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August 1950

Money, Money, Money! Do We Need It?

AS operating alcoholics most of us were financial wizards. Collectively we spent a fortune on alcoholic beverages. We spent another fortune on flighty adventures which were induced by alcoholism. As the result of these wild orgies we spent another fortune on hospitals and drying out places in order to get us in physical shape to start all over again. Money, money, money. Where did it all come from? Only the individual can answer that question. Surprising as it seems, the dried up alcoholic has become tight--financially, that is. We thought nothing of spending five bucks for a bottle. Now we reluctantly drop two-bits in the basket as a price for our sobriety.

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