Okay, so my whole "don't eat out for a month" plan lasted all of one day and then I proceeded to eat out 3 out of the next 6 meals (lunch and dinner). I've been known to set goals for myself that required a change in habits taking me from one extreme to the other (or "cold turkey" as some may call it). Psychologists call this "setting yourself up for failure", I believe.

Nevertheless, I need to at least reduce my eating out addiction to a manageable level. Every month, I create a budget that basically gives me a "per diem" that I can spend and stay financially healthy. Generally this budget is extremely conservative and I end up blowing the per diem out of the water. Fortunately, due to the conservative and extreme nature of my budget I'm still able to stay relatively financially healthy. Well this month, I'm going to try my darndest to stay within the conservative budget. That way I'm able to enjoy the social aspect of eating out and still maintain some fiscal responsibility.