The Unemployment Chronicles, Day 6: The Hunger Games

We are going to see the movie today, after which I am taking Lucas to archery, so hey.  All four of us have read the first two books.  Based on my blistering review, the boys have not read book three yet.  The third book was as bad as the first two were good.

But there is a double entendre in that title, because we don't know when I will get a job again, and when I do, how much it will pay.  It is not likely I will earn the same as I did before.

So we are starting to look at costs and where we can trim back.  We have already almost stopped eating out.  There are ways we can trim the TV service and the phone bill.  Jackie and I have even talked about selling the house and moving to someplace that we can buy outright with the equity, although I don't think we will yet.

I have been considering the food bill, because it's one of the biggest expenses.  Start with thirty days, four people, three meals, thats's 360 meals per month.  Trim fifty cents off each meal, and you save $180 bucks per month, so I have been looking at how many meals we can have that cost one dollar or less.  Not easy for dinner, but for breakfast and lunch there are lots of possibilities.  Also, we get a lot of food at Costco, so it makes sense to consider what we buy there.  Hot dogs, burritos, canned ravioli -- cheap.  Chicken bakes, potstickers, chicken wings -- not so cheap.  Muffins, meatballs -- I'll have to check.

Meanwhile, we can go to the movies when everyone else is busy.