher Power had a plan
I pay the bills around here
July 2017
How one group learns about the spirit of rotation and service as it struggles to make decisions about money and rent
Quite an impression
May 2017
Many of us have a shameful family event we never want to remember—or forget. This one roared
Welcome to the club
February 2017
A long-forgotten wild night out becomes an opportunity to finish his Ninth Step and clear the stage to help others
Welcome to the club
February 2017
A long-forgotten wild night out becomes an opportunity to finish his Ninth Step and clear the stage to help others
Going Down
June 2016
He was escorted to the elevators the day he was fired. Then booze escorted him to AA
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