Eating Lunch from Home

At the beginning of the year - Josh and I made some New Year's resolutions - specifically surrounding saving money, etc. I'm really proud of us. We knew it wouldn't be easy - with our trip to Amsterdam, a big wedding this year, and some of the other things we had planned. That didn't even INCLUDE Baby K or the amazing b-day/mother's day baby ring I received. All that being said, we are on our way to reach our goal in the savings. I don't know how we did this - except a lot of little changes that were really hard at first - but are worth it in the long run:

1) We rarely go to dinner anymore and if we do - it's with a Groupon or a Buy One Get One Free

2) I don't drink (obvious savings) and Josh doesn't drink much.

3) We don't go out hardly anymore! We take walks, watch T.V, etc.

4) We do, however, spend more money at Target. A lot more.

5) We bring our lunch every day. I honestly thought that we would never be able to do this. Ever. I really have always enjoyed getting lunch.....but it's become a game. Not spending money all day is so rewarding! Plus, Josh and I are both creatures of habit. I eat very similiar, healthy breakfasts each day, Josh eats a Zone bar, and then we both have Lean Cuisines for lunch with chips and fruit or yogurt. Here are our favorites:

If you think about this one for a second- if we each spent $10/day on average - that's $100/week times 52 weeks - that's $5,200! Now, we still spend money for lunches, don't get me wrong but still an amazing savings.