I am doing a budget

[Tron]

you going to go to the casino

Probably not.

 

[Badnina]

Probably not.

Cafe Du Monde?

 

[Archie]

love acts?

 

[Mudcat]

Heading off to McDonalds for lunch with my sister and nephew. That will throw off the budget.

Not jokin' neither.

 

[Mudcat]

$13 spent at McDonalds. :


We had a begging guy wander by our table. Muttered something about wanting spare change to by bread. He had the clear look of a boozer or user of some kind.

I said my usual dismissive pass-thanks. It is my mantra for a million situations. Telemarketers. Solicitors set up by the exit of the grocery store. Jehovah's Witnesses.

Pass-thanks.----> on to instant ignore.

My sister gave him 2 bucks.

Not really a budget issue with me - more of an enabling issue that comes from my vast experience with addicts.

Enabling = not really helping, no matter how tender-hearted your intentions might be.

I did not get into a debate with my sister as to her rationale though. I'm sure it was fine. Different viewpoints. The world is full of grey areas.

 

[Tron]

Did you pay for your meal and all/some of the other meals?

 

[bacon]

Enabling when you give the instapass and out two bucks.

 

[Mudcat]

I paid for my meal and coffee. ~13 clams.

As I learned before: McDonalds ---> it may be fast food but it is not particularly cheap food.

I bet I did not have a meal that expensive all of last month.


Did not even have McNuggets.

 

[Saulty]

I can get two happy meals for my daughters and and a meal for myself for $13 here. What's the exchange rate for the two currencies?

 

[Blitty]

McDonald's is fancy ethnic gourmet food in Canada.

 

[housepicks]

Can't pop for a McDonald's dinner for sister and nephew?

You cheap poor fuck.

 

[Tron]

$13 to put garbage into your body. McDonalds is bending Canada over worse than they are America.

 

[Matty]

One can get two McDoubles and a pop for 5 bucks and change at McDick's. Muddy is doing some seriously sub-optimal ordering if he rings up a $13 bill.

 

[Archie]

That is like two value meals and apple pie and coffee

 

[Mudcat]

I had a third-pounder Angus Burger meal and a coffee.

When I ordered, she asked me if I wanted various things. I imagined I was picking from a list that goes with the meal, but probably/maybe they were add-ons??? Bacon, cheese, dipping sauce and whatnot.

What can I say? She asked me if I wanted those things and I couldn't lie. I wanted them.

My honesty ---> it will be my complete undoing someday.



Meal was 11, coffee was 2.

 

[Blitty]

Who were you trying to impress with that bourgeoisie Angus?

 

[Mudcat]

I am a growing boy.



The experience proved something: I am not totally invested in budget mode. I still have that old mentality of just-get-what-you-want.

Angus burger was the most tempting thing I saw ---> I went with it. There was no pragmatic weighing of options.

Bacon was offered. I went with it.




Still though, I am confident when I say I did not have a meal that expensive my whole first month of budgeting. So I'd say I am on the right general path.

 

[Mudcat]

Just did a small shop at No Frills. Got:

6 - chicken leg quarters
4 - nectarines
4 - tomatoes
1 - sweet onion
1 - 6-pack little Butterfingers bars
1 - pack of a 100 basket filters for coffemaker


It cost about the same as my lunch at McDonalds.