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All of my purchases are practical and come from a need, not a want.
I’ve gone to an extreme form of this. I buy the same food every week, and eat the same meals every week. This practice makes my weekly grocery shopping a breeze. I know exactly what I’m getting, exactly where it is, there’s no browsing or even looking at other products. I’m in and out in <30 minutes, including check out, and I know my bill will be ~$75, which is all of my food for a week. So, just over $10/day. I don’t eat out at all, and haven’t since the pandemic showed me I could easily make all my meals at home while eating better and saving money. I was just doing it out of habit and convenience, AKA laziness.
Yeah, I thought I’d get bored with the food when I started this, but I haven’t. In fact, I’ve simplified the menu even further over time. I started with the mantra, “Food is not entertainment, food is not reward”. Because, food should be neither of those. If you wonder whether your pet gets tired of eating the same thing every day, they don’t. Because, they don’t think about food as entertainment, how does boredom even fit in the equation?
Same here.
All of my purchases are practical and come from a need, not a want.
I’ve gone to an extreme form of this. I buy the same food every week, and eat the same meals every week. This practice makes my weekly grocery shopping a breeze. I know exactly what I’m getting, exactly where it is, there’s no browsing or even looking at other products. I’m in and out in <30 minutes, including check out, and I know my bill will be ~$75, which is all of my food for a week. So, just over $10/day. I don’t eat out at all, and haven’t since the pandemic showed me I could easily make all my meals at home while eating better and saving money. I was just doing it out of habit and convenience, AKA laziness.
Yeah, I thought I’d get bored with the food when I started this, but I haven’t. In fact, I’ve simplified the menu even further over time. I started with the mantra, “Food is not entertainment, food is not reward”. Because, food should be neither of those. If you wonder whether your pet gets tired of eating the same thing every day, they don’t. Because, they don’t think about food as entertainment, how does boredom even fit in the equation?