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May 5th, 2006 at 12:46 am

I've been really thinking about what I can do to get the savings ball rolling a little faster, but I'm kind of hiding from it at this point. I will be able to figure this out after keeping the spending journal all month. I see a little bit in just the four days I have tracked and its all in the areas I figured it would be in. This is of course, eating out. This is going to be the hardest thing for me.

I am a right fine cook but there are days when I just don't wanna (insert pentulent toddler's whine here). Even though I have everything prepped and ready to go and can be done in the kitchen in less than 15 minutes, I still go up against this resistance some days. I am a lazy cook, that is my biggest road block. I may be good at it, but that has been more by accident and good training than by any real effort on my part.

We have planned one meal out this week and that is an 11:00 lunch tomorrow at our favorite Mexican place. We are going early because it is Cinco de Mayo and because lunch portions are cheaper than dinner portions and to avoid the crowds. It will be just DH and me as the kids are in school all day, so it won't be quite as expensive.

This one meal out was the only one we had planned for this two week period and we went out yesterday when we shouldn't have because we both had a case of lazy cook's disease. And DS was not in school yesterday so he came, too, which was more expensive.

I've got to keep this under control, so I am making a goal that after tomorrow there will be no more unplanned restaurant meals. I am going to do my level best to stick to that and report in on how I did with this goal every day.

Posted in Goals, , Spending Journal | 5 Comments »

5 Responses to “Spending Journal”

  1. carol Says:
    May 5th, 2006 at 01:06 am 1146791196
    1146791196

    So you've made progress, identifying in just a few days where one of the biggest leaks is. Good. I know it's tough, cutting back on eating out, but I know you can do it. Best wishes.

  2. CompareRewards Says:
    May 5th, 2006 at 02:03 am 1146794607
    1146794607

    You know what my kids like? Breakfast food for supper. And it's (relatively) cheap, easy to make, and fast! At least once a week we'll do something like pancakes (made from the el-cheapo just-add-water mix), french toast, or omelettes. The kids think it's a special treat. Ha! I'm the one who thinks it's a treat because it's so easy to do!

    It sounds like you might just have the cooking blah's. Maybe a new recipe for something that you think YOU would enjoy would get you motivatated to cook!

    Good luck,
    Becky

  3. boomeyers Says:
    May 5th, 2006 at 05:10 am 1146805843
    1146805843

    I am a lazy cook too and have been struggling to make dinner every night. You need my best friend, Mr. Crockpot! They even make crockpot liners now, so you do'nt have to scrub! Throw it in in the morning and WAHLAH! A side dish and some fresh carrots, dinner is served!

  4. contrary1 Says:
    May 5th, 2006 at 02:19 pm 1146838762
    1146838762

    I second the breakfast for dinner bit. Baked French toast casseroles can be made the night before, then popped in the oven prior to dinner. Makes the house smell heavenly, no one will want to go out!

  5. Brandi Wilson Says:
    April 17th, 2007 at 01:54 am 1176774858
    1176774858

    Hi. I am dealing with the same issue. It is very difficult to cook everynight, but the crock pot that boomeyers mentioned is fabulous! Cooking everynight and using the crockpot are great, but if you absolutely love eating out, don't give it up! Cut something else out...order water instead of drinks, or don't go shopping this week.

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