As soon as I stepped out of my car, I had to pee! And here's a fun fact about me: I hate going to the bathroom in public. I have absolutely no reason behind it or any kind of explanation, I would just rather go at home. So if it's possible, I will hold it. I'm a pro at holding it.
And this is what I've learned: when you have to pee, you don't buy as much! Hahaha! You get in, get what you came there to get and you go home. I don't know if I would recommended this little "trick" but I sure did spend less than I usually do!
Plus, here's what I ate for dinner.
I'm posting this for a number of reasons but the big one is that I'm constantly trying to better myself. Not only financially, but physically as well. I really do try and eat healthy and eat whole foods. And unhealthy people (like the people on The Biggest Loser- one of my FAV shows) claim that healthy food is more expensive than unhealthy. There is a tiny kernal of truth in that, for example 85% beef is cheaper than 93% and way cheaper than ground bison. And a box of mac n cheese are like a buck, twinkies are like what $2.00 for what 6? 8? It's been SO long since I've even had a twinkie I don't even know! Heck, Top Ramen is like 15 cent!! That's cheap, my friend. And hard to beat.
BUT! Let's think about this. Today at work my friends ordered take out. Jenn ordered Cafe Rio and that's usually 8 bucks. Tyler ordered Dominoes and you have to order $10 before they'll even deliver.
This is a common occurrence at my work. Can you even imagine ordering lunch everyday? I spend approx $3 on lunch every day by packing healthy meals. I save myself a bunch of money and even MORE calories and grams of fat. ick!
Back to dinner: I ate steamed rosemary chicken, red potatoes and asparagus.
I threw all of this in the steamer my sister gave me ;). All I had to do was sprinkle the chicken and potatoes with all the seasonings I want: salt, pepper, garlic salt, onion salt and dried rosemary. and throw them in the steamer. 14 minutes later I threw in the asparagus. another 6 mins later- done! no extra fats or oils and it's SO easy. Plus, there's something about asparagus that I think I'm getting addicted to. It's almost spicy or something, you know what I mean. I pick them up and eat them with my fingers!
How much did all of this cost, you ask? The chicken was about 1.50 (rounded up). The asparagus bunch was 2.06 and I used it for 3 meals so...about $0.69 and the potatoes were $0.43. That's a grand total of...
$2.53!!
Wow, even I'm impressed haha. Dinner was healthy, it was delish and it was cheap! Seriously, go make this!
And this is what I've learned: when you have to pee, you don't buy as much! Hahaha! You get in, get what you came there to get and you go home. I don't know if I would recommended this little "trick" but I sure did spend less than I usually do!
Plus, here's what I ate for dinner.
I'm posting this for a number of reasons but the big one is that I'm constantly trying to better myself. Not only financially, but physically as well. I really do try and eat healthy and eat whole foods. And unhealthy people (like the people on The Biggest Loser- one of my FAV shows) claim that healthy food is more expensive than unhealthy. There is a tiny kernal of truth in that, for example 85% beef is cheaper than 93% and way cheaper than ground bison. And a box of mac n cheese are like a buck, twinkies are like what $2.00 for what 6? 8? It's been SO long since I've even had a twinkie I don't even know! Heck, Top Ramen is like 15 cent!! That's cheap, my friend. And hard to beat.
BUT! Let's think about this. Today at work my friends ordered take out. Jenn ordered Cafe Rio and that's usually 8 bucks. Tyler ordered Dominoes and you have to order $10 before they'll even deliver.
This is a common occurrence at my work. Can you even imagine ordering lunch everyday? I spend approx $3 on lunch every day by packing healthy meals. I save myself a bunch of money and even MORE calories and grams of fat. ick!
Back to dinner: I ate steamed rosemary chicken, red potatoes and asparagus.
I threw all of this in the steamer my sister gave me ;). All I had to do was sprinkle the chicken and potatoes with all the seasonings I want: salt, pepper, garlic salt, onion salt and dried rosemary. and throw them in the steamer. 14 minutes later I threw in the asparagus. another 6 mins later- done! no extra fats or oils and it's SO easy. Plus, there's something about asparagus that I think I'm getting addicted to. It's almost spicy or something, you know what I mean. I pick them up and eat them with my fingers!
How much did all of this cost, you ask? The chicken was about 1.50 (rounded up). The asparagus bunch was 2.06 and I used it for 3 meals so...about $0.69 and the potatoes were $0.43. That's a grand total of...
$2.53!!
Wow, even I'm impressed haha. Dinner was healthy, it was delish and it was cheap! Seriously, go make this!
