Clearheaded
The Sobriety LedgerThe money was already leaving your account
Redirect the money you were already spending.
Build the life you actually want.
At 35 to 43, the maths start to bite: mortgage overpayments, family holidays, kids' futures, your own energy. This calculator shows what stays in your pocket when alcohol and drugs stop draining it — and where that money could go instead.
See it stack up
The same money, going somewhere better — and a clear picture of where it was leaking.
Savings over time
What redirecting that spend looks like
Weekly, monthly and yearly totals across 5 years.
YearlyMonthlyWeekly
Where it was going
Alcohol vs drugs
Your total £26,520, split by habit.
Alcohol£18,720
Drugs£7,800
Real impact, real fast
What this money could do
If you directed even part of it toward UNICEF, here's what £26,520 unlocks.
Meals for children
106,080
meals funded
Mosquito nets
13,260
nets funded
Days of clean water
530,400
days funded
Polio vaccines
265,200
doses funded
Clean water for 50 children (UNICEF)
Safe drinking water for 50 children.
25%50%75%Funded
Malaria nets for 100 families (UNICEF)
100 families protected while they sleep.
25%50%75%Funded
Emergency food for 200 children (UNICEF)
200 children fed in a crisis.
25%50%75%Funded
100% there£1,200 / £1,200
Sponsor a child's education for 5 years (UNICEF)
Five years of school for a child who needs it.
25%50%75%Funded
100% there£3,000 / £3,000
Build a classroom (UNICEF)
A classroom full of futures.
25%50%75%Funded
100% there£15,000 / £15,000
Vaccinate a village (UNICEF)
Protect an entire community.
25%50%75%Funded
100% there£25,000 / £25,000
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What that money builds instead
Family holidays, a better car, a clear head — and a legacy worth leaving. The ones you've already earned glow.
- —GiveClean water for 50 children (UNICEF)FundedSafe drinking water for 50 children.£250
- —TripA weekend in the Lake DistrictEarnedA proper family weekend in the Lakes.£400
- —TripA weekend in LisbonEarnedA half-term break of sun, tiles and actual rest.£500
- —GiveMalaria nets for 100 families (UNICEF)Funded100 families protected while they sleep.£600
- —TripA week in CornwallEarnedSurf, pasties and clifftop walks with the people you love.£900
- —GiveEmergency food for 200 children (UNICEF)Funded200 children fed in a crisis.£1,200
- —TripA week in BaliEarnedTwo weeks of rest somewhere properly far away.£1,500
- —GiveSponsor a child's education for 5 years (UNICEF)FundedFive years of school for a child who needs it.£3,000
- —TripA month around ThailandEarnedA month of islands, street food and actual downtime.£3,000
- —TripTwo weeks in JapanEarnedCulture, calm and food worth travelling for — a proper reset.£3,500
- —CarUsed Ford FiestaEarnedA second family car — or your first one bought outright.£5,500
- —TripAround-the-world ticketEarnedSix continents. One year. Probably not this year.£6,000
- —CarUsed Mazda MX-5EarnedA Sunday car that doesn't need explaining.£8,000
- —TripA villa in Tuscany (month)EarnedA month of vines, sun and long lunches.£10,000
- —CarUsed Mini CooperEarnedCharacterful, reliable, no monthly finance payment.£12,000
- —GiveBuild a classroom (UNICEF)FundedA classroom full of futures.£15,000
- —GiveVaccinate a village (UNICEF)FundedProtect an entire community.£25,000
- —CarTesla Model 3Ditch the petrol bills and the hangovers at the same time.£40,000
- —CarPorsche 911 (used)The car you promised yourself at twenty.£55,000