Stop Eating Out!

This may be THE WORST part about this whole endeavour. Not only can I not cook, but I’m the epitome of lazy…in the best way possible. Today I made cereal for breakfast (what an accomplishment!) and went on to use some hard-boiled eggs to make egg salad on a bagel. Although somewhat healthy, I decided that I was still hungry, and decided to make further mistakes.

Frustrated beyond belief, I decided I would try to make some pasta with chicken. But I’m deathly afraid I won’t cook chicken long enough. So, I opted for a grilled cheese sandwich with tomato soup. Laughable.

Looking through my pantry, I found tomato paste and V8 juice…and poured the together on the stove. I proceeded to take bread out and slices of American cheese. As I cooked, I felt a sense of pride…only to be swept off my high horse during my first taste.

I HATE tomatoes..and more to the point, it’s summer. Why would I eat tomato soup and grilled cheese on a 87 degree day?! At least I tried right? I think my boyfriend would find all of this rather comical, since he’s in culinary school.

My advice on this subject: If you live with a parent/spouse/boyfriend or girlfriend that cooks…watch them. Learn from them, I know what I’ll be doing.Image

Step One

1) Start unsubscribing to mailing lists! This may be the biggest way that stores tempt you! E-mails 24/7! “Sale for only 24 hours!” “Add us to your contact list!” “Hope you didn’t forget about us! Here’s $15 in credit to our website!”

This probably is the worse way to get trapped into buying something else you don’t need! Look at them all!  Taunting me!

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Today is the FIRST Day of my Budget-filled Life

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I worked 8 hours today. What did I do on my break? Went to the mall across from my store. LE SIGH. I walked in and out of each store, and bought nothing. Until…of course…Sephora. My most admirable foe. NO ONE can make me spend like her. Dropped $75 in a matter of 20 minutes and walked happily back to my car.

Time to buckle down. I’m in the single digits in my bank account. Let’s get real, who needs this much stuff?