Comments on: More on Money and Spending

By: Money and Me « Etherised Patient

Money and Me « Etherised Patient — Wed, 11 Aug 2010 10:43:52 +0000

[...] transferring it often into my second account. Whereas some people get pleasure from spending, I feel guilty for doing so, and prefer watching all the pretty numbers [...]

By: The Week I Learnt What “Busy” Means « Etherised Patient

The Week I Learnt What “Busy” Means « Etherised Patient — Thu, 15 Apr 2010 14:22:09 +0000

[...] Today, in particular, was a mess. Uni from 8am-4pm1; work from 5.30-10.15pm. Further, with my resolution to stop spending so much on lunch, I got very hungry, which seems to make my face fairly pale by the end of the day. That, of course, [...]

By: Amanda

Amanda — Sun, 14 Mar 2010 06:37:10 +0000

Wow, I wish they offered us free shakes if we donated blood! I’ve always wanted to try donating blood, but I always happened to be sick when they set them up at school.

As for lunches… throughout college my mum made us the most amaaazing lunches. Virtually daily. She’s still making my younger sister lunch, but since I’m having to ferry into town for university (yes, yes, a first year, as of this month), I’m always the first person awake and am usually running late so run out of time to make lunch… which results in me getting tempted by all the expensive, unhealthy array of foods that seems to grow in tasty aroma the hungrier i get! Let me know if/when you come up with an effective way to combat this… monetary hazard of sorts. Pleeease.

By: Regina

Regina — Sun, 14 Mar 2010 02:54:54 +0000

I always pack a lunch for school, but I think I’m going to have to budget myself for food next year at university. I eat a lot as well, which doesn’t help with the whole saving-money thing.

By: Kathleen

Kathleen — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 18:06:50 +0000

I also take my lunch to work. Some people were making jokes about it at first, but it stopped after a while. They can laugh all they want. At least I’m not spending 2€ – 4€ on a sandwich each lunch.

By: Jess

Jess — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 13:15:53 +0000

Hahaha I can relate to the buying lunch thing, too. In my case, also buying coffee. On Wednesday afternoon, I feel like my brain will explode without a $4.70 large coffee. Lunch itself is only between $3 and $4 if I buy from the student-run vegetarian restaurant, but everyone in the entire university has clued on to the affordability of this and there are massive queues. Next cheapest is sushi, at $4.80 for two longish sticks.

I’m also one of those who semi-reluctantly parts with large sums of money. Basically, this article could describe me, if you replaced “milkshake” with “coffee” and “donating blood” with “any boring activity in which coffee is involved”.

By: Maria

Maria — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 00:06:44 +0000

Oh crazy, I just resolved this week to eat out less with friends and not to be afraid of spending to get food for lunch. For occasions with friends I often treat myself to random smoothies and all the expensive desserts the place has to offer so we can sit around and chat, setting me back a couple of “hours” at work, lol.

But I think the key to not being hungry all the time is to munch on (somewhat) healthy snacks during the day, like a bag of cereal and some fruit. It doesn’t take much to prepare! All you need are small ziploc bags or containers you can throw in your backpack.

With eating alone, since I already have my drink/dessert from home, I narrow it down to the essential meal and usually don’t go over $5.

By: Kaylee

Kaylee — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 21:57:02 +0000

I think we’re money-spending twins! My biggest problem is spending money on lunch. I’ve been trying really hard to bring a lot of food from home to school, but it’s difficult because I have a huge appetite and I’m hungry all the time.

I was just telling a friend that I want to donate blood now that I’m old enough… because of the free cookie

By: Clem

Clem — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 21:08:46 +0000

Mainly because I’m constantly thinking “Oh, it took me forty-five minutes/three hours/one week to earn that much money; it’s not worth it!”

I’m like this too! I want to get a new iPod, since I lost mine and I actually depend on it a lot, but I just can’t part with the money. I want to have $1000 leftover, which means that I’ll need about $1400 total – and it takes me a month to make $400!

I buy my lunch every day, and it’s ridiculous. I love food too much to limit myself, so if I buy lunch, it ends up being expensive. I want to stop, but there’s nothing particularly good that I can make myself… so it’s just an endless cycle.

By: Audrey

Audrey — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 16:55:38 +0000

Lunctime food is over priced but I am the same way about making my own and bringing it somewhere. Such a hassle!

By: Manda

Manda — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 16:29:35 +0000

The first time I donated blood, I got a large slice of chocolate brownie cake for free with the most delicious icing ever

I’ve started budgeting how much money I spend on food, too. My options are very limited as I live in dorm housing at my school, but I think if I keep track of where my money goes, I’ll be able to make better decisions about how much I should spend for each meal.