So far, I've behaved and refrained from spending any money on restaurants or eating out this week, which is more than I've managed to do at any point since I started tracking my spending. Mostly because I'm so often a lazy bum that can justify dropping around $10 on a lazy dinner or lunch treat at work as well as claim the money spent in the end... is worth it just for the convenience.
But Friday was a real test for me, mostly because Friday I ended up pulling a double shift at both my regular job and my freelance job. Yes the money I earned from doing a double is and will be great, but when that entailed being out the door by 7AM and not getting home until midnight, and I'm more or less banned from spending my money "frivolously", it also meant I had to pack three meals for my entire day with me as well: breakfast, lunch and dinner.
That I managed is the important part.
But I can tell you that lugging around all that food the entire day made me appreciate and reconsider the convenience and the luxury of buying takeout or fast food rather than cooking and preparing my meals and then having to transport it... mostly the transportation part though.
I mean, while the inconvenience of carrying around a lunch bag is relatively small, the fact is, it is a convenience that I am lucky enough to have access to and take full advantage of.
Anyway, why am I writing this? Because it's Saturday, I'm about an hour away from work and I'm down to the drudges of my meal options. That is to say, yesterday I ate the last of my pre-prepared meals and am now left with the drudges that is Kraft Dinner, ramen noodles and one microwavable meal until I can cook up another thing on my next day off.
Meal planning is hard. Especially when how much meal you need on any given day is dependent upon how hungry my roommates or my sister may also happen to be at that time.
On to the next week!
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