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Payback

February 2023 | Making Amends
Her drinking and stealing damaged their friendship. But the healing the Steps gave them was priceless

Too much cash?

July 2022 | The Annual Prison Issue
When a lot of money enters the picture, things can get murky. Thank goodness for sponsors and Traditions

I contribute

October 2020 | Money and Sobriety
How many of us before coming into AA were always looking for a handout? It feels good to be part of something that’s self-supporting.

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

Trust funds

July 2019 | The Prison Issue
A sober accountant gets into General Service and sees how his area spends its money in a totally new light

Business is not a bad word

February 2019 | Stories by Our Longtime Members
One member says that anything less than good business practice in AA is just untreated alcoholism

Brewing new ideas

July 2018
When a group treasurer discovered a financial predicament, the members stepped up with a plan

Leveled

September 2017
In prison with 38 years sober, he hit a whole new bottom. Service was the way out

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

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

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