Comments on: Stop Lying to Yourself

By: MyLifeROI

MyLifeROI — Tue, 03 Mar 2009 13:53:43 +0000

I care too much for my health to eat out.

I guess that winds up making it easier for me to save money, too… but that isn’t even the intended purpose.

I would say an easy way to stop eating out so much is to look at the health benefits, too!

By: Studenomist

Studenomist — Tue, 03 Mar 2009 07:41:39 +0000

@Trevor Eating out is really convenient but as we all know it makes your pockets feel very lonely. I have been working very hard on reducing my spending on food over the last few years. The fact that I’m serious about nutrition makes food a bit more expensive for me.

@Jeff The cold turkey approach is wishful thinking but not very realistic.

@Dee I have gone years without McDonald’s but somehow I eventually find myself with a big mac in my hand. So don’t worry you’re not the only one spending money on McDonald’s.

@Tom Having someone paint a picture for you may sometimes be the only method for motivating you to improve on certain things.

By: tom

tom — Tue, 03 Mar 2009 04:59:34 +0000

Well you can always make more money to cover those extra splurges.

Or you can have someone paint a picture for you of what may happen if you continue on this destructive course.

By: Dee

Dee — Tue, 03 Mar 2009 00:58:44 +0000

Great advice.

I am a bit lazy when it comes to cooking so I eat fast food too much. A few months ago, I swore off McDonalds for a month. Ha! That didn’t work, but I when I told myself I would cut back to say 3x a week then I got better and some weeks I would end up going once!

By: Jeff@StretchyDollar

Jeff@StretchyDollar — Mon, 02 Mar 2009 23:52:21 +0000

I think you’re right on. It’s so easy to slip up and spend a few bucks here and there, so the ‘cold turkey’ approach makes it hard. When you miss, discouragement makes it harder to keep going. I like this post a lot.

By: Trevor @ Financial Nut

Trevor @ Financial Nut — Mon, 02 Mar 2009 18:56:53 +0000

This post is just what I needed. One problem I have (and hate to admit, mind you) is my tendency to eat out almost daily! It kills me financially and isn’t good for me physically either.

Baby steps are the key, and I’m going to set more realistic goals.