Budget Budge-it Budget

Gemini Cricket · 08-27-2007, 07:49 PM

To start myself down the road of thriftiness, I decided to make a big dinner. I ate half and will pack the rest for lunch tomorrow.

Stir fry chicken and rice. Yep. Lots and lots of rice.

MouseWife · 08-27-2007, 08:32 PM

LOL Lots and lots of rice!! Heck, I buy giant bags of rice {not quite as large as yours, I think}, giant packages of spaghetti, the giant bottle of sauce, bread in two packs...

We aren't supporting everyone in the house but we try and buy things that we can all eat in giant sizes. {what do they call that???}

Hey, your lunch will be delicious!! Just remember to grab extra soy sauce packets when you get the chance....easier to pack in your lunch.

lindyhop · 08-27-2007, 08:35 PM

Sounds like a good start.

Writing down what you spend can be a real eye-opener but it sounds like you already have a good idea about that. I bring my own lunch to work and don't eat out as much as I used to. I do that more for watching what I eat than for watching what I spend. If you like to eat out, keep doing it but only half as much. Every little bit helps.

08-27-2007, 07:49 PM	#1
Gemini Cricket ... Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 13,244	To start myself down the road of thriftiness, I decided to make a big dinner. I ate half and will pack the rest for lunch tomorrow. Stir fry chicken and rice. Yep. Lots and lots of rice.
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08-27-2007, 08:32 PM	#2
MouseWife Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Da' Beach Posts: 2,957	LOL Lots and lots of rice!! Heck, I buy giant bags of rice {not quite as large as yours, I think}, giant packages of spaghetti, the giant bottle of sauce, bread in two packs... We aren't supporting everyone in the house but we try and buy things that we can all eat in giant sizes. {what do they call that???} Hey, your lunch will be delicious!! Just remember to grab extra soy sauce packets when you get the chance....easier to pack in your lunch. __________________ Summa' time....when the livins' easy.........
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08-27-2007, 08:35 PM	#3
lindyhop Swing Swank Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Long Beach Posts: 997	Sounds like a good start. Writing down what you spend can be a real eye-opener but it sounds like you already have a good idea about that. I bring my own lunch to work and don't eat out as much as I used to. I do that more for watching what I eat than for watching what I spend. If you like to eat out, keep doing it but only half as much. Every little bit helps. __________________ Hyperbole is the best thing ever!
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