I've had a few months lately where money was tight. Problem is that there was really no reason for it. I have made some larger purchases, like a dresser from IKEA and some good shoes from DSW, but they weren't anything that would break the bank. Most months I keep good track of my spending. Not so much lately. That's the first thing to change. The next is spending habits. I know I have more than one thing to work on, but the big one is fast food.I will now admit a somewhat embarrassing fact. I do not cook. It's not that I can't or that my cooking is poisonous ... I just don't do it. I don't really like it, I'm lazy, and usually I'm exhausted by the time I get home from work. But if I spent as much food on groceries as I do on fast food, I could be dining on gourmet cuisine for the entire month. Generally, the only meals I do not eat from a restaurant is lunch at work. Half the time I don't eat lunch at all.
Thus, my new resolution. For one month, starting this Saturday, I will be quitting fast food. Cold turkey. I get paid tomorrow, which means I can go grocery shopping at a nice new HEB near my house. I will eat breakfast, lunch, and dinner from those groceries. I will do this until my next paycheck. Hopefully this will somewhat break me of my habit. I am going to allow myself one fast food meal per week, regularly reserved for Saturday.
I'll be posting updates on my endeavor. Sarah will not be changing her fast food habits (which is totally okay with me), so I will be taking her through the drive-thru as she requests on our daily transit. I'm making a mental note of my weight right now and I'll let you know if that changes at the end of the month.
Wish me luck!
