Setting Goals

With a new week starts a new adventure. Today marks the first day towards cutting out unnecessary expenses for the next 30 days. Hopefully this goes well and after 30 days, I will have a new norm to live by. This change was prompted by multiple things but the biggest driver is the amount of time I waste while I'm wasting money on things like a late morning breakfast or late afternoon lunch.

The goals of this cost cutting adventure are more than just monetary, I hope to accomplish the following:

• Save $1,000 between 9/17/2012 and 10/19/2012
• Start waking up early enough to eat breakfast at home instead of at Daisy's on 15th Street in Plano which I highly recommend
• Cut lunch down to 1 hour and a limit of $10.00 per day, max
• Lose 5 pounds (trust me it's related to the dietary aspects of not eating out)
• And lastly, I want to spend my free time doing something that requires me to be outside, in my garage, or active in some way. No more sitting around when I can be bettering myself.

Date	Description	Orig Amt	New Amt	Saved
9.18.2012	Leftover pizza for dinner	$0.00	$25.00	$25.00
9.18.2012	Adjacent Solutions bought lunch	$0.00	$0.00	$0.00
9.18.2012	Coffee at the office for breakfast	$13.88	$.25	$13.53
9.17.2012	Picked up a tab for a buddy	$36.00	$65.00	$-30.00
9.17.2012	Short lunch at Vickery	$35.00	$10.00	$25.00
9.17.2012	Coffee at the office for breakfast	$13.88	$.25	$13.53
Total Saved:				$47.08