Cleaning the Fridge: A Money Saving Challenge.

Cleaning out the fridge is an extremely cathartic experience.


CATHARSIS

• 1. purgation
• 2. purification or purgation of the emotions (as pity and fear) primarily through art
• 3. a purification or purgation that brings about spiritual renewal or release from tension
• 3. elimination of a complex by bringing it to consciousness and affording it expression

If I could explain to you the amount of expired food I threw out, it would make you cry.  I buy food and forget about it.  But I'm refusing to let that happen.  At this point, I'm going to try not to buy any groceries until I absolutely HAVE to.  Minus wine of course.

Of course this means I also need to cut down on going out to eat... For those that know me... and don't... I LOVE El Zarape, a Mexican restaurant in town that has amazing Margaritas.  My weakness is a nice FROZEN drink with chips and spicy food.  Chips and dip= the best thing in the world... mix it with margaritas ... I'm in heaven.  I honestly don't see a problem with me having this once a week... if it was the only thing I was splurging on (anyone else think splurge is a weird word?... SPLURGE... awkward.)  Any ways... my money is going to nonsense. 

 

So, here's a little challenge for myself:

  I will NOT go to the store until I have to
(this excludes drinks i.e. pop, wine, milk, juice, and fruits/veggies to make my juice).  Now, this is not a competition to see how much I can eat haha... because I COULD eat everything in about a week or 2... but I think the stuff I have could literally last a month or 2... that would save me about 100-200 dollars in the next month or two.  This will also mean packing my lunch for work.

Basically, this seems like common sense to most people... but I don't have that... OBVIOUSLY haha.  This has got to stop.  I am POOR people. :)

 

Overall this is what I will be doing:
1.  No shopping for food (I can get fruits/veggies for juicing/milk/pop/juice etc)
2.  Packing lunch for work/school
3. Actually getting AND eating my 4 free 6 inch subs I get each week for work
4. REALLY limiting the amount of times I go out to eat eat week.
5. Keep record of what I'm eating (for health and money reasons)

Yep... I got this.  I recommend you clean out your fridge too.  It's a good to REALLY be aware of all the food I have in the house.  Maybe I'm weird and most people do this already... but I just buy and buy depending on what I'm craving for the day.  Not good.

I GOT DIS

(a little inspiration for myself)... and YOU