Yesterday afternoon we drove to Catskills to ski on Sunday.
So Saturday:
Instead of stopping to eat on the way, we stopped by an organic supermarket and picked up some groceries. (we were staying at a house our friends let us use for free) I cooked a nice meal and did laundry and we took the rest of the groceries home today.
The only splurge was $14.84 for 2 slices from Cheesecake Factory. We took them "to go" and made coffee at the house.
I also made breakfast this morning. After skiing we were hungry, but instead of going for beers and bar food right after the lifts close we went straight home and ate there. My mom was cooking today and brought over a delicious hot meal for us (she lives really close).
Our will power lasted through a 3 hour drive! I had water and juice in the car from groceries we bought the day before and we did not even stop for coffee.
The lift tickets we bought in December when they had a winter card promotion 4 days for $129. So we got a card each. at $32 per day it is really a bargain.
So we were good. We got to enjoy ourselves and spend the day exercising and breathing fresh air while keeping spending to the minimum. We'll try to keep it up.
I really want to do better this month!
Other than gas we did not spend anything today and were very reasonable yesterday.
Unrelated:
While driving to the mountain we saw a crashed car that flipped completely upside down. We were on a tiny mountain road and had to pass it very carefully on the other lane. The police and paramedics were already there, so we did not stop.
Cheap weekend and a ski day -- we really made some effort.
February 2nd, 2009 at 01:30 am
February 2nd, 2009 at 02:05 am 1233540322
Unless I'm reading too much in to your entry, it sounds like you had at least as much fun as you did on your last trip (maybe even more). Fantastic example of how you can trim the spending without jeopardizing the all-important "enjoyment factor."
February 2nd, 2009 at 03:42 am 1233546173
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