how much $$ do you spend? i try so hard not to spend too much. i get coffee in the morning at 7-11, then 2 cups here during the day - only .70 each so i don't sweat that too much. i try to bring my lunch each day - but there are only so many sandwiches i can eat.
i'd say i speand anywhere from $4-$7 a day...sometimes less.
i don't could gas b/c thats just a necessity and its only like once a week
i mean work day, not weekends. weekends my budget goes to sh!t
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Lunch here at work is a lot, I usually spend $10 a day on it. I should bring my lunch more often, I'm going to try that soon. Coffee is free here, thank God, otherwise more $$$!
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I bring my breakfast and lunch- expect for friday when I got out- I spend no more then $10
Gas doesn't count- after work I do errands- so that can add up depending on the day
and dinner during the week- I eat something I bought at the super market
we order in all weekend- but Jake normally pays
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Not much, I guess. I make breakfast at home, bring my own lunch. Sometimes I buy coffee, but not often, usually I bring it with me in a thermos. I do tend to buy a bottle of water before I go to the gym, though. I usually forget to fill up my bottle at home, which is more cost efficient. So I guess $1-2 a day on average. Of course, that isn't counting groceries that I use to make my meals.
You could always make extra dinner at night and bring the leftovers in for lunch. That way you're not stuck with sandwiches.
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I try to bring lunch and snacks to work (sandwich, yogurt, fruit) but will usually get a green tea from DD on my way to work so $2!
On weekends, if I'm with FH, I don't pay anything except the tip sometimes. I get a mani/pedi every other week so that's $40 right there. No more shopping trips but I certainly WINDOW shop a lot!
ETA: As for dinner, it's either take out, stir fry or he cooks. I only have a kitchen because it came with the house!!!!
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I'm on a really tight budget but I need that coffee in the morning to get started. $1.25 from the gas station or 50 cents from work I try to bring my lunch daily but sandwiches do get tiring.....so once in a while maybe once a week I'll splurge on lunch $10 Its sad how we have to count everything!!!
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Wow.. You girls are good!!!!
I spend $10 round trip bus fare. About $3 on breakfast and $6 on lunch.
Weekends are a different story.
glinda_goodwitch
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Um, let me change that...I just spent $2.84 on hot chocolate and a brownie!
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I have GOT to get back into the habit of bringing lunch-good for all of you that do it! When I started the South Beach diet a while ago I started buying breakfast $3 and lunch $8 every day and I haven't really kicked that habit. It's bad. My monthly train ticket is like $180-ugh. I am most happy that I switched to a generic BCP and will save $33 bucks a month. Whoohoo!
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Posted by SIBride06
Wow.. You girls are good!!!!
I spend $10 round trip bus fare. About $3 on breakfast and $6 on lunch.
Weekends are a different story.
OMG, Janie - how bad was Madison this morning on the bus???? OMG! I couldn't believe that it took us 48 minutes from 28th street to 42nd!!!!!!!
gNi1125
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About $3 on coffees...I don't eat breakfast and about $5 on lunch.
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Mrs. dleeny
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if you mean Monday - Friday and it's a day when I don't need gas, shampoo, etc. I would say that I spend about $5-$7 on coffee & food.
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Too much, probably about 10 a day. It def. adds up. I have a friend who wants to eat out like 1x a week, and I feel bad telling her I can't afford it, b/c then she offers to pay so we can still go. But it's like $40 a pop which is frusterating...
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Also, I love how I get paid on Friday but all the $$ is already accounted for.
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nothing i'm saving.
Blu-ize
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it varies. For the most part I bring lunch and I buy breakfast and then a yogurt at Penn...too much money.
Could be as little as $5/day or when I order sushi $20!
