Since I posted my numbers for the month so far and by far the largest overage was eating out I though I would post the detail on it.
You can tell that most of it is 2 or 3 dollars at at time. Part of my problem is that I think 2 or 3 dollars won't matter. But clearly it does. I would love to have that money back.
Dining Out
November 12th, 2012 at 05:20 pm
November 12th, 2012 at 05:30 pm 1352741441
Time to stop feeling sorry for yourself, stop making the same excuses month after month and year after year and show some personal responsibility and turn words into actions.
For those that say my words are harsh, I feel that some people need wake-up calls and those that say 'don't worry you'll do better next month' are just enablers that are dooming people to their destructive behaviors that will never allow them to get ahead.
Supportive words and encouragement have their place, but if they haven't worked after years of the same issue, clearly reality checks are needed.
November 12th, 2012 at 05:39 pm 1352741948
November 12th, 2012 at 05:51 pm 1352742676
Why don't you take $3 a day and do the same thing.
November 12th, 2012 at 06:09 pm 1352743746
It seems as though you have really "fallen off the wagon" with regards to eating out. Don't be discouraged. Instead, begin anew. Remember, you can do it.
November 12th, 2012 at 06:11 pm 1352743913
Instead of donuts and coffee from Dunkin- make your one coffee and have toast. Or make some muffins on the weekend. I get coffee for free at work and bring creamer. I either bring bagels or oatmeal for the week. Between the two I spend between $5-6 for the whole week.
I make sandwiches or bring leftovers most of the time. Eating out is just a treat.
It takes planning to make it work..and some weekends I dont plan and PAY for it the next week...once youve done this a while (week or two) your body will be cranky when you go back to fast food.
The best gift you could give yourself is to sit down and make a plan and then stick with it. No more guilt, youll feel better, and your bank account will start to grow.
November 12th, 2012 at 06:16 pm 1352744168
Maggie I don't think your words are harsh at all. They are words that I need read. You are completely right that I have been in this situation for years but I never remember it being this bad...or me being this out of control. I vow that starting today I will do better. I will bring my breakfast to work and eat what I bring. That is part of the problem, the stuff I am bringing doesn't sound good to me so I end up getting a sandwich from Dunkin donuts. I understand that I need to just get over that. The rest of this month will be better.
November 12th, 2012 at 07:18 pm 1352747893
One thing I see is an all-or-nothing, feast-or-famine, binge-and-purge kind of pattern with your eating out. You hold out for months and then go nuts for months. Maybe you could schedule one breakfast, one lunch and one dinner out per week, so you have that to look forward to and can resist all the other days? As you say, your eating-out choices themselves are pretty cheap; it's the high frequency that's breaking the bank.
November 12th, 2012 at 10:06 pm 1352758008
How could you have gone to Dunkin Donuts, Chik Fil A, Burger King, McDonalds and Taco Bell all in ONE day (Friday, 11/9)??? That's $21.59 spent between the 5 stops.
Also, on Thursday, 11/1, 5 stops between Dunkin Donuts, Burger King and McDonalds to the tune of $21.75???
Those two days alone could have just about paid the monthly Weight Watchers fee that you and your mother were struggling over.
November 13th, 2012 at 02:09 am 1352772583
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