What To Do With An Extra $100?
I just came into an extra $100 this weekend and with much thought, I have decided what I want to do with it. Let me tell you first what I am NOT going to do with the money:
1. I am NOT going to save it. I'm exhausted saving money.
2. I am NOT going to invest it. I'm tired of investing my money.
3. I am NOT going to buy clothes, or fix up the house or buy vitamins or anything that makes sense.
What am I going to do with this extra $100?
I am going to eat!!!!!!!!!
I haven't been out to a restaurant in over a year. I want food! I want to sit down and have someone serve me. I'm exhausted cooking and cleaning and shopping and clipping coupons and going without. I want food!
So, so far DH and I went out 8AM this morning and had big giant breakfasts. (If you order breakfast before 10AM, each meal is only $4-I may be hungry but I am still a frugal gal!) I had scrambled eggs, pancakes, link sausage and an unlimited cup of bottomless coffee. For lunch, I ordered the take-out specials from my favorite Chinese restaurant (lunch specials are only $3.75 with .75 additional for a soup). I had General Zao's chicken with fried rice. DH had steamed chicken and broccoli over brown rice (He ALWAYS sticks to his diet. I hate him!). We both got the side wonton soups and I ordered a small order of spare ribs. We devoured the ribs and ate half our lunches and will eat the 2nd. half, plus the soups for dinner.
Next up, I drove to our favorite ice cream shop and bought a six-pack of home made ice cream sandwiches. They are only .75 cents each. The sandwiches are for the freezer for later when we watch our Blockbuster movie (American Gangster) which is what we do every Saturday night. I know. I know. We're boring.
Lastly, I went to our favorite wine shop that carries the unsold, non-special wines (but special to us) wines for only $3.99 a bottle. I usually get 8 but this month I had a $2.50 coupon which got me one almost-free bottle.
I do have some money left over, but hey! it's still Saturday.
After all, tomorrow is another day.
Right now, DH and I are taking our dog (and ourselves) for a very long walk.
Our dog is probably wondering what the heck is going on.
And so it goes.
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6 comments:
You needed this. Enjoy.
Update: Just to further explain how long it has been since I've been out to eat: the early morning breakfast is now $5.25, the lunch special at Chinese take-out is $5.75 (the side wonton soup is now .95) the ice cream sandwiches are now a dollar each and the small cones are now $1.40 (up from one buck).
As my luck would always have it, the man before me, on line at the ice cream store ordered a chocolate fudge sundae BUT the waitress brought him a vanilla one instead. They were going to throw it out BUT I screamed 'I'll take it!" Sooooo, I got a free fudge sundae which I haven't had in 20 years. I brought it home and put it in the freezer to enjoy next week or some other time.
I ain't beat yet.
PS: the wine store is still the same. Whew!
Ok I LOVE this post! Sometimes you need to treat yourself with something that would make you feel nice-Not just frugal and responsible! It sounds like you had a great time!!! (even though everything costs more!)
Christine-my eating frenzy is over. I enjoyed every second of it and every morsel. It was great. Sunday is back to reality. I'll probably fill both cars with gas and split the rest between DH and me for spending money for the week.
So what did you spend with tip and tax? Did you pick up take out?
Sounds like a nice weekend. I had lunch out today, finished less than half.
LAL-$16.50 for breakfast w tip. $19 for Chinese take out, no tip and $6 for ice creme totaling $41.50 for the whole day.
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