For the first time I started bringing my own lunch with me to work this week. I like this new habit because of course, I'm not spending my money in the cafeteria or on fast food everyday. And also (surprisingly enough), the dishes I've made have been more satisfying than the selection in the cafeteria anyway. Seriously the cafeteria has noticeably fallen off of their quality game.
Another thing is that I think I'm gaining confidence with my cooking. I never really tried to cook my own stuff to take to work because it just wasn't worth the effort. The food would be jacked up and I'd throw it all out, wasting money. But someone must have sprinkled some fairy dust on me this time around because my casseroles were pretty awesome. My family ate half of it.
So I felt really proud and I think I could possibly become pretty good at cooking as I learn new recipes , and maybe I'll even enjoy it. All the while keeping some money in my pocket.
About the getting rid of cable thing.....Right now my cable is disabled. I've been watching Netflix for the past couple days, but I don't think I can give up my TV totally. If only there were a place to watch regular tv shows on the internet. Yes, I've searched, but those sites are rinkety dinky and they only have a limited selection. I need someplace to watch episodes of shows by the day and I don't think I can find that.
And like I said before, the television is my entertainment unless I want to sit up in this computer chair for hours at a time. I was thinking maybe I could let go of TV and buy an Xbox or Wii, but I thought against that because then I'd be spending $150 a month on games.
As planned, I think I will downgrade to the basic cable package and save about $20.
For three days in a row, I've kept the heat down to 68 degrees and used my electric blanket. I have it turned on now only because my family was here earlier.
Also, I've worked more overtime than ever the past few weeks so my check should look nicer than usual.
Debt, you're going down!
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