Living life, loving life.......hypno's having a ball!

hypno06

Although, of course, I am not prepared to forego *all* my lunches.....just the ones that are the "couldn't be bothered to bring in a sandwich/salad" lunches

Am doing well on the coffee front, though - have been putting my £2.10 away via online banking each morning.....I have worked out that by the end of the year, if I forego my coffee every morning except one each week, and keep putting the cash away, (even taking into account weeks away from work etc) I will have "saved" over £250.....that is almost enough for another weekend away, so really does put it into perspective!!

Daily coffee or go to Rome.....hmmm, even for me that is a bit of a no brainer!

Karmacat

Yep, Rome is definitely worth four coffees a week!

hypno06

so much so, that I have just been online and renamed the savings pot....."Rome"....

If that doesn't incentivise me, I am not sure if anything will!

urg123

Cracking idea! Besides Italian coffee in Rome whilst people watching is further incentive - I can visualise it now!

Urg x x

hypno06

Me too - well worth working towards, I say!

If I transfer over the money that I save if I don't buy a sandwich to eat at my desk too, then I will be able to work towards a trip to Barcelona too....therefore I have renamed another dormant pot....and for each day that I eat my tins of soup or packets of noodles instead of heading out for a high fat, high cost sandwich, I will transfer another couple of ££s.....

It will be interesting to see how long I keep this up for....it may be that I simply save enough to book a cheap day return on the coach to London.....:rotfl:

Cheery_Daff

And even that's better than a load of coffee you could have taken yourself in a flask! :T :T

(must start a spending diary myself again - look what you've started! :rotfl: This is like shred all over again - but a bit less energetic (maybe just as painful though...) :rotfl: :rotfl:)

hypno06

Aha, what I haven't mentioned is that the pre-holiday shred-fest is starting on Saturday.......:rotfl:

lucielle

I'm running (well waddling) for cover.
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hypno06

Nooo....join in the fun lucielle :rotfl:

I have 4 weeks from this weekend until I go, so just about perfect for the 30 day shred.....

I want to lose 5 or 6 lbs in the process to take me back within my comfort zone - not so bad, out of the 2 and a half stone that I lost last year - but hopefully shred, combined with my continued no snacking routine will get that sorted

MrsMoo2U

Oh no shred is back!! I am taking cover. Love that you have a Rome pot and a Barcelona pot. I really found that it helped me when I was about to spend money on something for the sake of it to focus on the trip of a lifetime. I think it is more about being mindful about what you spend. As you say it is easy to slip into buying a coffee every morning and become a habit. I think one coffee a week will feel much more like a treat if you stick to that. After all that is what you say that you are aiming for - a balanced life with treats and saving.