Wins:
1. Bought groceries and cooked. Saved at least $30 in dining costs.
2. Found a roommate for one of the September weddings, and through it was offered a couch in Seattle for the other wedding.
3. Bought gas for $2.99 out in the suburbs instead of $3.07 near my house.
4. Invited myself over for dinner and spent time with a large happy blended family I hadn’t seen in a while. (Because if I don’t go to them, they sure can’t meet me at a bar with 6 kids in tow.)
5. Managed to eat only a bagel for dinner out, but come home and eat something in the fridge when I got home.
Losses:
1. Missed out on completely eating the roasted chicken I purchased. Had to toss some of it because I didn’t pick off and freeze the rest before spoiling.
2. Bought very expensive catered dinner at Wolf Trap. Now that my friend gets what it means to do lawn seating there, we will dine al fresco with our own picnic basket.
3. Made plans for the opera in August.
That’s it. Most of my spending every week is centered around dining. I eat out a lot. I am rarely at home. This week was unusual in that I was home more frequently and was able to cook for myself even if none of it was particularly balanced or fancy.
As far as the opera plans, it’s my friend’s birthday, and watching the Opera at Wolf Trap is MUCH MUCH cheaper than watching it at the Kennedy Center. I think I finally figured out why it is so hard to see any opera cheaply in DC. It’s really freakin’ hot and humid here. In San Francisco, if you are dedicated, you can go to Stern Grove and see Opera in the Park in the cool fog of summer. It’s free and it’s wonderful. Free summertime opera in full costume just doesn’t seem to happen on the east coast. DC also seems to lack a quality conservatory where you can see student operas or concerts. I never knew how much I missed Peabody and Curtis till now.
Yes, yes, I know there are free concerts at the Kennedy Center and all kinds of places, but you’ll end up paying a ridiculous sum to park your car near any of those venues. Taxis are stupid expensive in DC, and the only way to get your butt from the suburbs to a 7pm concert is to drive when you work until 6pm every night.
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