TRADITION SEVEN

 

Every D.A. group ought to be fully self-supporting, declining outside contributions.

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When we discontinue all use of unsecured debt, we become financially responsible, supporting our current needs with current income and assets. This self-support leads to self-respect and is rooted in faith in the Debtors Anonymous program, in a Power greater than ourselves, and indeed gradually in ourselves. Out of gratitude for this transformation and for our meetings, we put money in the basket when it comes around. We also volunteer for service positions when they become available, keeping in mind that self-support isn’t just about money.

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Anonymous, Debtors. The Twelve Steps, Twelve Traditions, and Twelve Concepts of Debtors Anonymous: Thirty-Six Principles of Recovery (p. 79). Debtors Anonymous. Kindle Edition.

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We will recognize that there is enough; our resources will be generous and we will share them with others and with D.A.

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– Seventh Promise of D.A.

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D.A. has a service structure that depends on contributions from our groups. After our home group's needs are met, we contribute the balance:

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• 45% to the General Service Office

• 45% to Intergroup, and

• 10% to the Area GSR Group

 

D.A. Treasurer’s Manual, The Seventh Tradition in Action,  Revised 2013 (p.3, p.6)