I recently began tracking my expenses and have been able to see how much money I spend on eating out. My challenge is to see how many days I can go without buying any food that is not part of my groceries. No running to the burrito shop on lunch breaks, stopping for a slice of pizza on my way home, or dining out. For now I will see how many days I can go, and establish a solid goal later. I'll use this blog to motivate and tally the days. I hope to post pictures of good meals that I make, online coupons that I find, and things that I learn!

Sunday, August 22, 2010

Day eight


The ice cream truck temptation!
I'm still behind one day on posting. I've removed the day counter from my blog because it had an ad on it, and felt that it took from the visual appeal of my blog :) So I'll keep track of the days with posts. I am getting to a point where eating out doesn't really occur to me as much. If I'm out, and hungry, my first thought is, "what do I have at home to eat?" Rather than the usual, "What place is nearby where I can buy food?" However, last night it was a little difficult when I saw the big dipper ice cream truck parked right outside my house. Really? Could it be any more taunting? They may as well have driven up to my window. I was feeling a little down, and was literally about to walk over to the truck when I remembered my blog, and thought, "That still counts! You would still be buying it!" So I held strong and am glad that I did.
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  1. UnknownAugust 23, 2010 at 3:33 PM

    Ha! I am the only one in the family who does not crumble to the Ice Cream Truck...I tell Erin to use her own money..she buys her's AND Archer's. Jon buys them for all the kids. Oh well - one of us is licking the iced coffee popsicle and smiling.

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