Comments on: lack of progress is my fault http://theweightofmoney.com/2008/03/lack-of-progress-is-my-fault.html understanding the weight of money Sun, 07 Sep 2008 10:02:18 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3.3 By: Elizabeth http://theweightofmoney.com/2008/03/lack-of-progress-is-my-fault.html#comment-24400 Elizabeth Wed, 23 Apr 2008 14:56:10 +0000 http://theweightofmoney.com/2008/03/lack-of-progress-is-my-fault.html#comment-24400 Hi. I just found your blog! Great work. I agree with Healty Amelia's comment. I see that you're trying to get your grocery bill down to what I would consider an impossible level. Have you thought about letting go of your grocery budget (even if just temporarily) while also putting maximum effort into throttling way down on your dining out. If you give yourself permission to buy whatever groceries you want, maybe you'll have food in the house that will appeal to you enough to keep you from heading out to eat. Hi. I just found your blog! Great work.

I agree with Healty Amelia’s comment.

I see that you’re trying to get your grocery bill down to what I would consider an impossible level. Have you thought about letting go of your grocery budget (even if just temporarily) while also putting maximum effort into throttling way down on your dining out. If you give yourself permission to buy whatever groceries you want, maybe you’ll have food in the house that will appeal to you enough to keep you from heading out to eat.

]]> By: Healthy Amelia http://theweightofmoney.com/2008/03/lack-of-progress-is-my-fault.html#comment-24373 Healthy Amelia Thu, 17 Apr 2008 21:08:12 +0000 http://theweightofmoney.com/2008/03/lack-of-progress-is-my-fault.html#comment-24373 One thing that might help is getting your groceries delivered. Check out this great post about it from Punny Money: http://www.punny.org/money/why-in-the-world-are-you-not-grocery-shopping-online/. It really can be a sanity saver. I log in early in the week and do a preliminary shop using saved items. I tweak it throughout the week and it’s easy to stay within a budget b/c it’s all calculated for you as you go – your subtotal’s always on the screen. I find that it’s way easier to resist the eating out urge when there’s good food at home. I spend a LOT on food for the house but hardly any eating out. Trader Joe’s is also great for making shopping fun. It’s my new love. Just another option… One thing that might help is getting your groceries delivered. Check out this great post about it from Punny Money: http://www.punny.org/money/why-in-the-world-are-you-not-grocery-shopping-online/.

It really can be a sanity saver. I log in early in the week and do a preliminary shop using saved items. I tweak it throughout the week and it’s easy to stay within a budget b/c it’s all calculated for you as you go – your subtotal’s always on the screen.

I find that it’s way easier to resist the eating out urge when there’s good food at home. I spend a LOT on food for the house but hardly any eating out.

Trader Joe’s is also great for making shopping fun. It’s my new love. Just another option…

]]> By: S/100/30 http://theweightofmoney.com/2008/03/lack-of-progress-is-my-fault.html#comment-24343 S/100/30 Tue, 01 Apr 2008 20:13:54 +0000 http://theweightofmoney.com/2008/03/lack-of-progress-is-my-fault.html#comment-24343 I struggle a lot with eating out, too. I struggle a lot with eating out, too.

]]> By: Mary http://theweightofmoney.com/2008/03/lack-of-progress-is-my-fault.html#comment-24337 Mary Fri, 28 Mar 2008 23:29:31 +0000 http://theweightofmoney.com/2008/03/lack-of-progress-is-my-fault.html#comment-24337 A couple of thoughts, since we have successfully and dramatically cut back on eating out. First, be aware that eating out is addictive--the high salt and fat content "trains" your tastebuds to want more and more. Second, why not try to make a months worth of meal plans and then just use that--or a close variation--over and over. You can easily adjust for seasonal buys and holiday meals. One thing that really helped was giving ourselves permission to go out for coffee and a bage/donut on Saturday morning. Still got the social buzz, but spent sooooo much less. Finally, we stopped using credit cards for eating out and only used cash--which I rarely have! A couple of thoughts, since we have successfully and dramatically cut back on eating out. First, be aware that eating out is addictive–the high salt and fat content “trains” your tastebuds to want more and more. Second, why not try to make a months worth of meal plans and then just use that–or a close variation–over and over. You can easily adjust for seasonal buys and holiday meals.

One thing that really helped was giving ourselves permission to go out for coffee and a bage/donut on Saturday morning. Still got the social buzz, but spent sooooo much less.

Finally, we stopped using credit cards for eating out and only used cash–which I rarely have!

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