For a month now, I have been keeping track of how much we spend eating out almost every night.
I have decided to start charging it, cause our Chase credit card will give us 3% back on all restaurnant charges. So, I charge the bill, then I come home and put that much cash in an envelope. Then, when the bill comes in, I have the cash to pay it all off.
This past month, we spent $322 eating out almost every night. We usually have enough left overs for lunch at home every day.
To us, eating out is just not a way to get a quick meal.
To us, it is a date out every night. We are allowed to brown bag it, so we have cocktails and just talk for about an hour before we order our meal. Of course, my dh is very careful to make his drinks very very mild since he is always the designated driver.
I guess it is worth $322 a month to enjoy every night out; at least it is to us.
Oh, I need to add the aarp money to my $20 challenge.
Prev. total $19,711.00
today 60.00
new total $19,771.00
Eating out!!
August 18th, 2008 at 03:58 pm
August 18th, 2008 at 04:05 pm 1219071952
My favorite restaurants would cost a bit (a lot) more than that if we ate out every night, but it sounds like you've hit on something you love that doesn't cost very much at all. Congrats!
August 18th, 2008 at 04:14 pm 1219072448
I wanted to know if that is only this year, last year and this year, or the last three years.
August 18th, 2008 at 09:28 pm 1219091326
August 18th, 2008 at 10:29 pm 1219094970
August 19th, 2008 at 06:52 am 1219125158
August 19th, 2008 at 07:05 am 1219125945
August 19th, 2008 at 07:07 am 1219126050
It's great that you put the money away for the bill monthly, many of us have good intentions to pay the entire bill and then something comes up and you make just the minimum and that is how it gets carried away and before you know it, you have maxed your card.
August 19th, 2008 at 04:29 pm 1219159787
August 19th, 2008 at 08:49 pm 1219175369
August 20th, 2008 at 04:55 pm 1219247706
August 21st, 2008 at 12:54 am 1219276445
Thanks for your gracious replies