jdotmi | !Frugal

I can honestly say I am no longer horrible with money.

That said, I am not nearly as frugal as I should be at this point.

Having already bought 6 seasons of Star Trek: TNG, 3 seasons of Buffy, 1 season of Angel, and 1 season of Highlander sorta disqualifies me from the school of thought of planning purchases ahead. Now, true, Keith bought most of the Star Trek, but still. We both have better things we should be doing with our money.

Having complained about this, I have no intention of changing this facet of the behavior. Why? Simple. Many of these things are things Keith and I can do together. We don't get a lot of that. We can watch Star Trek together. We can watch some Buffy together, even though he isn't much of a fan. We can go shopping for the things and spend a day together, which is something we rarely get to do.

For the last several months, I have bought at least two out of three meals a day at someplace other than a grocery store. I was spending upwards of $20 per day (at most) on food for myself. In fact, a while back, I had this whole thing calculating how much money I was spending on food when I opted to do the "bringing my lunch to work" routine. You know, back when

dianak and I were working out before she became gainfully employed and I got my kittens.

I will no longer be doing this. This week I have started to cut back. I do still eat a large breakfast, but my lunches have shrunk considerably. I also wind up eating at home more often for dinner. I do enjoy my weekly dinner trip to Red Robin with friends, and will continue to do so, but I will not spend $16 per day on food at work.

I have almost enough money saved to completely pay off my school bill. I could wait another two months and kill of my Visa card instead, but I have a real burning desire to get back into the ability to be in school.

So, for those math geeks out there, just by ditching my food spending at work for breakfast and lunch, I will be adding an additional $80 per week to my savings account.