tip #7: collective buying vouchers

Oopsies, right after I bragged about a zero-dollar day on Friday, I totally bought a bathing suit. I KNOW that is not the best use of my meager funds, but I'm going on vacation next month (more on that in a future post) and finding a bathing suit is incredibly, frustratingly, debilitatingly hard. If you don't have boobs you just have no idea; trust me on this. So I found one a few weeks ago that I liked and that actually fit me, and now it is on sale, so I bought another. So yes, not totally necessary, but I will have it for probably 5-6 years (as that's about how often I wear a bathing suit), and it was on sale. So, partially justified?

Also, after my catering shift Friday night I spent $10 on bourbon. After 8 hours of serving fancy appetizers to rich people, I deserved that drink. No guilt there.

Saturday tends to be my free day. My boyfriend works so I usually hang out with my girlfriends, and it's also typically the day I skip the gym and let myself eat & drink what I want (within a modicum of reason). So yesterday I had drinks and dinner (and then some more drinks) with a couple of friends-- and had a marvelous time. I even stayed out until 1:30am, which I haven't done in forever!

Which brings me to today's tip: collective buying vouchers. (There has got to be a better name for them. But calling them all Groupons is like calling all tissues Kleenexes, and that makes me feel bad for the little guy.) I subscribe to Groupon, Living Social, Bloomspot, Yelp, and Amazon. I looooove them!! You can spend a little money when you have a little money, and then have a nice meal/manicure/new bag/massage when you're broke! GENIUS!!! It also gives you an opportunity to try some places that are too expensive for you, or go somewhere new. Or buy a watch you already wanted for 55% off. Awesome.

I had spent $25 on this Groupon (actual Groupon) about 2 months ago, and we had $55 to spend at Samovar last night. It was delicious, and the three of us ate and tipped (on the original total, natch) for $10 each. Delicious!

So yesterday, in toto, I spent $35 on drinks, and $10 on dinner. Not bad for my big night out. And today is TRULY a zero-dollar day. All I'm doing is going to the gym, cleaning the apartment, making dinner for my fella (I already have all the groceries), and watching a Netflix DVD. Sounds like a pretty awesome Sunday, right?