More Almost No Spend Days!
That was Friday AND Saturday!
On Friday, I had a peanut butter sandwich for lunch. I ran out of lunch meat. For dinner, my friend took me out because I am letting him crash on my pull out couch for the weekend. Since my friend is unable to work a lot of hours, he’s on a serious budget for this trip. (Death in the family.) We didn’t really plan to do dinner really cheaply, but my friend was looking at the crab cake entree or the down-home fried chicken at Logan Tavern in DC. I noticed the crab cake was also an appetizer and the chicken looked delicious to me as well. Earlier I had made some remarks about getting fatter since college. (We’re really old friends.) So my friend suggests that we get the appetizer to split and then ask to split the entree. It was a really good idea. Since he’s picking up the check, I get a delicious meal guilt free without having too many calories.
Because my friend needed a sweet treat for dessert, I passed on Thomas Sweet ice cream because parking in Georgetown on a Friday night sucks. (Honestly, is it any better than Coldstone’s Cake Batter ice cream with almonds and caramel?) Instead, we stopped at 7-Eleven and got a pint of Breyer’s Butter Pecan ice cream. I feel bad I didn’t have any chocolate syrup at home. That would have been cool. So my spend on Friday was $2.04. That’s $1.99 for ice cream and a nickel for tax.
On Saturday, I was working all day for my friend’s dad and his barbecue catering business. She called me last minute because they were in a huge pinch. I ain’t too proud to wear an apron and get a sunburn on a gorgeous Saturday. My friend drove me back and forth. The only things I bought were some groceries on the way home. I needed some cookies to take to a christening party on Sunday and I found a few dark chocolate bars (70+% cacao) for me and my boss. It was about $15 at Trader Joe’s for everything. I netted out very well since there was a little compensation. More than I expected and I got tasty bratwursts to take home.
Sunday wasn’t a No Spend Day. I had yummy brunch before the christening and I had to buy some bandages for my feet because of the heels I was wearing. My feet were killing me. Brunch for two was $33 and bandages and tape were about $10. Even so, that was pretty good. No groceries for me this week as I am not going to be around much to eat them. I will be living off my pantry this week and paying my oral surgeon a fat chunk of money.
Dory wrote:
I’m working on (almost) no-spend-days too! Since I work during the week, it’s not so hard, but man…weekends hurt. A lot. I just want to go out and DO something, but I’m finding that it’s not so hard to do something….for free
There’s a ton of fun events going on in Seattle every weekend that I can truck out to (although, I have to be concious of fuel usage).
So! I just wanted to stop through and let you know that you’re not alone! We can do it!
Posted on 15-Oct-07 at 12:17 pm | Permalink
Single Ma wrote:
Bandages and tape for your feet? Whaaaaaa? Dr Scholl’s has cushioned insoles for heels.
Posted on 15-Oct-07 at 10:17 pm | Permalink
Moneymonk wrote:
Coldstone’s Cake Batter ice cream ….. I don’t know any place better than that. if so I can imagine it is very very good.
Posted on 16-Oct-07 at 10:31 am | Permalink
Vixen wrote:
Oral Surgeon. Oy.
I have a dentist appointment next month; it is the first time I’ve been to one in three years. I’m a bit afraid at how the damage is going to be to my wallet.
Posted on 16-Oct-07 at 10:55 am | Permalink
mapgirl wrote:
Dory: Thanks for the encouragement. Yes, there is plenty of stuff to do for free if you seek it. Church was one of them this weekend.(The fancy, but painful, shoes were for a christening.)
Single Ma: I’d rather stick a bandage on since I needed a box of them for my first aid kit anyway. I find those cushion things change the fit sometimes and then the shoe is too small!
Moneymonk: I have yet to try Thomas Sweet, but they say it’s very good. Maggie Moo’s is another place in DC area, which I like.
Vixen: Shouldn’t be too bad if you don’t have actual pain driving you to make an appointment. You’ll probably just have a killer cleaning. Ask for novocaine. That will help.
Posted on 16-Oct-07 at 11:25 am | Permalink
Flexo wrote:
Thomas Sweet is at the top of the list. Next time you’re in Princeton, check it out. And let me know.
EDIT: This was written by Flexo but under the wrong login. I just changed it. -mapgirl
Posted on 16-Oct-07 at 6:28 pm | Permalink
SavingDiva wrote:
Wow! I don’t know what the last time I had a no spend day was!
Posted on 17-Oct-07 at 1:45 pm | Permalink