Don’t Throw Away Money to Catch Up

It was a long day for me yesterday. Work was a mess and I couldn’t help but look up at the clock every hour. (only to find that it was more like every half hour) I was anxious to get home. Sometimes it seems the only thing that keeps me going back to that place is the paycheck I will collect at the end of the week. And even today, although payday is just 1 day away, it seems so so far from now. I figured maybe I deserved to go out last night, but that idea was short lived because of the phone call I got from an old high school friend of mine. Turns out my long time friend (who has been long lost) was in town visiting some family for a few days. Of course I wanted to hang out. Afterall, we had a lot of catching up to do.

So let me tell you what the issue was. There was no way I had enough to take my buddy out. You figure we may need a lot of time to catch up and who knows how much food and drinks will add up to at the end of the night. I decided to keep my last $20 and arrange for a little dinner at my place. Surely I could just make some food at home. I had some time before I was expecting my friend to come over, so I got started. I was a little disappointed to realize I needed to go to the supermarket. I had just about everything I needed at home, but I had to pick up  1 pound of lean ground beef ($3.50), 1 can of tomato sauce ($2.50), and 1 can of  tomato paste (.50). Who knows how much I saved! I only ended up spending $6.50!

If you’re interested, I can give you the recipe I got from recipezaar.com.  It was a hit that night. Good thing I made extras because my pal brought over his wife and kid. All four of us ate…for $6.50! HAHAHA. (evil laugh)