It wasn't until my first Friday at home that I started to realize that other savings, besides just gas, tolls and wear & tear on my car, are to be had from a shorter work week. Here is what else I came up with:
1. I don't have to take a shower. Savings: Water, Gas, Soap
2. I can wear my after-school-clothes that I've been wearing after work all week. Savings: Water, Laundry soap, Being able to wear my black pants for another six years before they fall apart.
3. I can avoid temptation from the million coffee shops within three blocks of my office and the danged Honor Snack box. Why does a single serving bag of Cheetos ever cost a dollar? Why didn't I think to extort someone like that?
4. I don't have to put on make-up. Do you throw your mascara out every three months? In theory, I get it, but it also seems like a good way to sell more mascara.
5. I don't have to fix my hair. Savings: Electricity, hair product, sanity
6. I can turn off all the lights and other energy using devices that my husband leaves on. I can also sneakily turn down the thermostat. Savings: Breath I would waste on fruitless nagging.
I'm sure there are many other benefits to this new arrangement and I can't wait to find more of them.
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Breakfast: Oatmeal with peaches 13 cents
Snack: Granola Bar 21 cents
Lunch: Chicken Pot Pie 64 cents
Snack: Clementines and Celery with Cream Cheese and Tapenade $1.13
Dinner: Grilled Cheese with Turkey 81 cents
Total: $2.92
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